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www.thepavement.org.uk The Editor Issue 7 (Scotland) / May 2009 Published by The Pavement Scotland Should you give your name? PO Box 29332 Glasgow This month we’ve a lead story (page 5) that questions the closeness of the G20 2BE relationship between some outreach teams and the police, particularly how Registered Charity Number 1110656 this could affect the way readers perceive outreach workers. Although it E-mail: [email protected] focuses on examples down in London, this trend is UK-wide, and one readers Editor-in-Chief should be aware of. Richard Burdett This issue also marks a drive to expand and improve our directory of services, The Other List, both in these pages and online. Our website is being Scotland Editor rebuilt to include easier access to the directory and a news archive. Karen Chung Also this issue we’re repeating some of Nurse Flo’s advice. Because it was important, we’re going back to her column on what to do with needlestick Web Editor injuries – but as a poster (pages 24 - 25). She gave advice on the dangers Val Stevenson of needles, whether you use or not, and we hope the poster will drive the News Editor message home. Catherine Neilan Karen Chung Reporters Scotland Editor Imran Ali, Nathan Bleaken, [email protected] Mike Edmondstone, Rebecca Evans, Ania Golinska, Noelia Martinez, Pauline McColgan, Jim O’Reilly, Naomi Contents Osinnowo, Amanda Palmer, Eugenia Cabaleiro Pereiro, Simone Richardson, Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore, Carinya Cover Sharples, Giedre Steikunaite, Carlo Svaluto Moreolo, Katy Taylor, Rebecca Questioning the closer links between police and outreach workers Wearn – See the story page 5.
Photographers Centre spread Rufus Exton, Jenny Hägglöv Benjamin, Katie Hyams, Hugh O’Malley Get on the housing ladder with an £850 home – a low cost home Contributors from Canada. See the story page 14. Agnes, Flo, Evelyn Weir Photography by Christian Blyt © 2008
Cartoonists News Pages Nick Baker, Neil Bennett, Cluff, Pete Dredge, Kathryn Lamb, Ed McLachlan, Blurring the line 4–5 Ken Pyne, Steve Way, Mike Williams Olympic clean up 6 Printed by Scottish news 7–9 Evon Print Ltd, United Kingdom News-in-brief 10–17
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“If clients aren’t cooperative, we need help from the police to get their ID” Photography by Rufus Exton © 2009 © Exton Rufus by Photography The Pavement, May 2009 / 5 Blurring the line When the police visit you is it as enforcers of the law or outreach workers?
Outreach workers across the moved on from an area, they have away from the attentions of the Uk are receiving support from little choice to move to another”. authorities, the public and CCTV. local police officers, with the two Crucially, the extent to which This satisfies demands from groups working in tandem in many police could use their powers to residents’ associations, who often boroughs and leading one industry forcibly extract information or want to see the visible evidence of insider to talk of the police being to give ASBOs to uncooperative homelessness removed from their “embedded” with homeless groups. street sleepers also seems unclear. neighbourhoods, but allows for little After discovering that outreach The most straightforward of the potentially long-term support teams in west London’s Fulham reason for outreach workers that outreach teams could be giving and Hammersmith area were needing police assistance is to rough sleepers, aiming to help being assisted by a constable protection, says Hai-Anh Hoang even the long-term rough sleepers and a community support officer, of the St Mungo’s BBS [Building into permanent accommodation. The Pavement has discovered Based Service} team. “We work To get a sense of local council a wider trend of co-operation alongside the police most of the attitudes to rough sleepers, The that stretches across London. time,” she explains. “It’s necessary Pavement called Camden Council, The START outreach team in for the police to be there if clients posing as a new resident in the Southwark, St Mungo’s in West- are abusive or hard to control.” King’s Cross area who was con- minster and the company Crime But Ms Hoang concedes that cerned about rough sleepers near Reduction Initiatives (CRI), which the presence of police officers can their home. The council’s informa- operates outreach in several bor- make people unwilling to give out tion service said to ring the police oughs, all regularly work alongside personal information. “We try not to directly, saying: “there’s nothing the police in their outreach work. let clients know how closely we work else the Council can do apart from Although the level of police with the police,” she admits. “[But] if get police to move them on.” Even involvement varies, they appear, clients aren’t cooperative, we need when asked about the possibility in some cases, to be working with help from the police to get their ID.” of contacting an outreach service outreach teams in all their dealings A recent letter from Sergeant or a charity, The Pavement was with rough sleepers living on the Dave Wiggins of north London’s told contacting the police was streets. The relationship is not Islington police to a member of “the best and quickest option”. confined to the policy meetings a resident’s association website, Perhaps the most important organised by local authorities, kingscrossenvironment.com, factor motivating this level of where police and outreach organi- reveals more about the objectives heightened cooperation between sations have worked together in behind this co-operation. Respond- outreach services and the police the past, but has been extended ing to a resident’s complaint is increased demands made on to much of the day-to-day work about rough sleeping and street outreach programmes and local done at street level. There are now drinkers in the King’s Cross area, authorities to meet government