Who we are

Marsha Phoenix Memorial Trust is a Supported Housing Project for single homeless young women aged 16 to 25. It was founded by Sybil Phoenix OBE MBE, MS in 1979. Read our history to find out more about her life and work. The Trust is named in honour 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. To find out how to be referred, see our application form and allocations and lettings policy. 

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
• Allocations and lettings policy
• Service description

Board and staff

Executive Committee

• Chair: Woodrow Phoenix
• Treasurer: Derrick Martin

Executive Committee Members

• Jenny Berbeck
• Danny Gray
• Rosie Reynolds
• Carol Smith
• Esther Stanford Xose
• Councillor Obajimi Adiefiranye

 Co-opted, 2020: 

• Jane Chandler 
• La Toya Charles

Others

• Liaison Officer, London Borough of Lewisham PIHT Team: Richard Holmes
• Liaison Officer, London and Quadrant Housing Trust: Brenda Johnson

Staff Team

• Director: Rebecca Long
• Project Manager: Jackie Doyley
• Project Manager, Erlanger Road: Adebimpe Oputa
• Deputy Project Manager/Resettlement Worker: Samantha King
• Facilities & Health and Safety Officer: Loraine Phoenix
• Project Worker: Noelle Kellett
• Project Worker: Jennifer Rose
• Project Worker: Beverley Ann Adams
• Night Waking Staff: Christine Grizzle, Rosaline Mensah
• Weekend Night Waking Staff: Panchita Golding, Carmen Thompson
• Cook: Malvia Walters
• Sessional & other support staff: Panchita Golding, Rosaline Mensah, Roseanne Hill, Lillith Campbell, Julia Arindell, Veronica Roberts

Volunteers

• Gardening: Suriya Pieris, Sue Luxton (contractor & volunteer)
• Peer mentoring: Sheenay Babb
• Fair Share Tesco supporter: Gill Gibson
• Fun run organisers: Kate Iles, Alan Hall 
• Website: David Alliet

Contract

• Cleaning by Cleanwise ltd