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London Street Rescue helps rough sleepers off the streets and into

accommodation. If you are concerned about someone sleeping rough, you can call them
outside of normal hours on 0870 383 3333 or tell them about someone through their online
referral form.

About London Street Rescue: Every night of the year, they are out and about across the
capital, acting as a safety net for some of societyÕs most vulnerable men and women. Their
teams of outreach workers and volunteers find and engage with rough sleepers in a bid to help
them off the streets.

PLEASE NOTE that this Project is an OnLine contacts
and resources website and Message Board and does not itself
operate night shelters or associated support services. This is
not an exhaustive list and will inevitably change. The Contacts
below were first produced some little time ago and therefore will
change from time to time with some venues having closed, or
moved; and some new ones coming online. However, even
some of these will at least may well be able to re-direct you to
other contacts known through historical networks. Nonetheless,
we update the this web site Message Board periodically as more
information or amendments become available. We, however
welcome information that would help update the
undermentioned to help those in need.

A Feedback and other link button(s) adjacent will aid
you to do this.



PLEASE REMEMBER Avoid sending any homeless person
indiscriminately to any Night Shelter before first making contact
with the shelter. It is appreciated that this is often frustrating
and sometimes difficult. However, sending a exhausted
homeless person, (perhaps from one side of London to another
in hope), only for them to arrive to be told that it is not open,
or they are full, potentially has far more ramifications and
psychological damage to a person already suffering.

Rough Sleeping & Homelessness - CLG:

On 18th November 2008, at the Crisis Conference in the City of London,
Homelessness Minister, Iain Wright MP launched the new rough sleeping strategy - No
One Left Out - Communities ending rough sleeping, a fifteen point action plan that sets
out their vision to work with partners to end rough sleeping by 2012. Developed with
leading rough sleeping charities it will use action, advice and assistance across England
to prevent the flow of people onto the streets, as well as to support those already there, to
get off the streets into stability.

To view a clip of Iain Wright launching the strategy go to (external link).Further information can
be found in News Release: New goal to end rough sleeping Ð 18th November 2008.



Shelter have a Freephone with details of accommodation available in London at any
particular time

Shelter: 0800 446 444 / 020 7014 1540 /

020 7014 1580
ShelterLine: - 0870 011 3335

Crisis: 0870 011 3335

Samaritans: 08457 909 090

Message Home.

Homeless in London and need help and advice? Visit © Homeless UK Ôquick
accommodation searchÕ directory.

© Homeless UK Search help and advice? Phone numbers and links to national
HelpLines and websites can be found here.



Friar BennettÕs Kitchen:

Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
St Fidelis Friary - Killip Close, CANNING TOWN, E16 1LX

Telephone: (020) 7474 0766 Fax: (020) 7474 5225

Hot Soup Tea Hospitality Open 11.00 am to 2.00 pm Monday, Wednesday & Thursday

NoÕs: 5, 15, N15, 58

Canning Town Station (Jubilee Line)

Canning Town Station (DLR)

Night Shelters:

Waltham Forest Night Shelter Team: Shelter ¥ Telephone & Mobile: 020 8821 3941
07957 493 326

Redbridge Night Shelter Team ¥ Shelter Mobile: 0374 464 854

Hackney Night Shelter Team ¥ Shelter Mobile 07962 447 373

Havering Council Homelessness OnLine Enquiry.



EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION IN LONDON [Please go to: for map of
locations]

If you are in need of a place to stay we would suggest that you try the following agencies
[Please read guidance note at the beginning of this web page]
Camden & Clarkenwell Churches Cold Weather shelter)
Telephone 07968 362 152

Various venues Male & Female.

Agency referrals: Telephone between 1.00 pm Ð 9.00 pm to check vacancies and venue
details. Priority given to local agencies between 10.00 am Ð 1.00 pm. If there is an available
agency, give directions to the shelter for that evening. DO NOT turn-up at the shelter without
phoning first.

Croydon Churches (Floating Shelter)
Telephone: 020 8774 9872 (Office) or 07984 973 952 (Out-of-Hours Co-Ordinator)

Croydon Resource Centre for the Unemployed
70a, Wllesly Road, Croydon. CR0 2AR.
Venues: 8 Church Halls Male & Female.

N.B: Mobile will be switched-off if there are no vacancies.

