Meeting the

needs of the
individual.
Making a
difference in
the community.

Impact Repor t
2014-2015
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Charity No. 1078154 Company No. 3830311

Highlights
Golden Key, a Bristol-wide partnership
aiming to create new futures for those with
the most complex needs, appoints DHI to
harness the power of peers.
DHI will be working with a range of
communities and voluntary organisations to
recruit 75 peer mentor volunteers to
support Golden Key clients.

Resolve to Stop the Violence

Programme (RSVP), DHIs
voluntary perpetrator
programme, starts in Bristol. DHI
provides the service as part of
the new Mens Domestic Abuse
Service in partnership with
Victim Support.

DHIs drug and alcohol peer

programmes go from
strength to strength.

Off the Wall, our peer led

magazine, reaches its 10th
anniversary.

DHI wins contract to deliver social

prescribing across B&NES 27 GP
surgeries. Commissioned by the
CCG, MyScript is a new approach
tackling non-medical issues
patients present with. In its first
six months, MyScript has been in
touch with over 200 people
wanting its support.

Welcome to our Impact Report

We wanted to bring alive
our work with the socially
excluded by focussing on
four clients who exemplify
our values of zest for life,
stimulation, self direction
and flexibility.
I am very proud of what

weve achieved in the last

year and of how staff have
responded to big challenges.
Despite diminishing
resources and growing need,
we have been able to
support more people than
ever to achieve healthy and
fulfilling lives.

Sarah
Sarah Talbot
Williams
Chair, DHI

of the year
Rosie Phillips, CEO of DHI,
wins a prestigious
Department of Work and
Pensions Social Justice
Award recognising the work
she does to champion the
disadvantaged.

Good year for our not-for-profit social enterprise, Home Turf Lettings.
Housed its 100th tenants and won the Big Venture Challenge, a national
scheme for scalable social ventures.

DHI holds 8th Reach Out

Conference for families and
carers of those with a drug
or alcohol problem. Bath MP
Ben Howlett (above) on
panel debating important
issues with questions from
the floor.

Raising awareness of legal

highs in Wiltshire schools
with The Natural Theatre
Company.

DHI starts Novel

Psychoactive Substance
project in South Glos.
Funded by the DAAT and
delivered by DHI, SPACED
(Stimulant, Psychoactive,
Club & Experimental Drugs),
offers advice and recovery
support to users.

DHI is commissioned in Wiltshire to run Motiv8, a young persons drug

and alcohol service. Since starting, Motiv8s awareness raising talks,
workshops and wellbeing days have reached over 2,500 people at
schools and colleges.

90%

of people
helped by DHIs Reach
team now live
independently.

At year end

135

DHI helped over

3,000

adults
overcome issues with
drugs and alcohol and
turn their lives around.

80%

of young
people in drug and
alcohol treatment with
DHI supported to
remain in education.

peers and volunteers were contributing their time to DHI.

ZEST FOR LIFE | SELF DIRECTION | STIMULATION | FLEXIBILITY

Zest for life

Having spent a lifetime battling Class
A drugs, crime and homelessness,
Jeremy decided enough was enough.
In 2012, following a community
treatment order, Jeremy started a
detox in DHIs innovative Burlington
St project which enabled him to have
regular contact with his children. As
time went on and he took control of
his life, Jeremy gained independence
and moved into Barton Buildings;
DHIs dry house for those preparing
to return to the community.
Wanting to give something back,
Jeremy became a peer mentor for
DHI, helping to run the Home
Achievement Programme as part of
Reach, our successful partnership
housing support service. At the same
time he returned to college. A couple
of years later Jeremy gained an
apprenticeship at DHI and now lives
in his own house and has full custody
of his children.
In his spare time Jeremy works
tirelessly supporting a range of good
local causes.

Skydiving is a
mix of excitement
and adrenalin
all rolled
into one.

Who is DHI?
DHI is a charity that challenges social exclusion by supporting people to reduce
dependency and achieve their potential.
DHIs values
Encouraging self-direction and
independent thought, action
and self respect.

Offering a stimulating
environment to let innovation
and creativity flourish.
Enabling individuals to gain a

zest for life to pursue goals

that further their happiness
and joy. Flexibilty underpins
all our efforts.

