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West London Churches Homeless Concern 
West London Churches winter night shelter project provides 35 emergency bed spaces every night in 7 different West London Churches between the cold months of November and April. An hot evening meal and breakfast is also provided free of charge. A Casework service is also available offering advice, advocacy and practical support. Throughout the year, laundry, clothing and washing facilities are on offer at the project headquarters on the King's Road. A StreetSmart grant would be used to fun the general running costs of the project.
Location: Chelsea
Contact: Mike Athienites
Tel: 020 7351 4948 | | £6,000 |
The Soup Kitchen
The Soup Kitchen is a resource for the homeless, marginally homeless, impoverished and lonely in Central London. Run from the American Church at Tottenham Court Road and open 5 days a week, they serve substantial balanced meals, free of charge, to an average of 60 people each day; distribute clothes and toiletries, also free of charge; offer a small open studio art project and a modest advisory service. A StreetSmart grant would be used to help with general running costs of the project.
Location: Tottenham Court Road
Contact: Miranda Suit
Tel: 020 7580 2791 | | £5,000 | The Pilion Trust
Pilion Trust was set up in 2006 and is based in Islington. Amongst other programmes, they run a Specialist Outreach Service for homeless clients who cannot engage with mainstream services. The Outreach workers on the streets at night seek to engage the homeless and those behaving chaotically. Once a relationship is establish, they then encourage them into shelters and onward referrals. A key tool to engagement is the offer of a hot drink or healthy snack. The StreetSmart grant will be used to fund this meal allowance.
Location: Islington
Contact:
Tel: | | £5,200 | Camden & City Churches Cold Weather Shelter (C4WS)
C4WS is a church based 'rolling shelter' that provides emergency accommodation to street homeless. The project runs between 1 January and 31 March each year, and has a capacity of 14 beds. 6 Camden churches and 1 City church provide overnight shelter 1 night a week, and each venue is manned by 20-30 volunteers. Admittance is by referral only and guests can stay for up to 28 days with the objective to being resettled into more permanent accommodation by the C4WS Advocate Worker. A StreetSmart grant will be used for the general running costs of the project.
Location: Camden
Contact: Matt Scrimgeour
Tel: 07968 362 152 | | £5,000 |
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£21,200 |
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West London Day Centre (WL Methodist Mission)
West London Day Centre, based in Marylebone, supports 1600 homeless individuals each year. The Centre offers a drop-in, meeting basic needs for food, clothing, showers, laundry and medical care. It also provides specialist support in areas such as mental health, substance misuse, benefits, rehousing, tenancy sustainment and job and craft skills. A StreetSmart grant would be used to fund either the Canteen or the Advice Centre.
Location: Marylebone
Contact: Jill Harris - r
Tel: 020 7569 5915 | | £6,000 | The Passage
The Passage is the largest day centre in London with up to 250 people visiting on a daily basis. The main aim of th service is to provide the resources which encourage, inspire and challenge homeless people to transford their lives. Help is given on housing, welfare rights, proof of identity, mental health, substance misuse, learning and employment. A StreetSmart grant would be used to fund the basic provision of food, showers, laundry facilities and clothing, without which none of the follow on work would be possible.
Location: Victoria
Contact: Andrew Hollingsworth
Tel: 020 7592 1850 info@passage.org.uk | | £8,000 | Marylebone Project
The Marylebone Project is the largest centre in the UK dedicated to meeting the needs of homeless women escaping domestic violence, sexual exploitation, financial problems and mental health issues. The centre is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for any woman in crisis. Services are provided free of charge and include the provision of clothing, laundry, hot food, showers and emergency accommodation. In addition, longer term accommodation is available for 112 residents. They also operate a drop-in centre, which provides advice, health services, training and education to around 500 homeless women a year. A StreetSmart grant would be used to help fund the emergency bed unit.
Location: Marylebone
Contact:
Tel: | | £5,000 | Manna Society
The Manna Society run a day centre in London Bridge, which is open 7 days a week, 51 weeks of the year for homeless and vulnerably housed people. On average 150-200 people use the centre each day. They are offered breakfast and lunch and also have access to showers and washing facilities, a clothing store, comprehensive medical services and a general advice service. A StreetSmart grant would be put towards the general running costs of the centre.
Location: London Bridge
Contact: Paddy Boyle
Tel: 020 7357 9363 mail@mannasociety.org.uk | | £5,000 | Connection St Martins
The Connection at St Martins works with homeless people and those in insecure accommodation in Central London. They run a day centre which is open 364 days a year and is accessed by over 6,000 people each year. Whilst providing the basics - hot meal, shower, clothes - the aim is to help people make the transition from the streets into employment or training and accommodation. A donation from StreetSmart will be used to fund the role of one of their Outreach Workers, helping those sleeping rough in Central London.