Agency referrals: Telephone office or mobile between 10.00 am Ð 5.00 pm. To check
vacancies.

Finchley Area Churches (Winter Shelter)
Telephone: 020 8446 8400
Various Venues Male & Female

All referrals must be made by Homeless Action Barnet.



Harrow Winter Shelter
Telephone 07854 151 713 or 020 8863

1074
Agency referrals only.

Hackney Winter Night Shelter
Telephone 07979 230 039


Self or agency referrals. Phone enquires 7.00 pm Ð 10.00 pm. Vacancies let nightly on a first
come, first served basis.

Newham Homeless Provision
308 Barking Road is a Hostel Project, (formerly known as Turnaround). It is under the remit of
its parent body, The Renewal Programme and is intended only to provide accommodation for
those people who are ready to be moved on in terms of resettlement and who have already
undergone (or still undergoing) support for their dependency or other needs. The Hostel has
accommodation for homeless/rough sleepers who are ready for resettlement : 23 flats Ð 15
single bedroom self-contained flats and 8 double bedroom flats for those who are just
beginning to undergo assessment] @ 308 Barking, Road, PLAISTOW, E13 (not 308, East
Ham, E6). Telephone: 020 7476 1795.
Bus Routes: 115, 5, 276, 300, 330, N15. Canning Town Station|

Plaistow Station

It is not to be confused with the long-term aspiration for a permanent night shelter

following closure of annual winter Newham Night Shelter (November-March) by the cluster of
ecumenical churches that operated between 1993-2003/4 who were recipients of HM Queen
Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Award



Islington Churches (Cold Winter
Shelter)
Telephone 07960 491 151


Quaker Homeless Action

Telephone: 020 7033 0093 or 07905 943 542

Self-referrals. Drop-in to the shelter Male &
Female.
Christchurch. 27 Blackfriars Road, London. SE1 8NY

SHELTER LONDON LINE: É 0808 800 4444 (Freephone number NO charge)
24 HOURS A DAY: 7 DAYS A WEEK.

If you are looking for a vacancy at King Georges, they do not have a waiting list. So you may
want to contact one of their referral agencies, Salvation Army Outreach, Thamesreach, North
Lambeth Day Centre, Lambeth Walk In, Borderline London Connection). If you use a day
centre you can ask them to ring for you to ask for vacancies, however, while they do have some
direct access vacancies, they are trying to give priority to men who are sleeping rough, so the
majority of our vacancies go to our referral agencies.

North Lambeth Day Centre: St. John's Crypt, 73 Waterloo Road.
Open for drop-in service: Monday + Wednesday + Thursday + Friday - 9.30 am ~ 2.00
pm
Tuesday 12 noon - 2.00 pm.
Lambeth Walk In: 3-5 Lambeth Road.
Open for drop-in service: 1 pm ~ 4.00 pm Each weekday.
Closed weekends.



London Connection: 12 Adelaide Street [For under 25's]

Open for drop in service: Monday + Tuesday + Thursday + Friday - 8.00 am -3.00
pm.
Wednesday 8.00 am ~1 pm.
Saturday + Sunday 9.00 am ~ 2.00 pm.
Borderline: 127 Wilton Road [For Scots]
Call: 0800 174 047 for an appointment

Salvation Army Outreach: Westminster Drop-In Centre. 97 Rochester Row, SW1P
1LJ
Open for drop-in service: Monday + Tuesday + Wednesday +
Thursday 9.30 am -1.00 pm.
Wednesday Additional opening 7.30 pm -10.30 pm.

Thames Reach Outreach: Bramah House, 65-71 Bermondsey
Street.
Open for drop-in service: Monday - Friday 9.00 am ~10.30 pm.
HQ address is: 75 Great Peter Street, London. SW1P 2BN.
Their phone number is: (020) 7222 3288 - (24 hours)

St MungoÕs [Lambeth & Southwark Street Population Outreach
Team]
(Formerly SL CAT)
Telephone: 020 7840 3450. Fax: 020 7582 8635
34-43 Bondway, Vauxhall, London. SW8 1SJ

Direct Access

Bondway Nightshelter Lambeth (020)7582 6202
Bridge HA - Arlington House Camden (020) 7482 3374


