Night Shelters
Our vision is to provide:
Temporary accommodation - relief from suffering and providing help for those in food poverty.
Join us to help those who have fallen on hard times and find themselves homeless and now caught in a cycle of homelessness, food poverty and no where safe to sleep.
What can you do?
Realise that anyone of us could find ourselves here.
Show compassion to those who have fallen through the gap
Volunteer some time to help in practical ways
You are invited
We want to say thank you to all of you who volunteered in the Winter NightShelter from December 22nd 2023 - March 11th 2024.
You are invited to attend from 6:45 pm for a sit down 3 course meal, which we will serve you. We aim to be eating by 7:00-7:30.
This is our way of saying thank you for your volunteer work over this winter night shelter.
Without you it would have been impossible to achieve all we have managed to achieve.
The evening will run from 6:45pm until 9 pm.
We have had such an amazing team of volunteers - this year we have been completely overwhelmed by the generosity of our volunteers not just in time but also in their ability to connected with out homeless guests and the items they have donated and brought along .
We have worked with over 60 different voluneeters over the 80 days we ran, as well as other who dropped in from local services to support the health of our homelss guests.
Total volunteer hours given over the 80 days were: 2075
Total beds night available 1600
Total bed nights used 1175*
Total Homeless 143 who registered for the service
Total Guests moved into accommodation 16
Total Coffees & Teas served 7,500
Total evening meal served 1400
Breakfast served 1250
Packed lunches 850
Tents given away 5
Sleeping Bags given away 45
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Homelessness - The problem just keeps growing!
Want to volunteer?
We have multiple opportunities for you to help, from cooks, cleaners, befrienders and night leaders. Click below to register
What are our Charitable Aims ....
The provision of temporary accommodation to those who are homeless and provide security, food, clothing and a non judgmental attitude to those who have nowhere to sleep.
Our Long Term Charitable Aims .....
To be able to provide longer term solutions for those who are trapped and not being able to get accommodation. Providing a place of support and change to give hope and longer term accommodation to those who cannot find anywhere to live.
We know that accommodation is in short supply and affordable accommodation even more rare. We aim to provide a pathway through getting off the streets and into longer term accommodation and eventually allow these once homeless people to have a place they can call home.
We have a list of items that we require are you able to help. When you click on the button it will open a Google sheet where you can view.