Open Door provides 22 bedrooms in Princes St Albans, Hertfordshire for homeless people. There is support onsite for help and advice with housing, employment and welfare issues.
Since 1993 Open Door, with the help of the St Albans’ community, has supported over 7,000 people who have experienced homelessness and been at risk of sleeping rough.
Find out more at https://opendoorstalbans.org/
Run entirely by a dedicated staff of volunteers, Centre 33 is a drop-in centre where homeless and socially or materially disadvantaged people in the St Albans community can come to relax, be social, and enjoy a free meal and a drink in a friendly, welcoming environment.
Centre 33 provides practical support for people who are homeless or otherwise socially deprived. Centre 33 aims to help these people by being somewhere warm and dry to meet, offering hot food and drinks, and by providing toiletries and shower facilities. The need is there; in 2018 there were around 8,700 visits to the centre by about 300 individuals, the largest number of meals we have served in any year.
Find out more at http://www.centre33.org
hyh is a unique charity in Hertfordshire providing services to support vulnerable people.
Our focus is on preventing homelessness – from education in schools and family mediation through to supporting 16-24 year olds in their first homes or caring for adults of all ages who have mental health issues and housing needs.
Our FREE services empower young people to be able to deal with the difficult situations in their lives, give them the ability and confidence to ‘do it themselves’ and ultimately find stability.
Find out more at https://www.hyh.org.uk
Emmaus supports people to work their way out of homelessness, providing meaningful work, training, support and a stable home for as long as someone needs it.
The first Emmaus opened in 1992 and there are now 29 communities, which is what we call our residential sites, spread across the UK. There are also five Emmaus groups currently working to open new communities.
Emmaus supports more than 800 formerly homeless people, by providing them with support, a home for as long as they need it and meaningful work and training in our social enterprises. We hope to increase our capacity to 1,000 rooms by 2020.
Find out more at https://emmaus.org.uk/
Druglink are a substance misuse charity based in Hertfordshire. Our objective is to change the future for people who are, or could be, affected by substance misuse. We achieve this through Addiction Treatment, Housing Solutions, Education and Training.
We educate people on substances and their effects in order to drive prevention and stop issues relating to substance misuse happening in the future. For those already affected by substance misuse, we provide a recovery and housing service which supports clients (and their family and friends) on their journey.
Find out more at https://www.druglink.co.uk/