ZEST FOR LIFE | SELF DIRECTION | STIMULATION | FLEXIBILITY

Self direction
Mark doesnt let his cerebral palsy
slow him down. With a passion for
music, he sings in a band, performs
as a DJ and enjoys a busy social life.
Before receiving DHIs direct
payment and support planning
service Marks health was suffering:
Without DHIs support Id be stuck
indoors... the service has enabled me
to manage my own life and get out
and enjoy myself.
DHIs Direct Payment and Support
Planning service has enabled Mark to
do this. The service provides tailored
care which Mark himself decided
upon; he uses his budget to get the
most effective care for him. His daily
carer provides support when he
needs it assisting with cooking,
household tasks and making sure
he sleeps in his bed.

DHI supports
people
affected
by substance misuse
each year.

1,750

DHI works with over

I now have the

energy to get out
and about and
pursue my
interests.

DHI housing services

700

help
people
each year gain stable
accommodation.

4,000

people each year.

The cost of a detox at

Burlington Street is
approximately
of the cost of
a hospital or
residential rehab detox.

10%

ZEST FOR LIFE | SELF DIRECTION | STIMULATION | FLEXIBILITY

Stimulation
When she came to DHI, Aisha was
dependent on alcohol and cannabis.
She was desperate to overcome
her dependence but didnt feel
comfortable with group work.
DHI arranged a unique support
programme for Aisha who was then
able to successfully detox.
After overcoming her own addiction,
Aisha has herself become a peer
mentor offering her own skills to
support others in recovery.
DHIs peer mentoring training offered
her the skills to support people in
recovery while protecting her own
wellbeing. This experience enabled
Aisha to apply for a Health and Social
Care Course, which she has recently
completed, attaining her Level 3
Diploma. She now works full-time
in a supported housing project.

25%

of our
workforce are volunteers
or student placements.

Approximately

70%

80%

of people
leave DHI dry houses
engaged in education,
training or employment
and abstinent.

By encouraging
and supporting me
to stretch myself, they
have empowered me
to find work I am
passionate
about.

70%

Over
of people contacting
Home Turf Lettings for
help with housing are
unemployed.

of our offender clients cannot read or write at referral.

ZEST FOR LIFE | SELF DIRECTION | STIMULATION | FLEXIBILITY

Flexibility
Home Turf Lettings (HTL), DHIs not-forprofit social enterprise, was set up in
response to the growing housing crisis; a
lack of affordable housing being a key
issue for many of its clients.
HTL is always evolving in a volatile
climate to offer the best support to
clients. Its Empty Homes Scheme, for
instance, finds vacant properties and
helps owners convert them into
affordable housing for the homeless or
those at risk of homelessness.

Magda and Sean, HTLs 100th tenants, fell

into this category when Magda gave up
her job after their son was diagnosed
with cancer. Unable to afford to rent from
a private lettings agency, they were able
to benefit from the Empty Homes
Scheme, moving into a newly converted
flat in a building that had once been used
as a gym but had been empty for years.
Ken Littlewood, DHI supporter, says:
One of DHIs many strengths is that it is
so flexible and can do. Its big enough to
make a difference on a large scale, but
small enough that it can move quickly in
response to need.

How can you help?

If you feel inspired to volunteer or fundraise for us, please email
volunteers@dhi-online.org.uk or call us on 01225 478 730.
We welcome donations from the public, companies and charitable trusts which
enable us to continue with our work, meaning we can tailor programmes to the
individual client. Send a cheque or donate online at www.justgiving.com/dhi

DHI in
numbers
Contracts accounted for over 90% of
DHIs funding.
95% of contract income is for adult
social care.
Income rose by 11% in 2014-2015.
Home Turf Lettings doubled its rental
income in 2014-2015.
DHI employed 155 members of staff at
the end of the year.
Overheads accounted for just 11% of
total expenditure. Staff supporting
clients accounted for the remaining 89%.

Thank you

Luke has been able to

live a more fulfilling
and independent life as
a result of the Direct
Payments service.

Wed like to offer the warmest thanks to our

stakeholders, partners and benefactors.
We are also grateful to our Trustees who so
generously give their time. Finally to our
employees, volunteers and peers without
you we couldnt make the impact we do.
Thank you.

Keep in touch

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