Bridge HA - Birkenhead Street Camden (020) 7278 6466
Bridge HA - Dean Street Westminster (020) 7437 3703
Bridge HA - Ennersdale House Lewisham (020) 7318 5521
Bridge HA - One One Five Brent (020) 7451 0946
Central and Cecil Housing Trust - Waterloo Road ¥ Southwark (020) 7928 5752
Church Army - Cosway Street ¥ Westminster (020) 7262 3818
English Churches - King George's Hostel ¥ Westminster (020) 7222 3288
English Churches - Livingstone House ¥ Brent (020) 8963 0545
English Churches - Queen MaryÕs Hostel ¥ Westminster (020) 7976 6338
Equinox - Joe Richards House ¥ Southwark (020) 7639 8008
Home of Peace ¥ Brent (020) 7624 4107
House of St Barnabas ¥ Westminster (020) 7437 1894
Look Ahead ¥ Aldgate Hostel ¥ Tower Hamlets (020) 7481 1326
Look Ahead - Princess Beatrice House ¥ Kensington & Chelsea (020) 7370 0755
Look Ahead - Victoria Hostel ¥ Westminster (020) 7828 9137
Missionaries of Charity - Gift of Love ¥ Southwark (020) 7401 8378
Providence Row - Dellow Centre ¥ Tower Hamlets (020) 7375 3915
Riverpoint - Manor Place ¥ Southwark (020) 7703 68
Riverpoint 160 ¥ Hammersmith & Fulham (020) 8746 0091
Salvation Army -Booth House ¥ Tower Hamlets (020) 7247 3401
Salvation Army - Edward Alsop Court ¥ Westminster (020) 7233 0296
Salvation Army - Hopetown ¥ Tower Hamlets (020) 7247 1004
Salvation Army - Riverside House ¥ Tower Hamlets (020) 7987 1520
Salvation Army - Spa Home ¥ Southwark (020) 7237 1107
SPEAR ¥ Richmond Upon Thames (020) 8948 5564
St ChristopherÕs - Limegrove Project ¥ Hammersmith & Fulham - (020) 8743 0421

St Mungo's - Cedars Road ¥ Lambeth (020) 7720 7377
St MungoÕs - Cromwell Road ¥ Kensington & Chelsea (020) 7370 1351
St MungoÕs - Endell Street ¥ Camden (020) 7240 5431
St MungoÕs - Great Guildford Street ¥ Southwark (020) 7633 9655
St MungoÕs - Greek Street ¥ Westminster (020) 8692 3454
St Mungo's - Pagnell Street ¥ Lewisham (020) 7485 6639

Simon Community Nightshelter ¥ Camden (020) 7485 6639
The Passage Night Shelter ¥ Westminster (020) 7828 4183

Direct Access - Young People



Centrepoint ¥ NSPCC - Refuge ¥ All London (020) 7700 7541
Capital Housing - Bina Gardens Kensington & Chelsea (020) 773 0635
Centrepoint - Kings Cross Hostel ¥ Camden (020) 7833 9415
Centrepoint - Off the Streets Project ¥ Westminster (020) 7434 2861
Centrepoint - Vauxhall Hostel Lambeth (020) 7735 7999
Centrepoint Shelter Westminster (020) 7287 9134
DePaul Trust - Lord Clyde Nightshelter Lambeth (020) 7820 0344
Lena Fox House Southwark (020) 7229 2220
Merton Action for Single Homeless (MASH) Merton (020) 8543 3677
NACRO - Creek Road Greenwich (020) 8293 5833
New to London Project Westminster (020) 7723 7544
Shortstop Housing Project Newham (020) 8472 9613
Stopover - Famboro House Lewisham (020) 8699 1574
YMCA - Earls Court Kensington & Chelsea (020) 7373 0787
YMCA Croydon - Letts House Croydon (020) 8665 1051
Information Shop for Young People 10 Hedley Close, High Street, ROMFORD, Essex. RM1 1AH

Low Support

Anchor House Newham (020) 7476 6062
Austin House Hammers & Fulham (020) 7624 2916
Conway House Camden (020) 7790 1474
Ex-Service Fellowship Centres Tower Hamlets (020) 7625 1818
Innisfree - St Pancras Way Camden (020) 8805 0548
Lee Housing Association Enfield (020) 8805 0548
OakIands House Hammersmith & Fulham (020) 7967 5463
Queen Victoria SeamenÕs Rest Tower Hamlets (020) 7987 5466
St Louise House Westminster (020) 7222 2071
Surrey Housing Trust Croydon (020) 8688 0289
Western Lodge Wandsworth (020) 7288 1452
Women's Housing Trust Al London (020) 8340 2345



