How do I find help and advice for someone I know experiencing homelessness?
How can I get involved to help the work of The Ferry Project?
The Ferry Project is a registered charity in England (Charity Number 1075389). We aim to assist homeless single adults with love and a range of support on their journey towards independent living.
We have 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, access to health care, 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.