fears that such a strong level of the sergeant writes that the targets on cutting homeless- police involvement with outreach reason for the increase in street ness. Continued funding for teams could put undue strain on drinking in the area is, “because certain outreach programmes will relationships between outreach Camden Police’s Kings Cross SNT depend on decreasing numbers workers and the homeless. [Safer Neighbourhood Team] of homeless people leading up to In 2008, Homeless Link pub- have been working intensively on the London Olympics in 2012. lished a handbook called Working their side of King’s Cross, pushing In this context, it is pos- Constructively with Enforcement, the beggars, street drinkers etc sible that necessity could force on how the police should work with into our part of Kings Cross.” outreach services to be further outreach. It describes enforce- In this scenario, outreach subsumed into police work, and the ment as “a high risk strategy”, workers, the police and the council aspect of outreach that provides and warns against police action all focus their efforts on one place care and support will be lost. leading to “geographical displace- at a time, with the result that rough ment – where rough sleepers are sleepers are forced into new areas, Jim O’Reilly 6 / The Pavement, May 2009 Olympic clean up How will Canada’s homeless cope with the 2010 Winter Olympics
In the run-up to next year’s evictions. This ‘Olympic effect’ has segregated cities in America – saw Winter Olympic Games, Van- been witnessed across the world. many homeless people arrested couver’s authorities have con- “There is currently a multifac- and locked up without trial until firmed that homeless people eted crisis in housing supply, partic- the games were over, with 9,000 living within the Olympic zones ularly of affordable social housing. being arrested in the year before will be removed by police, and This has arisen from decades of the the games. Police issued “quality of arrested if they refuse to leave. privatisation of the existing social life ordinances” which criminalised But despite this harsh approach, housing stock combined with gross people who begged or slept rough. officers insist the homeless will be under-funding of new building,” Around 30,000 mainly African- given space in shelters or help to go says Martin Slavin, of the Olympic American families were also evicted wherever they want. “The City of watch group Games Monitor. “Into from their homes, as developers Vancouver and Vancouver police this crisis comes the Olympic games demolished large housing projects. will work with homeless people ‘gentrification’ effect to com- In Sydney in 2000, there was either to help them find shelter or pound the crisis at the poor end.” much less persecution of the poor – if they don’t wish to be sheltered As far back as 1988 in Seoul, but there were still mass evictions – to help them relocate,” says police more than two million people from boarding houses and rented chief Steve Sweeney. “Those who were driven from their homes to homes; and in 2004 in Athens, refuse to move, may be arrested.” make way for the Olympics. In the the Olympics were used as an It is estimated that more South Korean capital, more than excuse to evict 2,700 Roma, even than 1,200 people are sleeping 720,000 people were thrown out from places where no Olympic on the streets of the city, the of their homes as 48,000 build- developments were planned. largest in western Canada. ings were destroyed. Tenants In Beijing last year, 1.5 million In recent months, police were evicted without notice and people were displaced for the have been accused of giving left to freeze on the streets; some games. Like the people of Seoul, tickets to homeless people survived by digging caves by they have been threatened and more frequently for petty motorway embankments. Home- beaten if they resisted. Housing offences such as jaywalking. less people, those with mental activists were imprisoned and But Detective Constable health problems, alcoholics and beggars, hawkers and vagrants Sweeney says police will not be beggars were rounded up and were rounded up and sentenced getting any extra powers, and put into prison camps, and those to “re-education” through labour. that there were no plans to sweep who tried to resist were beaten In London, the mayor Boris Vancouver’s streets of marginalised by thugs and imprisoned. Johnson has stood by an ambitious people. “We will not be engaging Four years later in Barcelona, pledge made by his predecessor Ken in any kind of social cleansing,” the Spanish government used Livingstone to reduce rough-sleep- he says, referring to the brutal the Olympics as an opportunity ing in the capital to zero by 2012. treatment of people before the to ‘cleanse’ the city of beggars, Although we are still three years games in previous host cities. prostitutes, Roma communities, away from the games, councils are The Olympic Games have a hawkers and street sellers. Around under pressure to meet govern- long legacy of land grabs and 400 poor and homeless people were ment targets and likewise police evictions of the poor, mentally ill, subjected to “control and supervi- forces are also under pressure to beggars and homeless, in order sion.” Furthermore, house prices get rough sleepers off the streets. to present a sanitary facade for around Olympic zones rose by 240 Operation Poncho, the controversial visitors during the games. A 2007 per cent between 1988 and 1992; practice of “wetting down” is still study by the Centre on Housing as a consequence, an estimated running in the City of London by Rights and Evictions found that in 59,000 people were driven out of the City of London Corporation, every city it examined, the Olympic the city because of rising house in partnership with the police and Games had become – accidentally prices caused by the Olympics. homelessness charity Broadway. or deliberately – a catalyst for Similarly, the 1996 games mass impoverishment and forced in Atlanta – one of the most Rebecca Evans The Pavement, May 2009 / 7 Scottish news All the homeless news from across Scotland
