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Blogs, opinion pieces, stories and experiences from across Second Step. See below for our most recent campaign & video, our latest news and blog posts, and our 2023 Impact Report.

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Is Housing First the answer?

28 January 2019

Second Step’s Chief Executive Aileen Edwards was interviewed about a new Housing First pilot in Bristol on the BBC’s regional news programme Points West.

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Clevedon Beach

Me, The Shape and The Sea

25 January 2019

An autobiographical piece from Amy who attended our Telling Your Story course.

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UP United Peers

Newsletter archive

11 January 2019

Find all the past and present newsletters from Second Step.

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Take notice: how to expand your world in 2019

10 January 2019

The importance of taking notice of what is around you

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Seb

There’s no greater feeling – Seb’s volunteer story

9 January 2019

Starting with Second Step was straightforward: I met with one of the Volunteer Coordinators, then completed my training.

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Kindness is the oil that takes the friction out of life

7 January 2019

Aliya Mughal talks about supporting the work of mental health charities and mentoring on the Get Connected programme.

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