STAR Housing

STAR Housing STAR Housing is an independent non profit charity to support adults with addiction & alcoholism on their journey into recovery. Charity no:1201684

Christmas treats with the STAR family 🎄🍽️Chloe & Zena treated our clients to a lovely Christmas meal today with the moni...
19/12/2025

Christmas treats with the STAR family 🎄🍽️

Chloe & Zena treated our clients to a lovely Christmas meal today with the monies raised from the Christmas fundraiser, complete with some seriously impressive desserts, a few gifts, and plenty of festive love ❤️

A Massive thank you to everyone who contributed to our fundraiser !! We couldn’t do these wonderful things without all of your support 🎄❤️

Smiles all round! Thank you for all coming and those who couldn’t you were missed 🎄 🎁

Happy Christmas to those who celebrate 🎄🫶❤️

The holidays really are just love all around, everywhere you look ❤️🫶Whether it’s matching PJs or no matching PJs.Lots o...
18/12/2025

The holidays really are just love all around, everywhere you look ❤️🫶

Whether it’s matching PJs or no matching PJs.
Lots of presents,only a few or none at all.
Checking in on strangers, friends, and loved ones.
Sharing a coffee.
Choosing self-care.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Get-togethers or quiet alone time.
Nativities or wishing you could see one.
Big Christmas dinners, small Christmas dinners, or no Christmas dinner at all.
Celebrations, no celebrations, different beliefs.
Making it a big thing, or treating it like any other day….

Whatever you’re doing this holiday season, I can almost guarantee …if you look closely enough…
love really is all around ❤️🫶








A small token of appreciation having a Christmas Meal for the Day Program Clients & Jamie our wonderful Peer Support tod...
18/12/2025

A small token of appreciation having a Christmas Meal for the Day Program Clients & Jamie our wonderful Peer Support today 🎄❄️🫶

We wanted to take a moment to say thank you for your commitment and hard work throughout your time at STAR so far. Sharing a wonderful Christmas meal together was our way of letting you know how truly valued you are and to help everyone get into the festive spirit 🎄❄️

Your dedication, growth, and support for one another do not go unnoticed. We’re incredibly proud of each and every one of you🫶

We couldn’t do this without the wonderful donations we recieve and we are eternally grateful for every penny.

Zena & Chloe - Co CEO’s 🎄❤️

11/12/2025

Today’s independent community outing took our group to the bowling alley, where participants practiced social skills, confidence, and teamwork in a relaxed setting.
Engaging in positive recreational activities is an important part of recovery and personal development and today was a great success.
🎳

December 11th ✨🎉 – CELEBRATIONSAt STAR Housing, we celebrate progress in all its forms not just the big milestones, but ...
11/12/2025

December 11th ✨🎉 – CELEBRATIONS

At STAR Housing, we celebrate progress in all its forms not just the big milestones, but the quiet victories that often go unnoticed.

Celebration isn’t about perfection.
It’s about recognising change, effort, courage, and the moments when someone chooses hope over fear, even for a single day.

✨ We celebrate when someone shows up, even when the weight of the world tries to hold them back.
✨ We celebrate when a person chooses connection instead of isolation.
✨ We celebrate when boundaries are set, when needs are voiced, and when someone advocates for themselves for the first time.
✨ We celebrate stability, however small a safe night’s sleep, a warm meal, a moment of calm.
✨ We celebrate the resilience it takes to keep going, especially when the journey has been long and painful.

Celebration is an act of defiance against shame.
It reminds people that their efforts matter, that their growth is real, and that joy has a place even in the hardest seasons.

In community, celebration becomes fuel,
a reminder that change is happening,
that healing is possible,
and that nobody has to walk their journey alone. 🎉✨

✨️Celebrating Chloe ✨️Today we celebrate a milestone that is deeply personal for our Star Housing family: Chloe’s seven ...
11/12/2025

✨️Celebrating Chloe ✨️

Today we celebrate a milestone that is deeply personal for our Star Housing family: Chloe’s seven years of recovery. As a co-founder, Chloe has shaped our mission with relentless compassion, strategic thinking, and a heart that truly cares. Her work has opened doors, restored hope, and created safe, supportive spaces for so many. Chloe, your vision inspires us to do better, to show up, and to be a beacon of possibility. Here’s to many more years of growth, impact, and shared successes. Thank you for everything you do.

Chloe, your seven-year milestone in recovery is more than a personal achievement—it's a beacon for our entire community. Thank you for guiding with courage, kindness, and unwavering commitment. We are grateful to have you at the helm.