Location: Charing Cross
Contact: Wendy Lynch
Tel: 020 7269 0273 | | £15,000 |
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£39,000 |
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999 Club
999 Club offers comfort, respite, advice and guidance to the most isolated, excluded and lonely people in society - those who are homeless, or at risk of being homeless. The 2,500 people that use the Club face a multiplicity of problems - addiction, mental illness, ex-offenders, victims of crime and abuse, elderly and neglected and vulnerable children. There are three centres in three of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the London Borough of Lewisham - Deptford, Downham and New Cross. A StreetSmart grant will help towards the salary of a trained advocacy worker who can help people gain temporary accommodation, housing and benefits.
Location: Deptford, Downham & New Cross
Contact:
Tel: | | £5,000 | Ace of Clubs
Ace of Clubs is a drop-in day centre in Clapham aiming to guide homeless or vulnerable people towards a more secure way of life. Practical support includes subsidised meals, housing and benefits advice, access to healthcare, laundry and showers, training and leisure activities. The Centre is open 365 days a year and serves an average of 50 people a day. A StreetSmart grant would be used towards the salary of the Welfare Worker.
Location: Clapham
Contact: Sarah Papachristidas
Tel: 020 7720 3010 | | £10,179 | Bayswater Family Centre
Bayswater Families Centre was set up in 1984 to prevent homelessness, sustain tenancies and lift families out of poverty through the constant provision of a variety of family support services. On offer are emergency food and clothing, daily advice and advocacy sessions, adult education classes and job search, a creche and an after school club, health and well-being activities as well as schools outreach. A StreetSmart grant will be used for the general running costs of the Centre.
Location: Bayswater
Contact: Shelagh Leslett-O'Brian
Tel: 020 7221 3290 | | £6,000 | Broadway
Broadway's Resource Centre in Camden will re-open in Shepherds Bush in July 2008, to help homeless and ex-homeless people get back into employment or voluntary work. The services offered will include general employability skills such as CV writing, interview techniques, presentation, time-keeping as well as IT, numeracy and literacy tuition. Nearly 2000 homeless people use the Shepherds Bush centre and it is anticipated that up to 400 people will benefit from the new Resource Centre. A StreetSmart grant will go towards the salary of the work and learning co-ordinator.
Location: Shepherds Bush
Contact: Caroline Middleton-Hockin
Tel: 020 7089 9587 | | £10,000 | Deptford Churches Centre
Deptford Churches Centre, established 28 years ago, provides day-care facilities 5 days a week to 70-80 homeless, vulnerable, unemployed and marginalised adults in the local community per day. The aim of the Centre is to enable adults to overcome their difficulties, regain their self-esteem and take responsibility for their lives by providing opportunities for development through advice, information, counselling, training and education. StreetSmart funding will be put towards the salary of the catering assistant. The kitchen project provides two low cost, hot meals daily.
Location: Deptford
Contact: Clodagh O'Reilly-Boyles
Tel: 020 8692 6548 | | £9,000 | Finsbury Park Homeless Families Project
Finsbury Park Homeless Families Project was established in 1986 to support largely refugee families that are homeless or housed in overcrowded and inadequate temporary accommodation in Finsbury Park and surrounding areas. They are offered help in accessing vital services such as welfare benefits, housing, immigration, health services, education and interpreting for those with little and no English. This is mainly achieved through drop-in centre sessions, but also through outreach. A StreetSmart grant would be used to maintain the advocacy and advice services offered.
Location: Finsbury Park
Contact:
Tel: | | £5,000 | North London Action for the Homeless (NLAH)
NLAH provides a range of services for homeless and socially excluded people, mainly from the London Borough of Hackney. They operate twice a week from a Church Hall in Stoke Newington. On average 80 people a week take advantage of a hot meal, a welfare, housing and advice service, a clothing store, haircuts and showers, literacy and numeracy classes. A StreetSmart grant would be used to fund the cost of the centre manager.
Location: Stoke Newington
Contact: Mike Tones
Tel: 020 8802 1600 | | £6,000 | Spires
Spires is the only day centre in the London borough of Lambeth offering services for homeless and disadvantaged people. They are open 363 days a year for basic services - day-time shelter, hot lunch, clothing and companionship. Services focused on longer-term solutions include housing and benefits advice, mental health support, resettlement, primary healthcare clinics, drug and alcohol support and work with vulnerable women. Other activities include a variety of adult learning and life skills courses. The funds donated would be used for general running costs of the centre.
