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St Helens YMCA is a Registered Social Landlord and provides hostel accomodation for single, unemployed homeless people between the ages of 18-55 years.   This twenty-four hour supported accommodation is offered on a Licence Basis.

Entry into the Hostel is via a face-to-face application and interview including a risk assessment and references from outside agencies.  A support plan is agreed once accommodation is offered.

Each resident has the exclusive use of a single furnished bedroom, which is cleaned daily (except on Sundays and Bank holidays), are regularly maintained, decorated and have bed linen provided and changed weekly.  Meals are arranged on a half board basis.

Facilities available to hostel residents include a communal lounge with television, laundry equipment, snack and beverage vending machines, a payphone and a full range of activities that link into the main program of events.

Room checks are undertaken on a regular basis and this forms part of the Licence Agreement.

The funding for this accommodation is currently via residents personal payments, Housing Benefit and Supporting People Grant.

 

 
 
 
All clients have access to the Health and Homeless team services who run a 2 hour surgery on the premises every week.
 
Housing Officers and Support Workers work closely with the external support agencies that have contact with our clients to ensure as far as possible a holistic approach to clients support needs.
 
The clients are limited to a maximum stay of 2 years with the flexibility to move-on to our next stage of accommodation if required. Throughout a client’s stay they are encouraged to prepare for a move to independent living and are supported in bidding for properties under the Under-one-Roof scheme.
 
Each client is encouraged to join our Foyer Project which offers the opportunity to break out of the cycle of no-skills, no job, no home vicious circle. The Foyer project offers many educational and training opportunities, contact with a wide range of support services in the community. The Foyer Project also organises many Health and Wellbeing presentations.