ness of the centre and homeless- less event is part of the programme Pedalling for the ness in general. A keen cyclist, he of events that celebrate the wanted to offer a day that the centre’s centenary year. For more Homeless whole family, regardless of age information on Lodging House or cycling ability, could take part Mission, Centenary Celebra- The highlight of Glasgow’s in and enjoy. Service users are tions and the cycling event, visit Bike Week will take place on also encouraged to take part and www.lhmglasgow.org.uk Saturday 20th June with the 6th include cycling as part of a healthy annual Pedaling for the Home- lifestyle. Many take the opportunity Pauline McColgan less event, in aid of Lodging to train weekly, and also take part House Mission (pictured below). in the Pedal for Scotland event The event has raised £48,000 held annually in September. Service provision deal over the past five years to support Around 150 people each the work carried out by the day year take part in the 6km cycle falls through centre, based in the east end of starting in Kelvingrove Park, and Glasgow, which includes food ending in the SECC car park. Apart Cost-cutting of homeless services provision, help and advice from from the cyclists, there are many in Edinburgh are in disarray after support workers, and an educa- more who work behind the scenes council chiefs withdrew a series of tion and activities programme. such as local businesses and contract offers to charities at the The first event was set up in marshals along the cycle route, last minute. Support services for 2003 by a support worker with the to ensure the event is a success. 120 vulnerable adults across the aim of raising funds and aware- The 6th Pedaling for the Home- city, who are at risk of becoming 8 / The Pavement, May 2009 homeless, were expected to be transferred from Edinburgh Home “What is of real concern is what means you can only contract Link Partnership (EHLP) to charities is happening to both the staff the disease by getting infected SAMH and Streetwork this April, and homelessness service users blood into your bloodstream. but the deal fell through at the last affected by this. We can’t afford It can be passed on sexually minute. Elsewhere, other homeless- for these people to be left in the but only if blood is present. The ness services provided on behalf wilderness because of the council.” commonest route of infection is of the council have been put on Recently, rough sleeping in through the sharing of any inject- hold, with previous operators asked Edinburgh has fallen, and the ing equipment, needles, syringes, to continue them for the next six council has focused on a new spoons, filters, tourniquets, burners, months. The process was part of a early prevention initiative. The or through putting your equip- £14 million re-tendering of all coun- new approach by the council ment down on contaminated cil homeless support services, such is aimed at helping those in surfaces. This is because Hepatitis as emergency advice for people at risk of sleeping rough. danger of losing their homes. C is a tough virus which can live outside the body for some time Councillor Gordon Munro, the Noelia Martínez Castellanos - perhaps 24 hours, or even longer. city’s Labour housing spokesman, Other possible risky activi- said: “The situation is a mess – just ties include sharing toiletries, one week before the contract Hep C and homelessness such as razors, toothbrushes, hair was meant to be transferred and nail clippers; sharing other and nobody, either clients or the Rik Hodgson of the Scottish drug-taking kit such as crack staff, knew what was going on. Hepatitis C Resource Centre writes pipes and snorters, and through “The council told us they on Hep C for The Pavement unsterile or unlicensed body art. didn’t need to manage the If you have ever put yourself at handover process but it is now Hepatitis means inflamma- risk, particularly through sharing quite clear they did and the whole tion of the liver. Hepatitis C is a injecting equipment, then go episode raises serious questions viral form of this inflammation. and get tested. Hepatitis C is about the tendering process. It’s a blood borne virus, which often asymptomatic, so it’s not always obvious that you have it. However, the commonest symptoms are chronic tired- ness, memory and concentration issues, insomnia, night sweats and joint pains. Many people who have it don’t know about it. The good news is that Hepatitis C is is curable: 20 per cent clear the virus naturally without the need for treatment. It can also be treated, with treatment being between 40 – 90 per cent effective. Although treatment has a bad reputation on the streets, everyone reacts to the it differently and some people do not suffer side effects at all. There is lots of information out there on minimising the side effects of treatment, and you can speak to your consultant or nurse if you are experiencing side effects. 