Naomi House is part of Bristol-based charity One25, which supports local sex workers with drug problems.
Two-thirds of women treated at the centre have overcome their drug problems and have kept their children in their care while the drug treatment outcomes are more than double the national average.
However, One25 has not been able to secure enough funding to continue running Naomi House. The award-winning addiction treatment home costs £240,000 per year. Last April, the government slashed a Parenting Fund grant worth £90,000.
Speaking of the home’s closure, One25’s chief executive Gill Nowland said: "This is a sad loss. Naomi House has given 18 vulnerable mothers the help they desperately needed – a chance to transform their lives away from the streets and give their children a better start in life."
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