The Good Shepherd was established in 2003 by the Brothers of Saint John of God to address poverty, homelessness and inequality in Wolverhampton. The Brothers have been involved in supporting the community in Wolverhampton for over 30 years. Today they volunteer their time at the Good Shepherd to support our service users and assist staff in the day to day running of the centre.
Over the last 16 years the Good Shepherd has reached out to thousands of individuals and families living in crisis. Our vision is to end homelessness in Wolverhampton and create sustainable pathways out of homelessness and poverty.
At present we have 1100 registered service users with 62 different nationalities represented. There’s a wide age range of people accessing our services from 18 through to 80 years old.
We provide support and guidance to some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the community. Our main client groups are rough sleepers, people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, families with support needs, people with multiple complex needs and people with no recourse to public funds.
Good Shepherd hosts a range of agencies in the centre and we’ve developed strong working relationships with key partners across the city. We’re members of strategic and operational groups and also attend the homelessness forum, shelter partnership, anti-slavery partnership and city centre tasking meetings.
