The Nelson Trust

General information

We're a charity in Gloucestershire, providing abstinence-based residential addiction treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. With the right help at the right time, you CAN recover from addiction. We recognise that some people develop addiction as a result of trauma or abuse in their early life. We work sensitively to help our clients rebuild their lives, equipping them with skills for the workplace. Our resettlement housing enables clients to start afresh. Most of them overcome their addictions and go on to achieve great things with their lives. We're a nationally-recognised centre of excellence - in 2013, we won the Howard League for Penal Reform Award for our work with women. We have two specialist women's centres in Gloucester and Swindon. In 2015, our women's centre in Swindon won The Howard League for Penal Reform Award in the Women's category. At these safe places, we support women, families and young people with complex needs who are at risk of offending. We also support those in recovery at our newly-opened alcohol-free bistro, The Hub in Gloucester.