Location: Streatham
Contact:
Tel: | | £5,000 | St Giles Trust
St Giles Trust supports homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged people to take control of their lives and reintegrate into their communities. A StreetSmart grant would be used to support their Brief Intervention Service that will assess the needs of older homeless people, helping them to obtain health and support services and to access suitable housing and benefits.
Location: South East
Contact:
Tel: | | £7,500 | The Caravan
The Caravan is a drop-in service operating out of a caravan in the courtyard of St James's church on Piccadilly. The drop-in offers a core service of listening and emotional support, which can evolve into counselling. The service is available 7 days a week and is offered by volunteers undergoing professional accredited training. A StreetSmart grant would be used to help towards the running and development of the service.
Location: Piccadilly
Contact: Zak Waterman
Tel: 020 7900 3316 | | £3,000 | Upper Room
The Upper Room is a community charity in West London with a mission to effect positive change, education and support to the lives of the homeless, vulnerable and socially disadvantaged. The main project is a free restaurant open five days a week. Added to that is a Job search programme, a Breakfast Club for kids, an Art therapy project, a Food Bank and a specialist project for ex-offenders. A StreetSmart grant would be used to fund the Food Bank which campaigns for and collects food from local schools and supermarkets. The food is used at the centre, but is also distributed to 4 other London charities that provide meals to homeless and vulnerable people.
Location: Shepherds Bush
Contact: Bruce Marquart
Tel: 020 8740 5688 | | £10,000 | U-Turn
The U-Turn project works with women involved in street prostitution in East London. U-Turn outreach workers meet the women on their own territory at night, and once a degree of trust has been established, the women are encouraged to visit the U-Turn Women Centre, where they have access to a variety of health, support, advice and educational services.
Location: Bethnal Green
Contact: Eileen Gasgoine
Tel: 020 8983 1553 | | £12,000 |
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£88,679 |
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Church Housing Trust
Church Housing Trust raises funds to support English Churches Housing Group's work with homeless and vulnerable people. A StreetSmart grant this year would be used to fund therapeutic activities at two hostels in Westminster where accommodation and support for 64 homeless women is provided. Therapeutic activities such as gardening, arts and crafts and opera workshops, are key to increasing residents confidence and sense of purpose and well-being.
Location: Westminster
Contact: Barbara Morse
Tel: 020 7269 1630 | | £5,000 | Emmaus Greenwich
Emmaus Communities offer homeless people a home, work and the chance to rebuild their lives in a supportive environment. Companions work full time collecting, renovating and reselling donated furniture. This work supports the community and enables residents to develop skills and rebuild their self-respect. The well-established community in Greenwich has 22 residents and runs a successful recycling business from a retail warehouse in Plumstead. A StreetSmart grant would be used to create and fit out 2 new bedrooms with bathrooms. A further grant would pay for an additional collection/delivery van which is needed for the second shop about to open in Lewisham.
Location: Greenwich
Contact: Dayo Oyinlola
Tel: 020 8316 5398 | | £5,000 | Emmaus South Lambeth
The newly opened South Lambeth community has 25 bedrooms, 2 shops, workshop and warehouse space. A grant from StreetSmart would be used to purchase a second hand collection/delivery van.
Location: Crystal Palace
Contact: Majonne van der Bijl
Tel: 020 8761 4276 | | £5,000 | First Fruit
First Fruit was started in 1997 in Newham - one of the poorest boroughs in London and one with high unemployment rates. The aim of the project is to provide accommodation and meaningful employment to marginalised people from the local area. To do this, First Fruit runs several social enterprises (an office furniture recycling warehouse, a garment manufacturing business, a textile recycling business and a cafe) as well as three hostels. A StreetSmart grant will help towards the salary of the Support Worker as well as the purchase of necessary IT equipment.
Location: Newham
Contact: Peter Watherston
Tel: 020 8548 4676 | | £9,000 | Kairos Community Trust
Kairos Community Trust was set up in 1991 to provide accommodation, help and support for homeless people with substance misuse related problems. Amongst other projects, the Trust runs a first stage residential hostel in Peckham. It is a safe place where the 24 residents can begin to rebuild their lives through a highly supportive recovery programme. A StreetSmart grant would be used to fund a part-time counsellor.
Location: Peckham
Contact: Elizabeth McCormack
Tel: 020 7277 6264 | | £5,200 | Look Ahead
Look Ahead provides housing, support and care services to a wide range of vulnerable people across London and the South East. They have recently recruited a part-time Healthy Living Co-ordinator who provides support to residents in the borough of Westminster to improve their physical and mental wellbeing. StreetSmart funding will be used to make the position into a full-time post and so expanding the initiative across London.
