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About us Who we are

Welcome to The Compass Project, Changing & Transforming the lives of those seeking support around addiction and mental health by creating a supportive recovery community. A place where people are supported to live out key values, that positively underpin life and recovery, whilst proudly contributing to the communities we serve.

The Compass Project was set up by recovery experts, and co-designed and informed by people who had their own personal experience of long-term securely-established recovery from addiction, in order to help others recovering from addiction and related mental health issues, find the right support and navigate the return to mainstream society, work, education and to safely manage the complex transition towards living independent lives, free from addiction.

We run the enterprise first and foremost as a business that offer a range of products and services, who then re-invest all profits back in to growing and continuing to invest in the support we offer. This means that people contributing to the project today will not only benefit from what they receive from us but will also enable others to receive similar and even better services in the future.

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Case Studies You're not alone

Julian started as a volunteer at Compass when it was still a pilot project and quickly moved up to be a manager. He had spent the better part of 40 years in addiction and until he joined the Compass Project, Julian found it very hard to manage his erratic life and achieve emotional balance. Being in recovery was the first step for him but he needed something more to help him build structure and focus. Through Compass, Julian has learned to focus and manage his emotional well-being. He takes great pride in the work that he does, and he is an inspiration to others around him. He is always eager to help newcomers and share his experiences. When Julian left the project he moved to Scotland to raise his baby daughter there.
This video was recorded over 12 years ago when Nigel had first found the project. Since this filming Nigel has continued to build his life. Compass helped him get his driver’s license and he stopped being the van ‘boy.’ In time he moved all the way up to general manager of our Staple Hill Branch. He has contributed immensely to this project.
Alex found Compass when he was 24 years old, after spending 10 years of his life using drugs and going in and out of prison with multiple convictions. Despite being a certified trained carpenter, Alex was never able to hold onto any job for long – always falling back into addiction. Just before finding Compass, he had completed an intense 6-month treatment program and he felt more hopeful about his future then he ever had before. A few months after joining the programme he fell once more into addiction, but this time things were different – he had the support of the Compass Project. Things were hard for a while, but Alex kept coming back and spending time at Compass occasionally. He would spend time in the workshop to help deal with boredom and the desire to use. He did not feel alone for the first time in his life.