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is only a snapshot of one night in ment for Communities and Local Official counts “grossly a city that is awash with money, Government said: “Counts provide while some people are sleeping on an effective tool by which we can underestimate” figures bits of cardboard in doorways.” monitor and demonstrate progress The charity claimed this high in reducing rough sleeping levels. The number of people sleep- number of people slept rough “The count methodology has ing rough in England is being despite “sub-human” policies such always been robust as independ- “grossly underestimated” by the as Operation Poncho, which are ent evaluations have proved on government, with the real figure expected to become more vigorous numerous occasions, but our closer to 10 times that given in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. strategy will go further to make our in statistics, the Simon Com- Ms Nurse said: “Draconian tactics monitoring of rough sleepers even munity [London] has claimed. such as hosing people with water more comprehensive by introduc- Official figures say there are just to wake them up and make them ing in depth Street Needs Audits, 484 people on the streets across move on achieve nothing. And which will identify individuals, their the whole country, but the charity’s with the credit crunch, the number profile and time spent sleeping most recent research suggests the of rough sleepers is only going to rough, whether they have an active real number is “at least” 10 times increase because of repossessions. action plan and which is the lead this because of the government’s “There are not enough hostel agency responsible for them.” “flawed” head count system. spaces available as it is, and Official figures show that The group has long argued those that are, are mostly only by lenders seized 40,000 homes against the government’s method- referral. We need to have some last year, compared with 25,900 ology for counting rough sleepers, compassion. These are people, in the previous 12 months. as it includes only people who human beings who need to be are asleep and on the pavement: helped, not forced away.” Rebecca Evans those sitting in doorways, benches She added: “A lot of homeless or parks are ignored. Another people have complex, deep-rooted glitch in the compiling of official problems. It’s not as simple as Writer makes begging figures comes when councils that just telling them to get a job. But count up to 10 rough sleepers the government needs to get its “gimmick” sign on a street ignore their figures figures right in the first place.” and round them down to zero. Official figures were also blasted A bestselling writer in the US In London alone, a recent head last month by a Winchester-based has started a grassroots cam- count carried out by the charity housing group, which claimed paign to help people who beg in just eight of the capital’s 33 at least 50 people were sleep- benefit from President Obama’s boroughs found 212 homeless ing rough on the city’s streets. economic stimulus package. people bedded down for the night The last official head count In the streets of New York, Gay – almost half of the government’s for the historic Hampshire Talese is handing out panhandling figure for the whole country. city suggested there were just signs (pictured right) that read: Simon Community manager four homeless people, out of “Please support Pres. Obama’s Jo Nurse said: “The real homeless- a population of 40,000. Stimulus Plan. Begin right here… ness figure could be at least 10 Alan Weeks, of the local resi- at the bottom… Thank you.” times higher than the government dent’s association, told councillors In a recent interview with the claims. Their tools for measure- that the number was more than 10 New York Post, Mr Talese said: “The ment are ineffective, as many times this. “There are hidden away people at the bottom of the social homeless people are not physi- at least 50 rough sleepers who are register, they’re constantly in the cally asleep and on The Pavement. completely destitute and in many recession. This is a little gimmick They could be bedded down in car cases are depressed and in need that may help them earn a few parks, disused buildings or parks. of medical attention,” he said. more dollars.” He hit upon the “The head count we carry out A spokesman for the Depart- ‘gimmick’ one day as he walked The Pavement, May 2009 / 11
Eastern European hostel Europeans have polarised under the recession, as sterling falls opens in London in value and jobs dry up. Mr Barrett added that minor- A new hostel has opened in ity groups can often experience London specifically targeting prejudice when times are hard. “I Eastern Europeans – the first know from experience that any new centre of its kind in the UK. group to the streets – especially The Olallo Project in Euston when they arrive in relatively large opened last December with 12 numbers and displace existing beds. Now the centre has space groups – tends to have a knock- for more than 30 rough sleep- on effect,” he said. “Equally, with ers in eight apartments with the economy as a whole in dire self-contained kitchens, and is trouble, this is bound to affect the hoping to continue to grow. way our clients are being viewed.” The project has been denied Last month, Homeless Link government funding because it figures showed 25 per cent of targets migrants from the EU Acces- homeless people in London sion States, such as Poland and the are Eastern Europeans. Czech Republic, who have no access to the British benefit system until Rebecca Wearn they have worked and paid taxes past a man holding a sign that for two years. All of its £600,000 said “Homeless. Please Help’’. annual funding comes from the “I dropped a dollar into his church and private donations. US homeless given fiscal container, but at the same time As well as accommodation, thought that the sign might there is a training centre offer- boost benefit from updating – it needed ing employment programmes a touch of stimulus, that word and training workshops. Migrants US cities are to get roughly nine that dominates the headlines,” are helped to improve their times more federal funding than Mr Talese wrote in his blog. English and use computers. expected to fight homeless- He then wrote the phrase Development manager David ness from President Obama’s on a strip of laundry board. The Barratt was keen to point out economic stimulus package. panhandler promised to have it on that this was short-term, targeted From the $787bn package, display the following day. Later, Mr support. “We are not supporting $1.7bn is being specifically Talese printed the words in large people who choose to work on a targeted for homeless people. type and