YMCA ¥ Hornsey Haringey (020) 8390 0148
YMCA ¥ Kingston Kingston upon Thames (020) 8390 0148
YMCA - Forest Waltham Forest ( 020) 8520 0931
YMCA - Watford and District Hertfordshire 01923 353 609
YMCA ¥ Croydon - Alexandra Club Croydon (020) 8688 0289
YWCA - Dagenham (The Vineries) Barking & Dagenham (020) 8595 8672
YWCA - Helen Graham House Camden (020) 7837 3420
YWCA ¥ Islington Islington (020) 7837 3420
YWCA ¥ Park House Kensington & Chelsea (020) 7373 2851
YWCA ¥ Putney Wandsworth (020) 8789 3248
YWCA ¥ Watford Hertfordshire 01923 247 714

Foyers

Centrepoint - Camberwell Foyer Lambeth (020) 7501 9661
Centrepoint - Drury Lane Westminster (020) 7379 4244
Centrepoint - Salters City Foyer City of London (020) 7726 0991
Focus E15 Newham (020) 8227 1000
LookAhead - Gateway Southwark (020) 7928 1822

YMCA ¥ Ealing Ealing (020) 8579 6946
YMCA ¥ Romford Havering 01708 766 211
YMCA ¥ Wimbledon Merton (020) 8542 9055

Housing Schemes

Foyer Federation:

Housing Justice:

Homelessness Advice @ Crisis:



HomelessDirect:

Homeless Pages:

Hostels Online:

Housing Net:

National Homeless Alliance:

National Housing Federation Website:

Join the Homelessness Act (Shelter) discussion forum at:

Look Ahead Housing and Care:

Roof : Shelter's Housing Magazine:

Shelter ¥ Free Housing Advice Line: - 0808 800 4444

Support | Care Provision



308 Barking Road (formerly Turnaround) The Renewal Programme
Telephone: (020) 8221 3880

Fax: (020) 8536 1322 Out of Hours Contact No: 020 8522 0442
[Please contact direct for details of Winter Night Shelter provision in Newham]

Services: Hot Showers Clothes Store Laundry Hot Drink Advice on Health,
Housing, & Benefits Referrals Nursing, Footcare, & Optician Referrals Mental Health
Support Referrals Drugs Counselling Referrals Arts Workshops Referrals

NoÕs: 25 & 86

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Stratford Station (DLR)

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The Renewal Programme 308 Barking Road Project - [formerly Turnaround]

London Borough of Newham ¥ Interim & temporary accommodation:

Aston-Mansfield on the subject of The Turnaround Project of the NCRP (now

known as the 308 Barking Road Project) Download [In Word .doc Format]:

London BoroughÕs of Newham ¥ Tower Hamlets ¥ Barking & Dagenham ¥ Hackney ¥
Waltham Forest ¥ Havering & City of London Ð Homelessness Strategy:

LBN Supporting People 5-Year Strategy Plan Download [In Acrobat .pdf

Format]:

Tower Hamlets Homelessness Strategy 2003-2008 Download [In Word .doc

Format]:

City of London Homelessness Strategy 2003-2006 Download [In Acrobat .pdf

Format]:

Barking & Dagenham Homelessness Strategy Download [In Acrobat .

pdf Format]:

Hackney Homelessness Strategy Download [In Acrobat .pdf Format]:



Waltham Forest Supporting People Strategy, 2005-2010 Download [In Acrobat .

pdf Format]:

Havering Supporting People 5-Year Strategy 2005-2010 Download [In Acrobat .pdf

Format]:

Winter Season Night Shelter LB Waltham Forest

[NOTE: This shelter may also be able to direct people to other East London sources through
historical networks]
CHURCHES NIGHT SHELTER ~ W.F.C.N.S. - LIMITED

[Winter Season Night Shelter]

SUNDAY United Free Church, Fairlop Road / Wallwood Road, Leytonstone - By Allum
Medical Centre.

MONDAY Elim Church - Hainault Road / Fairlop Road, Leytonstone - By the Traffic Lights.

TUESDAY Wood Street United Reform Church - Marlowe Road, Walthamstow.

