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Winter Shelters List
2006/7
| Camden and City Churches Cold Weather Shelter |
| Address: |
Various
venues |
| Phone: |
07515 507 970
(from 26/12/07) |
| Hours: |
7.30pm-8.45am.
Must arrive by 8pm. No re-admission once booked in |
| Gender: |
Mixed Age:
18+ |
| Target
Group: |
Homeless people
including those with a range of support needs. |
| Referrals: |
Only accept
referrals from nominated Camden agencies, including Camden SST, New Horizon,
Primary Care for Homeless People and University College Hospital. Phone
(9am-1pm and 4pm-7pm) to check vacancies and venue details. If there is a
vacancy, given directions to the shelter for that evening.
Do not turn up at venue without phoning first. All places
must be booked in advance. |
| Bed
spaces: |
14, including a
separate area for women. |
| House
Rules: |
No alcohol or
dogs allowed on premises. No smoking inside church buildings. Must register
with advocacy worker. Anti-social behaviour not tolerated. Need to accept C4WS
ethos and terms of residence. |
| Open: |
1st January
– 31st March 08 |
| CARIS Islington Churches Cold Weather Shelter |
| 5
shelters – including a quiet centre, a women-only centre and a drinkers
centre. Day centre in Deptford. Buses pick up guests from: York Way
(King’s Cross), Apollo Theatre (Victoria), Spitalfields market
(Shoreditch) and Temple tube station at 10.45am, 4.45pm and 9.15pm
daily. |
| Address: |
Various
venues |
| Phone: |
07960 491
151 |
| Hours: |
7.30pm-8.30am.
Must arrive by 8.30pm. No re-admission once booked in. |
| Gender: |
Mixed Age:
18+ |
| Target
Group: |
Single homeless
people including those with low to medium support needs. Those with a local
connection to LB Islington are given priority. |
| Referrals: |
Self or agency
referrals. Priority given to local Islington agencies. Phone (1pm-9pm) to check
vacancies and venue details. If there is an available vacancy, given directions
to the shelter for that evening. Do not turn up at venue
without phoning first. All places must be booked in advance. |
| Bed
spaces: |
15, including a
separate area for women. |
| House
Rules: |
No alcohol,
drugs, smoking, or dogs allowed on premises. Violence not tolerated. Shelter
rules. Guest agreement. |
| Open: |
1st January
– 31st March 08 |
| Croydon Churches Floating Shelter |
| Address: |
Croydon Resource
Centre 70a Wellesley Road Croydon CR0 2AR |
| Phone: |
020 8774 9872
(office), or 07860 270 278 (out of hours coordinator) Mobile will be switched
off if there are no vacancies. |
| Hours: |
7.30pm-8am. Last
admission 9pm. No re-admission once booked in. |
| Gender: |
Mixed Age:
18+ |
| Target
Group: |
Single homeless
people. Must have a local connection to LB Croydon. |
| Referrals: |
Self and local
agency referrals. Phone office or mobile 10am-3pm daily to check vacancies
(mobile switched off if no vacancies). |
| Bed
spaces: |
14 |
| House
Rules: |
No alcohol,
drugs, dogs or smoking allowed on premises. Aggressive or threatening behaviour
not tolerated. Will not admit people who are intoxicated when they arrive at
the shelter. |
| Open: |
1st November
07 – 31st March 08 (closed between 24th – 31st
December) |
| Finchley Area Churches Winter Shelter |
| Address: |
Various
venues |
| Phone: |
020 8446
8400 |
| Hours: |
Open 8pm-8am.
Last admission 10pm. No re-admission |
| Gender: |
Mixed Age:
18+ |
| Target
Group: |
Single homeless
people sleeping rough who are attending Homeless Action Barnet’s Day
Centre, Woodhouse Road, N12 |
| Referrals: |
All referrals
must be made by Homeless Action Barnet |
| Bed
spaces: |
15 |
| House
Rules: |
No alcohol, no
dogs, no offensive weapons, no smoking inside the building. Violent or
threatening behaviour is not tolerated |
| Open: |
1st December
07 – 31st March 08 (closed between 23rd – 30th
December) |
| Harrow Winter Shelter |
| Address: |
NOT open this
year |
| Hackney Winter Nightshelter |
| Address: |
Various
venues |
| Phone: |
07962 447 373
(switched on 5pm-8pm Sunday and 7pm-8.30pm Monday to Saturday) |
| Hours: |
8pm-8am (7pm on
Sundays). Last admission 8.30pm. No re-admission once booked in. |
| Gender: |
Mixed Age:
16+ |
| Target
Group: |
Single homeless
people, including rough sleepers. Can not accept those who are threatening or
disruptive whilst queuing, or those barred from any Hackney Winter Nightshelter
venues |
| Referrals: |
Self or agency
referrals. Phone to check vacancy and venue details, 5pm- 8pm Sun and
7pm-8.30pm Mon-Sat. Need to book in nightly. Should turn up at venue by opening
time (7pm Sun and 8pm Mon-Sat). |
| Bed
spaces: |
22, some venues
have a separate area for women.
