Jessica Collins: Deputy Chief Programmes Officer (housing & homelessness services lead)

Jessica has been on her Aspire adventure since 2018. Initially within the Trailblazer Project, through supporting the establishment, and delivery of, Aspire's own Homelessness Prevention service to, most recently, extending her oversight to all Housing and Homelessness Prevention services at Aspire. Our accommodation focuses on progression support - enabling our residents to grow their confidence and abilities and to embrace options and opportunities to move on to safe, secure and stable lives. Jessica also works in collaboration with The Oxfordshire Homelessness Alliance in our collective provision of Homelessness prevention and Housing First. Jessica has spent 10 years working in services offering support to overcome exclusion.