distributed copies to casual, untaxed or illegal basis, and The Emergency Shelter Grant panhandlers who approached him. our entire focus is on helping to programme is to get $1.5bn on “I took down the names prepare those who are capable of top of its normal funding. and phone numbers of many of employment and then helping them If the President’s $3.6 trillion my street clients. All said they to obtain it,” he said. “For those 2010 budget is passed, there will would display the signs I made who cannot work due to a lack of be more money for affordable and for them, and … I telephoned skills, motivation or other support subsidised housing, and to help a few to ask if the message had issues, we are offering reconnection homeless veterans and families. yet had any effect. Most said it services back to the home country.” The administration’s two-pronged was too early to tell. But all were It is part-funded by the Poor approach is to prevent homeless- hopeful,” wrote Mr Talese. Servants of the Mother of God ness, and to act swiftly to help One man told the writer that and the Hospitaller Brothers of people who have been hit by it. after reading the sign, passers- St John of God, and also by The Money will also go towards by stopped to discuss it with Passage, another church-run helping victims of domestic vio- him, and that he had made organisation, which was one of lence who are at risk of becoming $10–$20 more than usual. the first to raise the alarm on the homeless and homeless children. high number of A10 migrants Philip Mangano, executive direc- Giedre Steikunaite using London’s hostel system. tor of the US Interagency Council The problems facing Eastern on Homelessness, welcomed the 12 / The Pavement, May 2009
fiscal boost: “This stimulus package suitable temporary accommoda- A policy document released in is very expansive and inclusive tion for youngsters. However, in 2007 by the DCLG showed that for all Americans,” he said. 2006 the government announced between 2005 and 2006, as many The nation’s so-called Homeless- a new series of measures to tackle as 8,350 young people aged 16 and ness Czar said the stimulus was like youth homelessness, including 17, together with 18–20-year-old “manna from heaven”, because this a commitment to end the use of care-leavers, were “accepted as extra money comes on top of the B&B accommodation by 2010. being unintentionally homeless regular federal budget. On average, Homelessness minister Iain and in priority need specifically it is a 900 per cent increase on Wright said: “Young people at risk because of their age, and therefore funding. “They weren’t expecting of becoming homeless are some of owed a main homelessness duty”. these dollars,” said Mr Mangano. the most vulnerable in society, and But DCLG figures suggest the The number of long-term simply parking these young people trend is gradually improving. During homeless people in the States fell in bed and breakfast accommoda- the last quarter of 2008, 21 per by almost a third between 2005 tion without ensuring they have the cent fewer applicants – both adults and 2007; however, the number of skills or confidence for independent and youths – were accepted as homeless families has increased living just isn’t good enough.” owed a main homeless duty than by around 11 per cent since mid- But while the number of young- during the same period in 2007. 2008, and they now account for sters being placed in B&B accom- As of December 2008, 15 34 per cent of the total homeless modation is decreasing, the scale per cent fewer households than population. Shockingly, 42 per cent of the problem of homelessness the previous year were in tem- of the children in these families among youths is still significant. porary accommodation, which are under six. And a recent report from the National Centre on Family Homelessness estimated that one in 50 American children is homeless.
Val Stevenson and Giedre Steikunaite
40 per cent fewer young homeless in B&Bs
The number of young homeless people using bed and breakfasts as temporary accommodation fell by 40 per cent over the last year, according to new figures published by the Department for Communi- ties and Local Government. The statistics show that the number of 16- and 17-year-old youngsters living alone in B&Bs fell from 550 to 330 during 2008. The DCLG said the decrease was thanks to measures intro- duced by the government to tackle homelessness among young people, which include a supported lodgings scheme and improved access to family mediation. So far, local housing authori- “The cab driver Tracy Emin vomited on has just ties have used B&Bs to secure fetched half a million” The Pavement, May 2009 / 13
is the largest decrease since Workers Registration can happen to anyone. If people the figures peaked in 2004. engaged in open communication, Scheme to continue we could address these negative Carlo Svaluto Moreolo predispositions and effectively The government has decided bring about real change.” to continue the controversial The website encourages Change at the top Workers Registration Scheme responses from visitors, yet there is (WRS) for Accession State no fundraising aspect to the project. The chief executive of home- migrants for a further two years. “The last 10 years of working as lessness charity Shelter has WRS was introduced in 2004 a non-profit marketer and media quit to become the head of a when eight new countries joined the producer has greatly shaped this new consumer watchdog. European Union. It was designed project”, he said. “I’ve seen lots Adam Sampson, who has led to help the UK Border Agency to of bad marketing and lots of bad the charity for six years, will be the monitor migrants, by asking them fundraising campaigns. The non- first chief ombudsman of the Office to pay £70 for a UK work certificate, profit community always wants to for Legal Complaints, which will which they are required to hold play it safe, but I just tell it like it is.” monitor