|
| House
Rules: |
No alcohol,
drugs or dogs allowed on premises. People who are abusive, threatening or
disruptive will be asked to leave and may be barred from the
shelter. |
| Open: |
1st January
– 31st March 08 |
| Islington Churches Cold Weather Shelter |
| Address: |
Various
venues |
| Phone: |
07960
491151 |
| Hours: |
7.30pm-8.30am.
Must arrive by 8.30pm. No re-admission once booked in |
| Gender: |
Mixed Age:
18+ |
| Target
Group: |
Single homeless
people including those with low to medium support needs |
| Referrals: |
Self or agency
referrals. Phone (1pm-9pm) to check vacancies and venue details. If there is an
available vacancy, given directions to the shelter for that evening. All places
must be booked in advance. Do not turn up at venue
without phoning first |
| Bed
spaces: |
15, including a
separate area for women |
| House
Rules: |
No alcohol,
drugs, smoking, weapons or dogs allowed on premises. Violence not
tolerated |
| Open: |
1st January
07 – 31st March 07 |
| Quaker Homeless Action – Open Christmas |
| Address: |
Union
Chapel
Compton Avenue
Highbury
London N1 2DX |
| Phone: |
07780 518
943 |
| Hours: |
Drop-in open
7am-11am and 4pm-11pm. Overnight guests 11pm-7am. Must be in shelter by 8.30pm.
No readmittance. |
| Gender: |
Mixed – 5
spaces reserved for women
Age: 18+ |
| Target
Group: |
Anyone who is
homeless over the Christmas period, particularly rough sleepers. Can accept
people with dogs. Priority given to applicants with a local connection to LB
Islington. |
| Referrals: |
Self or
Islington Outreach Forum agency referrals. Must call to check vacancy details
and |
| Bed
spaces: |
25 |
| House
Rules: |
No alcohol,
drugs or smoking allowed on the premises. |
| Open: |
4pm on 23rd
December 07 – 11am on 30th December 07 |
| ROBES Project (Southwark and Lambeth) |
| Address: |
Various
venues |
| Phone: |
020 7403
1931 |
| Hours: |
7.30pm-8am. Last
admission is 8pm. No re-admission. |
| Gender: |
Mixed Age:
18+ |
| Target
Group: |
Homeless people
from either LB Lambeth or Southwark. Can accept couples. No automatic
exclusions. |
| Referrals: |
All referrals
must be made via the Manna Centre, 6 Melior Street, SE1 (open 8.30am-1.30pm
daily) |
| Bed
spaces: |
12 |
| House
Rules: |
No alcohol or
drugs allowed on premises. Disruptive or violent behaviour may lead to
exclusion |
| Open: |
6th January
– 31st March 08 |
| West
London Churches Winter Night Shelter |
| Address: |
Various
venues |
| Phone: |
020 7351 4948
(Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) |
| Hours: |
8pm-7am. Last
admission 8pm. No re-admission |
| Gender: |
Mixed Age:
16+ |
| Target
Group: |
Single homeless
people sleeping rough in West London (Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington
& Chelsea), including those with a range of support needs. Unable to accept
those with a history of arson or violence. |
| Referrals: |
Mainly accept
self referrals. Referrals accepted from local named agencies in emergencies
only. Must phone first to check venue, vacancies and to discuss a potential
referral. Priority given to people who stayed the previous night. If people
don’t turn up by 8pm then a vacancy arises. Operate a waiting list. Must
arrive at the venue before 8pm to be placed on waiting list. |
| Bed
spaces: |
35 spaces,
including a separate area for women. |
| House
Rules: |
No alcohol,
drugs or smoking allowed in or outside the venues. Anti-social behaviour not
tolerated. |
| Open: |
12th November
07 – 21st March 08 |
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Founded in 1876, Whitechapel has been caring for the poor and homeless
of London regardless of race or religion, in their struggle against hunger,
poverty, disease, prejudice and exclusion.
Whitechapel Mission is the
only place to obtain a cooked breakfast in the City or the East End.
The
only place open weekends, Bank Holidays, Christmas, Easter.
Tel: 0207 247 8280
Registered Charity No: 227905
Fax: 0207 392 2726
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