WEDNESDAY Central Baptist Church - Orford Road, Walthamstow.

THURSDAY Grange Park U.R.C. - using:- Truro Road Community Centre. Truro Road,
Walthamstow - off the High Street at Thomas Cook into Erskin Road then into Elden Road /
Truro Road, on the corner.

FRIDAY The Salvation Army Centre. Forest Road, Walthamstow.

SATURDAY Methodist Church. Leytonstone High Road, Leytonstone.

To the Rough Sleeper we provide Shelter, a Bed, Breakfast and an Evening Meal, from 8.00 p.
m. to 8.00 am Last Admission 10.00 pm. Note Advocacy and other support services available
from 8.00 pm to 10.00 pm. Service Users should not arrive before 7.45 pm as they will not be
admitted till 8.00 pm) Note only those with no accommodation will be admitted to the shelter.
Please do not bring weapons. alcohol or drugs to the shelter as we will not be storing these


items over night. Thank you!

NIGHT EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 0795 749 3326

e.g. E1 3LH

Use the above to locate Nightshelters listed by postcode, where address(es) known

Useful Contacts/Links

ABC Tales.

Addaction - UKÕs Drug & Alcohol Agency*:

Avert Ð International Aids HelpLines:

Annual ÔHomeless SundayÕ:

**Alcoholics Anonymous:



Alcohol Counselling & Prevention Services*

Alone In London Service:

American Church The Soup Kitchen:

Action on Hepatitis C*:

Alcohol Concern*:

Alexander Clinic*:

ASLAN All Souls Local Action Network Operates outreach work with people who are
homeless in Central London through their weekly tea runs, social evenings at All Souls
Clubhouse and a mentoring scheme. They also staff The Passage day centre on Saturdays.

Association of Nurses in Substance Abuse - ANSA*:



Big News:

British Quality Foundation:

Broadway Provides a range of services from street to home for vulnerable individuals when
they need it. They work with and encourage other agencies that support homeless people to
push forward the barriers of good practice.

Benzodiazepine Addiction*:

Broadway:

Cannabis Help*:

Centrepoint:

CHAS Central London Their mission is to prevent homelessness and to alleviate poor
housing and the misery of debt. They do this by both direct action and education.

Chelmsford CHESS Night Shelter:

Child Poverty Action Group:



**City Road Crisis Intervention:

Community Foundation Network:

Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal:

CRASH The construction and property industry charity for the homeless:

Crisis:

DASL Drug & Alcohol Service for London*:

DrugScope*:

Detox 5*:

Drink and Drugs.net*:



Drug Consultancy Services (DCS)*:

Emmaus UK:

Family Matters (London) Limited:

Field Lane Foundation A Christian charity that is committed to providing innovative
accommodation and day-centre support services for families who are homeless, for older people
and people with disabilities.

Grand Central Neighborhood:

Health Education Council:

London Bereavement Network:

London Mobile Christmas Service:

MIND

National Drugs Help Line*:

Former Newham Night Shelter Ð [1993-2004]:


Reed Co UK Jobs for People affected by Homelessness

Release*:

Resource Information Centre:

Rough Sleepers Team Department for Communities & Local Government Homelessness
Directorate

Samaritans:

Your Move Next:

StreetSmart:

The Big Issue:

The Connection at St Martins:



The National Campaign for Homeless People Limited:

The Simon Community:

The St Mungo Community Trust:

The Manna Society Central Office
6 Melior Street, London. SE1 3QP

Telefax: 020 7357 9363

Campaign Desk
6 Melior Street, London. SE1 3QP

Tel: 020 7403 0441

Manna Day Centre, 6 Melior Street, London. SE1 3QP

Tel: 020 7403 1931
Fax: 0870 7051643

Migrant Domestic Workers Project
6 Melior Street, LONDON BRIDGE, London. SE1 3QP

Tel: 020 7386 5162



Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday - 9.30 am - 1.30 pm
Saturday - 9.30 am - 1.30 pm
Sunday - 9.30 am - 2.00 pm

Care and Health

CRASH:

DrinkAware

Empty Homes Agency:

FEANTSA Website:

Greater London Authority [GLA] - Homelessness:

Homeless International:

International Homeless & Homelessness Forums:

In-Volve Network Drugs Advice Project*



Jesuit Refugee Service An international Catholic non-governmental organisation, at work in
over 50 countries, with a mission to accompany, serve and defend the rights of refugees and
forcibly displaced people.