legal services. Mr Sampson, until they have been working The people Mr Horvath inter- 49, took charge of Shelter just uninterrupted for 12 months. views come from a wide-range months after plans to merge with The scheme has been criticised of backgrounds: from John, the rival organisation Crisis collapsed. for causing poor integration and small-business owner, who lost His departure comes as the forcing migrants into illegal work. his home as a result of the global charity struggles with the effects One such critic, TUC General economic crisis and is now recycling of the recession. As a result of Secretary Brendan Barber, argued it bottles for money; to Jennifer, six a significant drop in the level of made no difference to the number months pregnant on the streets donations over the last 18 months, of migrants entering the UK. “If of Manhattan, left with nowhere it has been forced to make job A8 workers do not register, they to go after the winter shelter she cuts, while also handling a rise in are denied all employment rights, lived in was forced to close down. demand for its services, as more leaving them open to abuse by Mr Horvath said the response and more people lose their homes. unscrupulous employers. This in turn from visitors to the site had been Mr Sampson said: “The six or threatens the pay and conditions of ‘overwhelming’; the comments for more years I have spent in Shelter other workers,” he said. “The deci- each video are a mix of outright have been some of the most satisfy- sion to prolong it is, therefore, per- praise for the project, and people ing – and challenging – of my life. plexing, as it serves no real purpose. who are facing or have experienced “Shelter has been, and always homelessness sharing their stories. will be, very important to me and Rebecca Wearn His eventual goal is to expand I always knew that it would take the project to an international a special job to tempt me away.” web community, although there Mr Sampson began his career as Invisible TV are more pressing concerns at the a probation officer, before becom- moment. “I am currently trying to ing deputy director of the Prison A website showing footage of survive this economic crisis myself,” Reform Trust. In 1994, he joined the life on Los Angeles’ Skid Row, he said. “I just focus on one story Home Office as assistant prisons alongside interviews with the at a time while I look for employ- ombudsman before returning to the city’s rough sleepers, has been ment. My true hope is we will all voluntary sector as chief executive set up to raise awareness of find more compassion in the weeks of drugs charity RAPt. He will take homelessness in the US. and months ahead. There is not up his new post on 1st July 2009. Mark Horvath, who has lived on any one answer to this problem the streets several times, designed except that we are all the solution”. Rebecca Evans the site invisiblepeople.tv after You can visit the website at being shocked at the extent to http://invisiblepeople.tv/blog/ which homeless people are ignored and treated as though they were Jim O’Reilly invisible. “Our views of people in poverty are not healthy,” he told The Pavement. “Poverty does not discriminate, and homelessness 14 / The Pavement, May 2009
Homes for Less, Canada
Responding to continued high numbers of homeless in Van- couver, Canada, Christian Blyt, an associate professor at the city’s Emily Carr University, got his students to design an unusual solution – small cabins. Their Homes for Less project designed and made small wooden houses, measuring 64 square feet, to provide a dry, private rooms. And each cost under £850 to build. Prefabricated wood frame homes can be manufactured in components in a factory, and its hoped that more will be built in the near future. Although the prototype homes started on display on Gran- ville Island, Vancouver, until Novem- ber last year, they’ve since been moved to a site where homeless “Even Sammy’s gone belly-up – when men and women can occupy them. will it ever end?” It is currently estimated that between 8,000 and 15,000 people are homeless in and around Vancouver. A photograph of the diminutive Shunning the shelter the other homeless keep saying houses is on our centre spread, as have a drink, and if you don’t, is a website to get more detail. Four people have chosen to set up you’re not part of the crowd.” camp near a stream in Oxford rather But shelter director Lesley Staff than use the city’s shelter facility. Dewhurst denied claims that life Pat Kelly, Shamen Hazzard, in the hostel was harder than Dawn Lovell and a man known as those in other cities. “There are Look Ahead quashes sale Les claimed fighting and the temp- people who use drugs and behave tations of drinking and drug abuse badly, but the staff act when they rumour have forced them out of the Luther see these problems. We exclude Street hostel and into tents for their trouble makers,” she said. Look Ahead has not sold its makeshift home. Mr Kelly said: “I “Many people not staying at Aldgate Hostel premises to Tower wouldn’t go into the night shelter. the shelter drink at the front of the Hamlets, both the charity and You can’t get to sleep there. I have building. It’s on a back-alley, so the council have confirmed. tried but it was a waste of time.” the police don’t see the prob- Following up on reports from The four live with their eight lems. But we’re building a new readers that the hostel had been dogs and cook over a campfire. yard out the front that will only disposed of for a consideration of They use nearby shower and toilet be accessible to people staying £20m, and was subsequently being facilities in the Gap Project build- at the shelter. It will be ready by leased back to Look Ahead, The ing in Oxford’s Park End Street. the end of April and it will make Pavement contacted both parties. Ms Lovell said: “I don’t like the it easier for the police to move A spokesperson from the night shelter because of all the people on, as they’ll be able to housing charity stressed the fighting and the drugs, and you single out those not staying here.” situation had not changed since can’t get to sleep. We are all happy our last report on the matter. “It here. This is a place we can get off Mike Edmondstone is business as usual at the hostel. the drink. At the night shelter, all It has not been sold,” he said. The Pavement, May 2009 / 15
