Who we are

Marsha Phoenix Memorial Trust (MPMT) is a Supported Housing Project for single homeless young women aged 16 to 21. It was founded by Sybil Phoenix OBE, MBE, MS and opened in 1979. Read our history to find out more about her life and work. The Trust is named in memory of her daughter Marsha Phoenix who died in a car crash in 1974. 

We have two hostels, both based in the London Borough of Lewisham. The first hostel is owned by us and is based in Tressillian Road, Brockley. It has 21 bedspaces. The second hostel has six bed spaces and is in Erlanger Road, New Cross. It is owned by London and Quadrant Housing Trust. 

We provide housing and support delivered through a key work system. We focus on assisting residents with gaining all the skills they will need to function independently in society. For more details, see our service description. Referrals to our service come through the London Borough of Lewisham's Prevention, Inclusion and Public Health Commissioning (PIPHC)/Supported Housing Pathways. You can download our Allocations and Lettings Policy to read more details of how MPMT works with our residents.

We are a voluntary organisation funded by a variety of sources and regulated and monitored by several bodies. See our financial information for more on this.

Resources

• Application form
• Service description
• Allocations and Lettings Policy

Board and staff

Executive Committee

• Chair:  Woodrow Phoenix
• Treasurer/Company Secretary: Jane Chandler

Executive Committee Members

• Caroline Ellis
• Danny Gray
• Derrick Martin
• Jo Mackie
• Carol Smith
• Esther Stanford Xosei
• Councillor Laura Cunningham

Partners

• Commissioner, London Borough of Lewisham PIHT Team: Jonathan Scarth
• Liaison Officer, London and Quadrant Housing Trust: Gemma Carpenter

Staff Team

• Chief Executive Officer:  Harriet Thomas
• Senior Operational Manager:  Donna Lewis
• Project Manager:  Jackie Doyley
• Deputy Project Manager/Resettlement Worker:  Samantha King
• Project Manager, Erlanger Road:  Adebimpe Oputa
• Facilities Manager/Health and Safety Officer:  Lorainé Phoenix
• Project Worker:  Vanesa Gomez Garcia
• Project Worker:  Chinyere Akpoedafe
• Cook:  Malvia Walters
• Sessional, Saturday & Sunday Staff:  Rosaline Mensah, Veronica Roberts
• Sessional Staff:  Julia Arrindell, Panchita Golding,  Jameela Landell, Ore Williams-Kofoworade
• Waking Night Staff:  Malvia Walters

Volunteers

• Good Gym volunteer group
• Fair Share Tesco supporter:  Kris Hibbert
• Website:  David Alliet

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