Location: London and South East
Contact:
Tel: | | £5,000 | Refuge
Refuge works with women and children made vulnerable and homeless by domestic violence. A StreetSmart grant would be used to fund the operations management team, enabling them to sustain and develop projects that provide emergency accommodation, outreach support and specialist help.
Location: Chiswick
Contact: Sam Case
Tel: 020 7395 7772 | | £8,000 | Spear
Initially starting as a night shelter, SPEAR run a 12-bed hostel for the homeless in Richmond, with related support services.
Location: Richmond
Contact: Ed Tytherleigh
Tel: 020 8288 6508 | | £5,000 | Spitalfields Crypt Trust
Spitalfield Crypt Trust offer a range of high-quality support, rehabilitation and training services to people facing problems of homelessness, alcohol, drugs, poverty or social isolation. They run a daily drop-in centre, a rehabilitation hostel, two second-stage move-on homes, a life skills centre and 5 charity shops. The rehabilitation hostel has 16 beds for homeless alcoholic men over the age of 25. They deliver a hugely effective therapeutic programme consisting of individual counselling, group therapy, complementary therapies, art therapy and aftercare. A StreetSmart grant would be used to help fund this programme. The drop-in service provides homeless and isolated members of the local community with a small, but friendly source of help, advice and support. A StreetSmart grant would help fund the rent of their premises at St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch.
Location: Shoreditch
Contact: Caroline Clark
Tel: 020 7613 5677 | | £10,000 |
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£57,200 |
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Alone in London
Alone in London provides help and support to some of London's most disadvantaged young people. They operate a drop in centre in Kings Cross, but also run a project for the prevention of youth homelessness in several schools and hospital education units. A StreetSmart grant would be used to fund the salary of the project manager.
Location: Kings Cross
Contact: Robert Keirans
Tel: 020 7278 4224 | | £10,000 | Cardinal Hume Centre
The Cardinal Hume Centre provides a range of services on one site in Westminster for young people, families and other vulnerable groups with serious housing problems. They aim to re-integrate people into society, not only by helping them to find appropriate accommodation, but also offering advice and support that will help them access training and employment. A StreetSmart grant will be used to fund the Education, Training and Employment Service which offers classes in English for Speakers of Other Languages, IT skills training and individual careers advice.
Location: Westminster
Contact: Peter Rosenvinge
Tel: 020 7222 1602 | | £10,000 | Centrepoint
StreetSmart funding is needed for the Rent Deposit Guarantee Scheme. The Scheme aims to help young people to secure a tenancy in the private rental sector by guaranteeing their deposit and providing them with a move-in grant of £250 for essential household items and food. This is a new initiative in London which will benefit the young people in Centrepoint hostels who are ready to move on and newly homeless young people who urgently require hostel accommodation.
Location: Central London
Contact:
Tel: | | £5,000 | Depaul Trust
Established in 1989, Depaul Trust is the largest national charity working with young people aged 15-25 who are disadvantaged, ex-offenders and/or homeless. StreetSmart has been working consistently with Depaul for the past 7 years and a London grant this year would be used to fund their work resettling and supporting ex-young offenders in the capital. The additional Nightstop grant would be used to train Nightstop volunteers taking part in a new partnership programme which refers homeless ex-young offenders to Nightstop for emergency accommodation upon release.
Location: Marylebone
Contact: Chris Walker
Tel: 020 7939 1220 | | £13,725 | Fairbridge in London
Fairbridge work with young people aged 13-25 who are suffering from issues of homelessness. They run a long term personal development programme in three London centres - Kennington, Kilburn and Hackney - where young people are offered a range of courses that develop their personal and social skills. Last year 49 people completed the programme which helped them break down their barriers to social exclusion and enabled them to move into education, employment or training. A StreetSmart grant will be used to strenthen links with homeless organisations and reach out to more young people across London.
Location: Kennington/ Kilburn/ Hackney
Contact: Beth Bolipho
Tel: 020 7582 9695 | | £8,000 | Greenwich & Lewisham Night Stop
Greenwich and Lewisham Nightstop, established in 1996, provides emergency accommodation for 16-25 year olds in the homes of trained and vetted volunteers on a one night at a time basis. A StreetSmart grant would be put towards the delivery and development of the service.
Location: Greenwich
Contact: Rebecca Bickley
Tel: 020 8293 5707 | | £8,000 | New Horizon
New Horizon Youth Centre is a seven day a week centre in Kings Cross/Euston open to young people between the ages of 16-21. On average 40-50 people use the centre on a daily basis. They are offered counselling and support, medical care, housing advice, training and education. A StreetSmart grant would be used to develop a training programme at weekends.
