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Bristol Homeless Forum
Road Map - Services

Introduction

This is part of the BCAN Road Map of services for homeless people. The main pages are:

Access: how can I find help? Timetable: when is it provided?
Services: what is provided? Organisations: who provides it?
Context: structures and policies Words: names and abbreviations
Related: relevant services Links: other web sites

Contents

1.   Accommodation
  1a.     Preventing Homelessness
  1b.     Emergency
  1c.     Short Term
  1d.     Planned
2.   Food
  2a.     Indoors
  2b.     Outdoors
3.   Other Services
  3a.     Drop-In
  3b.     Drugs
  3c.     Physical Health
  3d.     Mental Health
  3e.     Domestic Abuse
  3f.     Training
  3g.     Recreation
  3h.     Meaningful Occupation
  3i.     Work
  3j.     Charity Shops

1.   Accommodation

1a.   Preventing Homelessness

The Hub

Assertive Outreach

Homeless to Home

CHAS (Bristol) Housing Advice Service

Family homelessness service

1b.   Emergency

Caring at Christmas Bristol Nightstop

Julian Trust Nightshelter

Night Centre

Emergency Duty Team

1c.   Short Term

Bed and Breakfast is sometimes a possibility.

1d.   Planned

There are various hostels in Bristol, access is through the Assertive Outreach team.

Emmaus Bristol offer a long term home within a community. Companions (the members of the community) come off benefits and work for the community in recycling goods and furniture. For further information, see Emmaus Bristol.

Missing Link provide mental health support and housing services for women. For further information, see Missing Link Housing.

2.   Food

2a.   Indoors

Food is provided indoors by the Drop-In centres.

2b.   Outdoors

Bristol Soup Run Trust

Sisters of the Church

St Nicholas of Tolentino do food parcels.

3.   Other Services

3a.   Drop-In

Bristol Methodist Centre

Candle Community Centre.

Novas New Street Day Centre.

Wild Goose Coffee Shop

3b.   Drugs

BDP. Some drug-related health advice is provided by Bristol Drugs Project.

Logos House

Nilaari. The Nilaari Agency is a community based drug treatment provider that administers accessible high quality culturally appropriate services to the BME communities.

Recovery Dynamics. Primary focus is on recovery from alcohol addiction.

3c.   Physical Health

GP. You are likely to get the best care if you register with a GP. Phone Avon Health Authority on 0117 900 2400 for details.

Homeless Health Service. This is based at the Compass Centre.

Hospital. The BRI has an Accident and Emergency unit.

The Harbour provide a free and professional counselling and psychotherapy service for people affected by a physical life-threatening illness. For further information, see The Harbour.

3d.   Mental Health

Bristol Mental Health Network. Meet on a regular basis, usually at the Vassall Centre. For more details, contact Katharine Gonzales on 0117 958 9345 or email events at the Care Forum.

Missing Link provide mental health support and housing services for women. For further information, see Missing Link Housing.

Network Counselling provide a counselling service, but there is a small charge and usually a wait.

The Harbour provide a free and professional counselling and psychotherapy service for people affected by a physical life-threatening illness. For further information, see The Harbour.

3e.   Domestic Abuse

There is a Domestic Abuse Forum for people engaged with this issue.

Next Link (part of Missing Link) provide domestic abuse services for women and children. There is a confidential telephone helpline: 0845 458 2914.

3f.   Training

Clean Slate

The LITE Course, run by Crisis Centre Ministries

3g.   Recreation

Most recreation options are listed in the TREE Directory (see below). There is also:

Swim4Free:

3h.   Meaningful Occupation

There is a TREE (Def) worker employed by Alabaré based at the Compass Centre.

The council publish a TREE Directory every few years. The latest one was published in December 2008. To find it, go to the 'Related Documents' section of the Homelessness and prevention page on the council web site.

3i.   Work

The Meaningful Occupation Group are seeking to understand how TREE activities affect benefits. It seems that short courses cause few problems as long as they do not clash with signing on. See the BAOH information below.

Aspire:

The Big Issue

Business Action on Homelessness

Clean Slate

3j.   Charity Shops

Charity shops provide a cheap way of buying clothes and household goods.

They are also a good route into meaningful occupation and work: you can volunteer in a charity shop and work your way up to employment far more easily than in most businesses.

 

 


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