JustGiving.org Homeless:

Jamie' s Big Voice A voice battling for homeless people

KCA Links to Drug Agencies & Associated Matters*

London Advice Services Alliance:

London Street Rescue Website:

NCVO Website:

Newham YAP [Young Awareness Programme]:

Newham Drug Referral Agencies:

Nightstop UK:



Open.gov.uk:

Providence Row Since 1860 Providence Row's mission has been to help those in poverty and
distress. Situated near the City of London we strive to improve the lives of some of the most
impoverished people in our society. Despite its proximity to the City, Tower Hamlets is one of the
poorest areas in the UK.

Rightsnet:

Shelternet ShelterLine is the free advice line / internet site for people at risk of homelessness.

Social Exclusion Unit*:

St Mungo's Website:

Sociology at University of Surrey:

The Connection at St Martin's Helping homeless people 7 days a week in our day centres, on
the street, in hostels and in the community.

The Cambridge Two:

The Cardinal Hume Centre provides a complete service offering
accommodation, counselling, education, careers advice and resettlement into new homes and
aims to give vulnerable people the chance to break the cycle of homelessness and transform
their lives.

The Charities Information Bureau:



The Core Trust:

The New Economics Foundation:

Training for Life:

UK Parliament Website:

UNLEASH Church Action on Homelessness in London:
Unleash

We Prevent*:

Welfare Benefits Information:

CHAIN - "Central Homeless Access Information Network"

The Whitechapel Mission has been caring for the
homeless and poor of London regardless of race or religion, in their struggle against hunger,
poverty, disease, prejudice and exclusion since 1876. Services include a daycentre and
education centre for homeless people, with many opportunities for volunteers.



Homeless Persons Unit (HPU):

Homeless Persons Units deal with priority homeless people. People whom the
law considers priority homeless include pregnant women, people with dependant children,
people aged over 60 years, or those in some way physically or mentally vulnerable. As much
information as possible needs to be provided. Prior contact with the local HPU can be made to
ascertain what documents need to be taken before attending. Documents needed will include
proof of identity, (e.g. Passport, Birth Certificate), current Tenancy Agreement

and Notice to Quit, (if person is in accommodation). Any day, or advice centre will
help. Bed & Breakfast or a hostel place may be offered until a more permanent solution can be
found. If not considered priority homeless the HPU should provide a list of hostels and private
accommodation in the area.

* Crime Charities:

These are crime-prevention charities involved in crime reduction in communities.

They range from Alcohol & Drug support and referral bodies, plus groups that deal with people
at risk of, or who are social excluded, to other well known organisations such as Victim
Support, and Crime Stoppers. They face a funding and image conundrum, historically relying
heavily on statutory funding, and with crime reduction at the top of the Governments agenda,
these organisations need to be recognised as charities making available anti-crime provisions
in communities and making an invaluable contribution to society as a whole, and reduction the
high cost on the criminal justice system in purely dealing with people involved in ant-social
behaviour by draconian methods and imprisonment which time has shown does not cure
the problem in some ways is a short-term measure, temporarily taking the problem(s) out of
society but long term has the potential to perpetuate the underlining issues.



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Gordon Owen was involved with a number of soup run projects around London during the
70's, 80's, 90's & Millennium + with Crisis Christmas/Advice Service/Extension Shelter; and
previously was pro-actively involved with the Parish of East Ham Night Shelter at St Bart's
Church & Centre, & Newham Night Shelters, London for over 10 years and Senior
Co-Ordinator for a significant amount of this time.

The Night Shelter was part of a cluster of ecumenical venues which collectively formed the
Newham Night Shelter, operating during the winter season annually (November to March). A
review is currently striving towards looking at a future Night Shelter provision in the Borough.



Year-on-Year Strategy Plan

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. Teacher, he

asked, what must I do to inherit eternal life?

What is written in the Law? he replied. How do you read it?

He answered: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all
your strength and with all your mind; and, Love your neighbour as yourself.

You have answered correctly, Jesus replied. Do this and you will live.

But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

In reply Jesus said: A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the
hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half
dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he
passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him,
passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he travelled, came where the man was;
and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds,



pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took
care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. Look
after him, he said, and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may
have.