“We’re committed to continu- shelter will provide homeless coping with the costs of living, by ing to provide a good service for people an area in which to live making their permanent home homeless people in the area. We and store their possessions. in small booths – measuring no are continuing to work closely Zo_loft hopes the design will more than a metre wide – in with Tower Hamlets Council.” bring a whole new language to the cyber cafés around the city. A Tower Hamlets spokeswoman streets: according to the firm’s pro- The people who populate these reiterated no sale had taken place. motional material: “The business- booths are Japan’s cyber drifters man is the one with the overnight – men and women who have little Cat Neilan bag; the homeless man will be the work and just enough money to one with the coloured wheel.” afford the cubicles that constitute On the other side of the Atlantic, their home. Most have ended up Dome living US designers are hoping that a in Tokyo after travelling through- wooden-framed igloo-type structure out the country in search of work. Designers in Italy and America will help provide shelter. Much They pay $500 (£330) a month are hoping that plastic domes will larger than the Zo_loft design, for the small, box-like compart- help in the fight to provide shelter these permanent structures are ments, which have no ventilation for their homeless communities. being distributed by the 7th Haven or natural light but represent the In Italy, architecture and design organisation across the States to cheapest accommodation available group Zo_loft has produced plans help house some of the country’s in Japan’s over-populated capital. for a ‘wheely shelter’ (artist’s 500,000 former servicemen. Cyber drifters are not a new phe- impression below). Consisting After this, the company hopes nomenon – people have been sleep- of a large rubber tyre, housing to set off around the world with its ing in these cafes like this for nearly two plastic tents that pop out design, in an attempt to build seven 12 years. In fact, it is so common either side of the tyre’s rim when million cost-effective and energy- that Western travellers choose needed, the shelter can be folded efficient homes for the homeless it as an alternative to paying for up and pushed along during the and poor in the next seven years. hostels when visiting the country. day and then popped out at night. But with the credit crunch coming The shelter also comes with a Nathan Bleaken on the heels of Japan’s decade- large back that fits in the centre long recession, it is becoming an of the wheel for storing items. increasingly practical alternative The designers hope that by Japanese cyber homes for those who have lost their jobs. having two tents, which look like As previously reported in The giant cylinders sprouting out Japan’s growing number of Pavement (Issue 18), Japan has from each side of the wheel, the jobless are finding new ways of struggled with tens of thousands of rough sleepers as a result of the country’s economic meltdown in the 1990s. The global credit crunch has done nothing to improve the situation. Estimates vary, but anec- dotal figures suggest that although the number of people without permanent accommodation had declined significantly (down from 25,000 five years ago to 16,000 last year), it is returning to record levels. This is also causing con- flict between “new homeless”, whom one report described as “younger, angrier and unad- justed to the conventions of life on the streets” and the longer- term homeless communities.
Nathan Bleaken 16 / Advertisement, May 2009
Waterloo Dispersal “a However, Councillor Mark Currently the Waterloo Zone Bennett, Lambeth Council’s cabinet is the only active dispersal zone success” member for community safety, said in Lambeth. Dispersal zones have the scheme was as much about been previously used in Clapham, Local authorities have hailed rough sleepers as it is about local Brixton, Streatham and Norwood, the success of the Waterloo residents and the business com- but Lambeth Council gave no dispersal zone, half way through munity. “We are pleased to have information about future plans. its six-month implementation significantly reduced rough sleeping in Lambeth, south London. and ensure it does not become Rebecca Wearn Since being introduced on a persistent problem,” he said. 5th January this year, 90 people “But at the same time many have been dispersed and five rough sleepers are victims of crime Skid Row the movie arrests had been made as The rather than the perpetrators, and Pavement went to press. we don’t want to simply move The story of a rough sleeping vir- A three-month review held by them elsewhere, so we have used tuoso cellist called Nathaniel Ayers The Bishops Safer Neighbourhood this opportunity to step up our and the friendship that develops Team, which is made up of local outreach work to help homeless with journalist Steve Lopez has been residents and businesses within people get off the streets.” given the Hollywood treatment. the ward, revealed the panel had Regular readers will note But the film, which stars received nothing but positive feed- there is no official link between Robert Downey Jr and Jamie Foxx, back. A spokesperson for Lambeth the numbers of individuals being features “hundreds of home- Council added that businesses on dispersed or moved on and a less background actors”, and London’s popular Southbank had reduction in homeless figures. appears to have loftier aspira- been particularly impressed with Dispersal zones are being intro- tions than just making money. how rough sleepers and street drink- duced in the UK through legislation Partner groups such as Partici- ing has been significantly reduced. contained in section 30 of the pant Media and DoSomething.org Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003. have led campaigns such as ‘Teens The Pavement, May 2009 / 17
