SPARE A THOUGHT FOR THOSE SLEEPING ROUGH

With all this very cold weather we have been having it may be worth thing about those with no where to sleep.

The Birmingham City Council has have long standing arrangements with the Salvation Army for sleeping provision for rough sleepers in cold weather. Our homeless outreach team, the Police, and the ambulance service, all know of the scheme and make sure nobody sleeps out in these conditions.

If you are aware of any one in this unfortunate situation the numbers below may be of help.

Please contact the Street Intervention Team - 0845 60 20 533 (10.00am to 6.00pm only)

The following organisations offer round-the-clock services.

·         Birmingham City Council Careline - 0121 303 2296 (5.00pm-8.00am and all day weekends)

·         Samaritans - 08457 90 90 90

·         National Missing Persons Helpline - 0500 700 700

·         Message Home - 0800 700 740

·         St. Basils Helpline - 0800 056 4034 (men) and 0800 068 7499 (women)

·         Domestic Violence Helpline (national) 0808 200 0247

·         Birmingham Women's Aid Domestic Violence Helpline 0121 685 8550

 Salvation Army

Referral agencies

Accept self referrals and referrals from any agency.

Referral procedure

Call Homeless Single Point of Access on 0345 602 0540 or call the centre directly.

Waiting list

No waiting list.

Vacancies

Daily/weekly.

Length of stay

Minimum	1 night
Maximum	3 months
Average	1 month

In addition the Council are also distributing winter warmth packs and supporting the Church Winter Night Shelter, which is offering additional provision during the winter months.