Homeless Survival Guide
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2019 Homeless Survival Guide South Yorkshire A first port of call for anyone who is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in South Yorkshire. Contents Sheffield Helplines .......................................................................... 9 Council ........................................................................... 11 Accommodation ............................................................ 12 Supported Housing .............................................. 12 Housing Charities ................................................. 13 Young People ........................................................ 14 Women Only ......................................................... 16 Men Only ............................................................... 17 Day Centres ................................................................... 18 Sleeping Rough ............................................................. 21 Extreme Weather ........................................................... 21 Food ............................................................................... 22 Refugees & Asylum Seekers .......................................... 32 Women’s Support .......................................................... 35 Health ............................................................................ 38 Emergency ............................................................ 38 Non-Emergency .................................................... 39 Dental .................................................................... 39 Domestic Abuse ................................................... 40 Mental Health ....................................................... 41 Addiction ............................................................... 43 Employment And Training ........................................... 47 Toilets ............................................................................ 49 Libraries ......................................................................... 50 Charity Shops ................................................................ 52 1 Seasonal ........................................................................ 54 Animal Welfare .............................................................. 55 Advice............................................................................. 55 Barnsley Helplines ........................................................................ 57 Council ........................................................................... 57 Accommodation ............................................................ 58 Barnsley Homeless Alliance ................................. 58 Young People ........................................................ 59 Day Centres ................................................................... 60 Sleeping Rough ............................................................. 61 Food ............................................................................... 61 Refugees & Asylum Seekers .......................................... 65 Women’s Support .......................................................... 68 Health ............................................................................ 69 Doctors .................................................................. 69 Family Planning and Emergency Contraception 71 Dental .................................................................... 71 Mental Health ....................................................... 72 Addiction ............................................................... 76 Toilets ............................................................................ 78 Libraries ......................................................................... 79 Charity Shops ................................................................ 80 Advice............................................................................. 81 2 Contents Doncaster Helplines ........................................................................ 83 Accommodation ............................................................ 85 Supported Housing .............................................. 85 Young People ........................................................ 88 Domestic Abuse .................................................... 89 Food ............................................................................... 90 Refugees & Asylum Seekers .......................................... 93 Women’s Support .......................................................... 94 Women’s Support .......................................................... 95 Health ............................................................................ 96 Accident & Emergency .......................................... 96 Non - Emergency .................................................. 96 Family Planning And Emergency Contraception 97 Mental Health ....................................................... 97 Dental .................................................................... 97 Addiction ............................................................... 98 Seasonal ...................................................................... 101 Libraries ....................................................................... 101 Charity Shops .............................................................. 102 Employment And Training ......................................... 108 Animal Welfare ............................................................ 111 3 Rotherham Accommodation .......................................................... 113 Council ................................................................ 113 Supported Housing ............................................ 114 Young People ...................................................... 115 Women Only ....................................................... 117 Men Only ............................................................. 117 Domestic Abuse .................................................. 117 Day Centres ................................................................. 118 Food ............................................................................. 119 Refugees & Asylum Seekers ........................................ 121 Women’s Support ........................................................ 123 Health .......................................................................... 126 Accident And Emergency ................................... 126 Non - Emergency ................................................ 126 Dental .................................................................. 127 Family Planning And Emergency Contraception 128 Mental Health ..................................................... 130 Toilets .......................................................................... 132 Libraries ....................................................................... 134 Seasonal ...................................................................... 136 Charity Shops .............................................................. 136 Advice........................................................................... 141 Employment And Training ......................................... 142 Animal Welfare ............................................................ 142 4 Contents Extra Drug Misuse Harm Reduction ..................................... 143 Injecting .............................................................. 143 Overdose ............................................................. 144 Naloxone ............................................................. 144 Introduction This Survival Guide is designed as a first port of call for anyone who is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in South Yorkshire. It provides information on finding accommodation, food, health, other support and amenities in the Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham areas. We have tried to create a comprehensive guide to all homeless services available in the area and give you contact details to get the support you need. The guide includes many types of organisation, some of which you can attend as a drop-in without an appointment, some require an appointment and some you may only access with a referral from an agency such as Citizens’ Advice or health care professionals. If you have questions regarding any of the services, then use the contact details provided in this guide to seek answers and advice. If you contact a service in this guide and they are unable to help you in the first instance, then it is likely that they will re-direct you to somewhere that can. 5 Introduction The information in this Survival Guide was correct at the time of writing, however it can become out of date quickly. We intend to counter this by updating and amending the guide, when resources become available in the future, therefore please contact us with feedback and inconsistencies. This should be for the attention of: South Yorkshire Community Foundation Riverside Works, Jessops Riverside 800 Brightside Lane Sheffield S9 2RX Tel: 0114 242 4857 E-mail: [email protected] 6 Finding Somewhere to Live You can use the accommodation sections of the Survival Guide to find services to help with your housing and accommodation needs. Whether you need to find somewhere to shelter from the cold as a rough sleeper, find somewhere to live short or long-term, move to a more suitable home or get advice to resolve housing disputes; you can find the people to contact here.