The Ferry Project has supported more than 3,500 people experiencing homelessness in the Fenland area since 1999. Based in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, we are the largest homelessness provider in the district — supporting around 80% of homeless people locally. Our services go far beyond a roof: we offer trauma-informed hostel support, employment and cookery training, health access, and a clear pathway from crisis to independent living.
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In 2025-2026 we supplied a combined total of 30,310 nights of supported accommodation across our locations.
In 2025-2026, our Outreach Hub and Outreach Drop-In services helped a combined total of 250 people with homelessness and housing help, advice and signposting
Ferry Project is the main homelessness provider in Fenland. We support approximately 80% of homeless people in Fenland.
In 2025-2026, 83% of our clients had a positive move-on. 57 clients exited our accommodation. 43 were planned exits, while 12 were unplanned (7 evictions, 5 abandonments).
In 2025-2026 we accommodated 183 people in a variety of psychologically informed (PIE) accommodation types.
In 2025-2026 we provided 199 nights of Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) accommodation, helping those on the streets to escape the life-threatening weather conditions.
In 2025-2026, of those who attended our employment and education services, 84% achieved at least one positive outcome.
In 2025-2026, support was provided to help clients access over 90 medical appointments and tests.
In 2025-2026, Ferry Project Cookery School had a total of 1,724 client cooking hours.
In 2025-2026, Ferry Project Cookery School delivered 1,140 total funded participant cooking hours with those from the community.
£50 allows us to support someone who is street homeless by giving them a room for a night, support and advice, a shower, wash their clothes and have a meal.
I suffered from debilitating psychosis. However, since I’d never engaged with mental health services, I hadn’t received an official diagnosis, so it was left untreated.
I now live in social housing under the Next Steps Accommodation Programme. I continue to receive support from Ferry Project key workers and my mental health nurse to manage my psychosis, and I am now able to live almost completely independently. The shadow of homelessness and debt is now a distant memory.
