Cornerstone CIC

Cornerstone operate across the South Wales valleys delivering a unique blend of housing related support and specialist benefits and money guidance. A small, dynamic organisation delivering incredible outcomes for service users and funders. Relationships built on mutual respect, equal power and trust form the bedrock for helping people see their potential and turn their lives around. We take the support to the individual and deliver all interventions with a psychologically informed approach, where we personalise and adapt each person's support to meet their needs and circumstances. We deliver assertive outreach to people who are sleeping rough or 'sofa surfing'. We have housed over 1000 individuals since start up in 2014. Working throughout the pandemic, we are now a key player in delivering a rapid rehousing model alongside our Local Authority partners. Cornerstone also lead on the Prison Pathway, delivered in partnership with the National Probation Service and Local Authorities, we have staff based at Probation Offices ready to deliver an immediate response, enhancing engagement levels with prison leavers and having a big impact on reducing re-offending rates. But we go one step further than just providing support, the Cornerstone concept is to spot and nurture talent within our service users, and then offer training, volunteering and employment opportunities, embracing lived experience. Sometimes that might be employment into our own organisation, in essence, homeless people housing homeless people. This unique approach is gathering momentum and sets us apart as service users are at the core of everything we do, having very real influence on us as an organisation.