New Start | New Start & Partners Announce 4 Year Contract
Website Editor • January 10, 2021
New Start announce new four year contract

New Start Managing Director Neil Baynes is pleased to announce that New Start has worked in partnership with a number of Liverpool based housing support providers in securing a 4-year contract, to deliver housing and support to a diverse range of single homeless client groups across Liverpool. The Liverpool YMCA is leading the successful Consortia partners who include Local Solutions, NACRO, North West Property Custodians, Nugent Care and Plus Dane.

Four Sefton-based organisations have joined forces to tackle homelessness in the borough. Under the name Sefton Supported Housing Group (SSHG), the consortium has won a 5-year contract from Sefton Borough Council to deliver supported housing to homeless people. The Group consists of well-established providers of housing-related support services in Merseyside.

Mhairi (pronounced Vari) Doyle has been welcomed to the Board at New Start and is one of three Board Members to have received the MBE. She is also a Trustee with new Start and a Board Member at Birkenhead YMCA, Vice Chair and a Trustee with The Social Partnership and a Trustee and Secretary of the Bootle based BOSCO Society.

Through Liverpool Heartbeat, New Start have access to a lot of great causes and charity events. This year a number of New Start employees took part in two 10k races just six days apart. First up was the BTR Mersey Tunnel 10k which took place on 7th June. This year will be the 10th anniversary of the annual event. The race started in Liverpool and traveled through the Wallasey Tunnel finishing at Ian Fraser Walk, New Brighton.