Who we are

Marsha Phoenix Memorial Trust (MPMT) is a Supported Housing Project for single homeless young women aged 16 to 21. 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 memory 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. Referrals to our service come through the London Borough of Lewisham's housing SHIP team. You can call them on 020 8 314 3020. You can download our Allocations and Lettings Policy to read more details of how MPMT works with our residents.

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
• Service description
• Allocations and Lettings Policy

Board and staff

Executive Committee

• Chair:  Woodrow Phoenix
• Treasurer: Jane Chandler
• Company Secretary: Denise Ifield

Executive Committee Members

• Jenny Berbeck
• Derrick Martin
• Danny Gray
• Jo Mackie
• Carol Smith
• Esther Stanford Xosei
• Councillor Obajimi Adiefiranye

Others

• Liaison Officer, London Borough of Lewisham PIHT Team: Jonathan Scarth
• Liaison Officer, London and Quadrant Housing Trust: Gemma Carpenter

Staff Team

• Operational Director:  Denise Ifield
• Senior Operational Manager:  Donna Lewis
• Project Manager:  Jackie Doyley
• Facilities Manager/Health and Safety Officer:  Loraine Phoenix
• Project Manager, Erlanger Road:  Adebimpe Oputa
• Deputy Project Manager/Resettlement Worker:  Samantha King
• Project Worker:  Noelle Kellett
• Project Worker:  Jennifer Rose
• Project Worker:  Elvira Okonedo
• Night Waking Staff:  Rosaline Mensah, Lillith Campbell, Funmilayo Akintorin
• Weekend Night Waking Staff:  Carmen Thompson
• Cook:  Malvia Walters
• Sessional & other support staff:  Panchita Golding, Rosaline Mensah, Lillith Campbell, Julia Arindell, Veronica Roberts, Janet Appleby, Jameela Landell, Roli Verton

Volunteers

• Gardening:  Sue Luxton (contractor & volunteer), Good Gym volunteer group
• Peer mentoring and Activities:  Sheenay Babb
• Fair Share Tesco supporter:  Kris Hibbert
• Fun run organisers:  Kate Iles, Alan Hall 
• Website:  David Alliet

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