Impact Living Background

In January 1998, Impact became increasingly aware of the growing number of young people in the local area who were homeless or potentially homeless and in need of long-term supported accommodation.

Bradford Council agreed to lease a five-storey, walk-up block of flats in a nearby social housing area of Little Horton, Bradford 5. The building was under-chosen and had been left in a state of disrepair. It was mainly used as transient accommodation, subject to frequent vandalism and used by local drug dealers and users.

In the summer of 1998, Impact began a total renovation and refurbishment of the building. Many dedicated volunteers, including young people who were to become Impact's first residents, helped with the transformation of the block.

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