Location: Euston /Camden
Contact:
Tel: | | £10,000 | Oasis
Oasis Trust delivers education, housing and healthcare to vulnerable young people. One of the Trust's project is Oasis Housing at No 3 - a sheltered hostel for 14 homeless young women aged 16-25 in Peckham. The hostel has been in operation for 16 years and, in this time, has helped over 240 young women to turn their lives around. During their stay, all residents are encouraged to pursue educational courses, life skills training and, where applicable, are helped to find employment. A StreetSmart grant would be used to purchase much needed computer equipment for the hostel.
Location: Peckham
Contact: Andy Watts
Tel: 020 7450 9000 | | £4,000 | St Mary le Bow
The charity houses and looks after homeless young people in flats given to them by the Peabody Trust. There are a maximum of 10 young people at any one time, with an average age of 19 years. Over time, they learn to believe that they can get their lives together, get a skill, a job and a home of their own. They can stay with the charity for as long as they need to. The StreetSmart grant will be used for general running costs.
Location: City
Contact: Michael Kenny
Tel: 020 7359 3176 | | £7,000 |
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£75,725 |
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Streetwise Opera
Streetwise Opera runs a workshop programme each week with participants in 10 homeless centres around the UK which involves music participation and related activities. Each year the company stages an annual production which gives performers the chance to star alongside top professionals in the field. All this work aims to build confidence, self-esteem, social networks, skills and creativity. A donation from StreetSmart will go towards general production and workshop costs.
Location: West End
Contact: Matt Peacock
Tel: 020 7495 3133 | | £8,000 | Index Arts
ten feet away is a forward thinking arts programme that supports homeless and ex-homeless people to discover and develop artistic and creative skills. This in turn enables alienated, isolated people who have experienced homelessness and associated exclusion, to articulate their thoughts and feelings
Location: Clerkenwell
Contact: Julia Farrington
Tel: 020 7278 2313 | | £4,000 |
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£12,000 |
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Brent Homeless User Group (B.HUG)
Brent Homeless Users Group is an independent organisation that aims to ensure that the range and quality of of services for homeless people, primarily in the London borough of Brent, are appropriate to homeless people's needs, and that they are given a voice. They also offer homeless people training and pre-employment support. A StreetSmart grant would be used to maintain and develop the service.
Location: Brent
Contact:
Tel: | | £5,000 | FareShare
Fareshare diverts food from food and drink suppliers, that would otherwise be sent to landfill as surplus, and delivers it to community and voluntary organistions across London, in particular soup kitchens, day centres, hostels and night shelters for the homeless. Alongside making food more accessible to people in need, FareShare also provide their regular volunteers (many of whom are vulnerable clients from the organisations they support) with training opportunities and recognised qualifications. A StreetSmart donation would be put towards the training programme.
Location: South London
Contact:
Tel: | | £10,000 | ReStore Community Project (Tottenham Furniture Project)
ReStore Community Projects recycles and reuses domestic furniture and appliances for the benefit of people in need. At the same time they provide training and placement opportunities to increase the skills and employability of people within the local community, in particular those who are or have been homeless, or those with social needs.
Location: Tottenham
Contact: Austin Willett
Tel: 020 8493 0900 | | £7,000 | StreetShine
StreetShine is a social enterprise that provides a high quality shoe care service to city offices. The business gives employment opportunities to people who have experienced homelessness and are in the process of re-building their lives. Employees initially work part-time whilst on benefits, getting back into the work routine and increasing their confidence. They then move on to full time employment with a regular salary. A StretSmart grant would be used to fund the salary of the training and support manager.
Location: London
Contact:
Tel: | | £5,000 | The Pavement
The Pavement magazine is a unique publication for the homeless, in which they have their own forum and are able to find out about where to deal with matters of health, shelter and other important concerns. It has a distribution of 3,500, mostly through London day centres and hostels. A StreetSmart grant will go towards the general production costs.
Location: Bloomsbury
Contact: Richard Burdett
Tel: 020 7833 0050 | | £7,000 | VoiceMail4All
VoiceMail4All gives homeless people their own unique 0208 landline number from which they can retrieve messages for free, by dialling an associated 0800 freephone number. Established in 2005 in London, the project has helped over 1400 homeless people stay in touch with friends, family, doctors, support workers and potential employers who can call at any time to leave messages in response to a personal greeting recorded by the client. A StreetSmart grant would be used to fund the general running costs of the project.
Location: London
Contact:
Tel: | | £10,000 |
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| Sub-Total |
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£44,000 |
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| Total |
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£337,804 |
