Partnership Finder

We provide direct support services within the community for ex-offenders, older people and people in debt. We work to support ex-offenders in the resettlement process, which includes offering supported housing and help with personal and practical development, with the aim of reducing the risk of reoffending.

We have a referral process and accept referrals from various statutory providers, voluntary sector providers and in person. All new referrals complete a referral form and risk assessment before being offered accommodation.


All clients take part in a support planning process. Each client has a support worker and regular reviews of the support plan take place. We use the outcome star to work with clients to help them to identify the various actions needed to address their journey to independent living away from offending.

All clients are able to access our training, volunteer mentoring scheme, opportunities for volunteering and our debt advice service.

THOMAS provides residential and community-based substance misuse rehabilitation, recovery and resettlement services in Blackburn, Salford, Lancashire and Manchester. We work closely with prisons, CRCs and the National Probation Service. We have a residential rehabilitation unit, Witton Bank, Blackburn, and a PHE funded “Gateways” abstinent recovery house for men leaving prison. In Salford we have a residential rehabilitation house for men and one for women, with move on abstinent houses. We are fully CQC and Supporting People compliant and have NHS Information Governance Toolkit level 3.
We support 500 people at a time. We have 20 years experience of working with offenders, many of whom are prolific and persistent offenders, with sustained addictions and complex life stories. We have a large network of peer mentors, who have completed programmes with us, and are now supported to mentor others just beginning recovery. Some go on to work for THOMAS, including at management level.