Malvern Community
#Not just a new location... a place of opportunity. Of fresh starts. Of rebuilding
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From the beginning, Hope and Vision Communities has been built on lived experience — a community created by people who understand the challenges of addiction, recovery, and rebuilding life after crisis.
In 2020 our founders Tony and Peter set out to create supportive recovery housing where people leaving rehabilitation could continue their journey in safety and community. Since then, our first community in Reading has shown just how powerful this model can be.
Now, we are taking the next step.
Hope and Vision Communities is launching a new Men’s Community in Malvern, Worcestershire, bringing our proven approach to an area where the need for supported recovery housing is growing.
Why a new community in Malvern, Worcestershire?
Around 22% of people entering drug treatment in Worcestershire report urgent housing problems, showing the close link between addiction recovery and access to safe accommodation, according to the Drugs and Alcoholic Needs Assessment by Worcestershire County Council.
Our decision to develop a community in Malvern has been shaped by strong relationships with local recovery services and professionals who see first-hand the challenges people face when leaving treatment. Many men complete rehabilitation ready for a new start but find themselves with nowhere stable to live. Without supportive housing, the risk of relapse, homelessness, and isolation increases dramatically.
Hope and Vision Communities is determined to change that.
Too often, people in recovery face a brutal reality:
- unsafe housing
- temporary placements that don’t understand recovery
- isolation
- or homelessness. Recovery cannot stabilise in chaos, and nobody should have to choose between safety and sobriety.
Who is the Malvern Community for?
Our Malvern Men’s Community is for adults who are:
- Actively working on their recovery
- Committed to living substance-free
- Ready to contribute positively to a shared home
- Willing to be accountable
Our residents are not “picked off the street”, they are people who have taken real steps toward change.
Many have rebuilt from difficult circumstances. Some may have had careers, families, or professional lives before addiction took hold. Others are rebuilding for the first time. What they share is this:
They have chosen recovery.
They are choosing to become valued members of the community
A Community Rooted in Malvern
Malvern is not just a location, it is a place of opportunity.
Of fresh starts, and rebuildings.
We work closely with local services, recovery networks and employers to ensure residents are supported both inside and outside the home.
This is about reintegration, not isolation.
If you would like to enquire about referrals or a partnership in Malvern, please complete the form on our contact page.
Help us opening a new community in Malvern!
Our Work and Why It Matters
Our community consists of adults with histories of substance use and criminal justice involvement—many of whom have experienced trauma, poverty, and severe disadvantage. According to the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, over 20,000 adults entering treatment in England in 2022–23 had a housing problem. We know that recovery is most fragile during this transition, and that homelessness and relapse are closely linked. Without support, people can quickly fall back into addiction, offending, and isolation.
Hope and Vision is one of the very few organisations in England offering long-term, peer-supported move-on accommodation to people exiting rehab. We exist to fill this critical gap.
Our Approach
Our homes offer more than shelter—they are communities. Residents take responsibility for daily life: cooking, paying bills, applying for work, and offering each other peer support. This balance of independence and support is key to long-term recovery.
All of our staff who support residents have been through recovery themselves. They walk alongside our residents—not as professionals with clipboards, but as peers and mentors who truly understand the journey. This trauma-informed, lived-experience-led model helps residents rebuild trust, confidence, and connection.
We also support community integration. Residents run a local allotment, volunteer with foodbanks, attend a shared gym, and have formed their own 12-step recovery group. We are developing supported training and employment pathways to address the stigma many face in the job market.
We offer up to five years of accommodation, with an average stay of 12 months. This provides a stable base from which people can rebuild their lives without the threat of having no secure place to live.
We know that recovery is not just about abstinence—it’s about belonging, purpose, and dignity. For one person, success might be seeing their children again. For another, it might be managing money, re-entering work, or staying drug-free after years of relapse.
“Being in a house with just one other gave me a real sense of being ‘home’. The clock isn’t ticking for me to leave. I have the space and time to recover and support my own journey.”
— Resident
The Homes
We are looking to open our first house in Malvern. If you are a landlord and are keen to work with us, please contact us! We are looking for 3-bed houses in safe, quiet neighbourhoods. Each home will be decorated to a high standard and fully furnished.
We have implemented a REAL rent model (Realistic, Ethical, Adaptive, Liveable). When a man moves into employment, he will be required to pay rent at a market rate that is low enough to be affordable, but not so low as to prevent him from transitioning into fully independent living.
Tailored Support
Our team of key workers with lived experience will support our residents from the first point of contact in a personalised way, all the way until they have moved on into a home of their own.
This includes learning vital life skills - such as paying bills, cooking, and budgeting - while also receiving the emotional support needed to grow in recovery.
Community feel
It is good to know you are not alone. Our residents are helping each other, have community meals with each other, can share their experiences and feel they are belonging.
They all take part in volunteering activities outside the charity, as part of rebuilding their lives.
To be notified when we will be open for referrals please complete the form on our contact page:
Our Team
Russell is the Project Manager for developing the Malvern Community at Hope and Vision Communities. Currently studying Integrative Counselling at Newman University Birmingham, Russell brings a trauma-informed and compassionate approach to his work. With lived experience of growing up in care and overcoming addiction, he offers a unique depth of empathy, resilience, and authenticity. Russell is passionate about creating safe, supportive environments where individuals feel valued and empowered. His leadership is rooted in connection, trust, and a strong belief in community as a catalyst for transformation. He is deeply committed to helping others build hope and lasting change.
Founder of Hope and Vision Communities and the inspiration for the prison rehabilitation project in Bullingdon prison. Tony has 25 years of lived experience with addiction and crime, with 15 years of experience in community, prison and residential treatment. He is an active Christian and 12-step fellowship member with a heart and passion to make a difference and give back to society.
James has 17 years' experience in the software and IT services recruitment market both consultancy and client side working across the globe. He is experienced in driving global recruitment initiatives in the software space as well as managing end to end recruitment cycles for a range of Enterprise software organisations. He has been responsible for all aspects of running his own business with his business partner, which has grown since 2013 achieving seven figure revenues with 80% profit margins in the last year. He joins Hope and Vision Communities because of his own lived experience with addiction, and his existing relationship with Tony. He is passionate about making a difference, giving back and building on the success of what the charity has already achieved.