Homelessness, Accommodation & Housing Advice
This Gives Links to all supported Housing and Night Shelters organisations. Homelessness Charity Websites, which can give you knowledge into what you are entitled to! Housing Advice websites which include housing & Council Tax Benefits.
Guildford Borough Council Housing
(http://www.guildford.gov.uk/GuildfordWeb/Housing/)
The councils main website which gives guidance on those who are homeless or in danger of losing their accommodation.
Surrey Police Website
(http://www.surrey.police.uk/)
Local Guildford Police Station Telephone Number: 01483
Shelters Official Website
(http://www.england.shelter.org.uk)
National Charity which deals wholely with all issues of homelessness.
Crisis Official Website
(http://www.crisis.org.uk)
National Charity which runs night shelters for the homeless at Christmas time. Site contains alot of information on statistics about the 'Hidden' Homeless.
Housing Justice
(http://www.justhousing.org.uk/index.htm)
Christian Housing Charity
Groundswell
(http://www.groundswell.org.uk)
Groundswell is the leading user involvement and self help organisation working in the field of homelessness in the UK. We believe homeless people are not the problem they must be part of the solution.
Night Stop
(http://www.guildfordymca.org.uk/emergency_accommodation.htm)
Guildford Nightstop provides short term emergency accommodation for vulnerable single homeless 16-19 year olds in the homes of approved volunteer hosts, while longer term options are put into place. Telephone: 01483 532555 ext 527 or 07887 845741
Mulberry House, Guildford
(http://www.waverley.gov.uk/housingneeds/emerg_accomm.asp)
Tel: 01483 577375 (Phone for an application from before you turn up), A hostel for vulnerable women aged 16 to 35 years old.Self-catering. 15 single rooms with shared facilities. Maximum stay 2 years. You can stay until you are seven months pregnant. Self-referral is possible, but a connection with the Guildford Borough Council area will help.
St Christophers-Number Five Night Shelte
(http://www.stchris.org.uk)
This charity have taken over the management of the number Five Night Shelter (5 York Road,GU1) which is a night hostel (Telephone: 01483 303646) in the centre of Guildford alongside the HOST team which is the homelessness outreach support team (was GBC).
The York Road Project (Woking Shelter)
(http://www.windowonwoking.org.uk/sites/yrp)
The York Road Project is a registered charity which runs a direct access hostel for single homeless people in the Woking and surrounding area. Open 6pm to 8am daily Café open Monday to Thursday 11am to 2pm Services 11 beds in 5 single and 2 twin bedded rooms. Contact Project Manager Monday to Friday between 12(midday) and 6pm or daily between 6pm and 9pm Tel 01483 728739.
Crawley Open House (Riverside House)
(http://www.woking.gov.uk/council/housing/homelessness/hostels?go=all)
Telephone: 01293 447702, Night shelter for short term with aim to move on to further accommodation
Emmaus House, Aldershot
(http://www.emmaus.co.uk/pages/accommodation/emergency.htm)
Telephone: 01252 329825, 11 beds for 16-25 yr olds for 13 week placements.
Leatherhead Night Hostel
(http://parish.ashtead.org/east03/pit.htm)
Telephone: 01372 363003 (11am-4pm), 01372 376508 (6pm-11pm), Night shelter for 8 men, 4 women for approx 6 weeks. Part of Pitstop Drop in centre.
Pitstop Drop-in Centre
(http://parish.ashtead.org/east03/pit.htm)
Christian Community which runs a drop-in centre for those in need Monday-Friday 11am – 4pm and first Sunday of the month. Telephone: Leatherhead 363003
Guildford YMCA
(http://www.guildfordymca.org.uk)
Largest provider of supported housing nationaly. The Guildford YMCA is based on Bridge street. Telephone Number: 01483 532555.
English Churches Housing Group
(http://www.echg.org)
This registered Social Landlord runs Vaughn House on Chertsey Street, which is a 47 mixed hostel. It does accept self referrals Tel: 01483 504704.
Stonham
(http://www.stonham.org.uk)
This charity runs an all male hostel (Cyrenians) within Guildford with capacity of 12. Need link to Guildford (No self referrals). Telephone 01483 560762