Just like tangled Christmas lights, recovery can feel messy, confusing, and frustrating at the start.But with patience, ...
10/12/2025

Just like tangled Christmas lights, recovery can feel messy, confusing, and frustrating at the start.
But with patience, support, and a bit of untangling, something truly beautiful begins to take shape.
What starts tangled can become something beautiful.✨🎄
Keep going. Your light is coming together.🎄❤️‍🩹

Today the clients created festive decorations using coloured felt, embroidery, dried lavender, bells and sequins. 🎄💚♥️💚♥...
10/12/2025

Today the clients created festive decorations using coloured felt, embroidery, dried lavender, bells and sequins. 🎄💚♥️💚♥️🎄
Sewing requires gentle concentration which encourages mindfulness and distraction from rumination or negative cyclical thoughts.
The process of sewing is slow and it can enable clients to reset their reward signals to a healthier pace.✨
Sewing can be fiddly and can expose clients to light feelings of frustration or impatience, which when overcome can lead to a beautiful outcome and improved self-esteem.✨
The clients are encouraged to take their decoration home, which can act as a tangible reminder to the success and satisfaction which can occur when applying patience and perseverance.✨
Also, creating art around the festive season can be a way of re-writing any challenging memories of Christmas and replacing them with ones of community, safety and sobriety.

December 10th ✨🛟 – SAFETYAt STAR Housing, safety is more than a policy, it’s a lived experience we strive to create ever...
10/12/2025

December 10th ✨🛟 – SAFETY

At STAR Housing, safety is more than a policy, it’s a lived experience we strive to create every single day.
Safety is the feeling in the room, the tone in our voice, the way we respond when someone is overwhelmed or afraid.

Safety begins with environment, but it’s sustained through relationship.

Safety is the first step toward healing because people can only rebuild their lives when they feel protected, held, and free from harm.

✨ We create safety when we provide spaces that are calm, predictable, and welcoming.
✨ We create safety when we respond, not react especially when someone is struggling.
✨ We create safety when we uphold boundaries that protect everyone’s wellbeing.
✨ We create safety when we validate people’s experiences without judgement or shame.
✨ We create safety when we understand that many have never truly felt safe, and we help them relearn what safety can feel like ,slowly, patiently, and consistently.

When safety is present, people can exhale.
They can soften.
They can begin to believe that stability is possible, and that they deserve it.

Safety is not the end goal ,it’s the beginning of every recovery journey. 🛟✨

Today we are learning about Step 7, exploring what it means to become willing to let go of old behaviours and make space...
09/12/2025

Today we are learning about Step 7, exploring what it means to become willing to let go of old behaviours and make space for healthier patterns. The group discussed how humility, openness, and honesty play a role in this step, and several clients shared personal reflections on the changes they want to invite into their recovery journey.

Caroline also had a conversation on the importance of ongoing self-care, emphasising that recovery is strengthened when clients develop routines that support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing.✨🫶🌱🙌

To put this into practice, we created personalised care packages. Each package included small, nurturing items chosen to encourage a good sleep routine ❤️

December 9th ✨🌿 – JOYAt STAR Housing, joy doesn’t always arrive with fireworks.Sometimes it comes quietly ,in a moment o...
09/12/2025

December 9th ✨🌿 – JOY

At STAR Housing, joy doesn’t always arrive with fireworks.
Sometimes it comes quietly ,in a moment of connection, a shared smile, or a small victory that once felt impossible.

Joy is not the opposite of struggle.
It often grows right alongside it ,tender, fragile, but real.
And in recovery, joy can feel unfamiliar or even unsafe at first.
That’s why we honour it gently, just as it comes.

Joy appears when people feel free to be themselves.
It expands when their efforts are recognised.
And it strengthens each time someone realises they are allowed to experience good things, even in the midst of healing.

✨ We nurture joy when we celebrate progress, not perfection.
✨ We nurture joy when we notice the little things ,a clean space, a warm cup of tea, a supportive chat.
✨ We nurture joy when we create environments where laughter is welcome and belonging is possible.
✨ We nurture joy when we remind people that moments of lightness are not distractions from recovery ,they are part of it.
✨ We nurture joy when we make room for each person’s pace, knowing joy can bloom slowly and still be powerful.

Joy is a sign of life returning.
It tells us that healing is taking root, that hope is strengthening, and that people are beginning to imagine a future that feels worth stepping into. ✨🌿

With the blessing of Meisha’s family, it’s an honour to name our move-on accommodation in loving memory of our lovely fr...
08/12/2025

With the blessing of Meisha’s family, it’s an honour to name our move-on accommodation in loving memory of our lovely friend, Meisha Carpenter 1.4.1993 - 18.9.2020.

Meisha’s Flats are four safe, soothing homes designed to support individuals as they take steps toward independent living. They carry a warmth and a light within them … just like Meisha did.

We lost Meisha in September 2020. She was a powerful advocate for recovery, and this work truly made a difference in her life and the lives of others.

It was never goodbye… just goodnight, lovely one.
You are forever missed by so many, especially your family. Everyday you are remembered & loved ❤️‍🩹✨

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