Which of these three do you think was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of
robbers?

The expert in the law replied, The one who had mercy on him.

Jesus told him, Go and do likewise.

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Donations Produce Goods Night Shelters:

Enquiries are annually received about produce and goods that come to hand

each winter for homeless, especially through such sources as ÒHarvest FestivalÓ
via Churches. Such goods are always valued and welcomed by groups who

provide for homeless/rough sleepers.

We have received enquiries about this yet again. We can positively direct sources to
locations where goods/food can be directed for the homeless during the winter season. To
give an indication of the type of things generally needed a list is given below for guidance:-

Food: Non-perishable foods & Items, e.g. tins of vegetables, carrots, soups, fruit, potatoes;
custard; rice pudding; sugar; tea; coffee; powder milk.



A word about certain tin foods: Such is the generosity of people night shelters find
themselves with far too many tins of certain items surplus at the end of each season, i.e.
Baked Beans, and tin Tomatoes. Equally, the same applies to the sheer volume of clothing,
(with storage limitation), except for the type of items indicated below. Whilst reluctant to say
please exclude these items for want of suddenly Ônone arrivingÕ, please help by reducing
contributions of large quantities of these items.

Fresh foods & Items, e.g. Ready pealed/baked/coquettes potatoes; chicken, (or other easy to
cook meats); peas, mixed vegetables; cereals; apple & other deserts; sources; custard
powder; sugar; washing-up liquid; food surface cleaning liquid; J-cloths; ÔlongÕ matches;
long lighting tapers; large tin foil; freezer bags.

Goods: Trousers/jeans, dresses/tops for women; warm ladies & gents coats/jackets; ladies &
gents pants; socks; soap; tooth brushes; tooth paste; disposable razors; shaving cream; tea-
towels; washing towels; face flannels; toiletries generally; disposable cups, plates & cutlery;
ladies & gents coats; first-aid items. Blankets & toilet rolls are also needed. THANK
YOU!

Saint Giles Patron Saint of the Homeless

(Also known as Aegidus; Egidio Memorial)

Profile: Born a wealthy noble. When his parents died, he used his fortune to help the poor.
Miracle worker. To avoid followers and adulation, he left Greece c.683 for France where he
lived as a hermit in a cave in the diocese of Nimes, a cave whose mouth was guarded by a
thick thorn bush, and a lifestyle so impoverished that, legend says, God sent a hind to him to
nourish him with her milk.

One day after he had lived there for several years in meditation, a royal hunting party chased
the hind into Giles' cave. One hunter shot an arrow into the thorn bush, hoping to hit the
deer, but hit Giles in the leg instead, crippling him. The king sent doctors to care for saint's
wound, and though Giles begged to be left alone, the king came often to see him.

From this his fame as sage and miracle worker spread, and would-be followers gathered
near the cave. The French king, because of his admiration, built the monastery of Saint
Gilles du Gard for these followers, and Giles became its first abbot, establishing his own


discipline there. A small town grew up around the monastery. Upon Giles' death, his grave
became a shrine and place of pilgrimage; the monastery later became a Benedictine house.

The combination of the town, monastery, shrine and pilgrims led to many handicapped
beggars hoping for alms; this and Giles' insistence that he wished to live outside the walls of
the city, and his own damaged leg, led to his patronage of beggars, and to cripples since
begging was the only source of income for many. Hospitals and safe houses for the poor,
crippled, and leprous were constructed in England and Scotland, and were built so cripples
could reach them easily. On their passage to Tyburn for execution, convicts were allowed to
stop at Saint Giles Hospital where they were presented with a bowl of ale called Saint Giles'
Bowl, thereof to drink at their pleasure, as their last refreshing in this life. Once in Scotland
during the seventeenth century his relics were stolen from a church and a great riot occurred.

In Spain, shepherds consider Giles the protector of rams. It was formerly the custom to wash
the rams and colour their wool a bright shade on Giles feast day, tie lighted candles to their
horns, and bring the animals down the mountain paths to the chapels and churches to have
them blessed. Among the Basques, the shepherds come down from the Pyrenees on 1st
September, attired in full costume, sheepskin coats, staves, and crooks, to attend Mass with
their best rams, an event that marks the beginning of autumn festivals, marked by
processions and dancing in the fields. One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Born at Athens,
Greece Died c.710-724 in France

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