for Jeans’, in which youngsters were encouraged to donate their jeans for teenage rough sleep- ers, and ‘Feed the Need’, which collected 1.2m lbs of food, as part of the film’s “social action”. Meanwhile, the people behind the film have dedicated much of their press time to talking about working with the 450 home- less extras, as well as the issues that the film delves into. The press pack itself contained facts and figures about the extent of homelessness in LA County, where it is estimated there are more than 73,000 homeless people. Extras casting coordinator Maryellen Aviano said: “The downtown community com- “I love it when we just drift through life…” pletely embraced the movie because [director] Joe Wright spent several months working with them and invited them to Habibian in Shahr-e-Kord, in the international development direc- share their experiences. The film west of the country, they expected tor and fundraising managers. gave them an opportunity to step to just be recording the details of Mel Young, co-founder up and show how resourceful his death. They were not prepared and president of the Home- they can be as a community.” for the rich bounty they discovered. less World Cup, said he hoped Wright described the experi- Mr Habibian, who had spent this would help his organisation ence as “without exaggeration, his life begging and pleading effect real lasting change. kind of life-changing”. He added: for favours, had been hoarding “What the world needs now, in “It taught me a lot of humility and more than £7,000 in cash, pre- the current climate, is the emer- to never underestimate anyone.” cious jewellery and ornaments, gence of new leaders and new Downey said it was “quite an and was also the owner of a entrepreneurs with a completely immersion” and “a fantastic leap number of lucrative businesses new set of values,” he added. “These of faith”, while Foxx applauded and acres of fertile farmland. people are scattered throughout Wright for having “[taken] a Police have not established our partner organisations. We now risk and he made it work”. why Habibian, whose assets want to fulfil this potential and build Not due out in the UK until are expected to be worth mil- a powerful grass roots movement September, it has received mediocre lions of pounds, spent most of using football to change the world.” reviews from US critics so far. his life on the streets, but to his The first Homeless World Cup neighbours he will always be took place in 2003 and aimed to Cat Neilan remembered as the local beggar. develop grassroots football projects in more than 75 countries. More Nathan Bleaken than two-thirds of the players are Iranian Slumdog recovering drug or alcohol addicts. Founders hope to reach one It was the fairy tale story that Homeless World Cup million people who are homeless only seemed real in the movies – a with the benefits of football. slumdog who becomes a million- expands aire. But now police in Iran have Rebecca Wearn discovered that there was a real life Funds from the Vodafone Founda- Slumdog living on their streets. tion have helped create six new When officers were called to roles at the Homeless World the ramshackle home of Talet Cup, including a chief executive, 18 / The Pavement, May 2009 Photography by Christian Blyt © 2008 © Blyt Christian by Photography The Pavement, May 2009 / 19
Tired of sleeping out, but don’t want to go the hostel route? Maybe there will be an alternative in the future – see story page 14. More information about the Homes for Less project is on the blog: http://blogs.eciad.ca/design/
22 / The Pavement, May 2009
“Since you ask, it’s Uranus” The Pavement, May 2009 / 23 Foot care Clipping your toe nails – the dos and don’ts
The art of cutting toenails is a to get from the bottom to the top. make any ‘v’ shape in the top of subject about which much has It might not seem like that as we the nail plate. Avoid digging into been written, but what should we battle to keep them short enough the corners if you can help it, just really do? Those of us who have to be comfortable, as it looks like cut the corners straight across on experienced the agony of a true they are growing really quickly. the same line as the rest of the ingrown toenail will testify to their A key message for ideal toenail nail. Cut your nails short, with just a potential to make our lives an management would be cut them. little bit (maybe about 2mm) of the absolute misery. But magazines Don’t pick or tear at them, because free edge (the white bit) showing are full of conflicting advice. Cut ragged edges are much more likely above the nail bed (the pink bit). the corners off. Don’t cut the to leave you at risk of an ingrown If the skin around your nail corners off. Cut a ‘v’ shape in the toenail. Never poke them: cut them. becomes red and swollen, and one middle. Don’t cut a ‘v’ shape in Small nail clippers aren’t the best side is painful, you may have an the middle. So what should we option for toenails, so try to use ingrown toenail. If so, you should do in the tricky quest to cut our small- to medium-sized scissors or speak to your doctor or local toenails correctly and prevent proper toenail clippers. It’s better if centre about getting referred to painful problems in the long term? you have your own set, as sharing a podiatrist. An ingrown toenail Toenails take a long time to can lead to infection. Cut your may also get infected and while grow – they take 12 to 18 months toenails straight across, and don’t antibiotics will help the infection, they won’t take away the splinter of nail that causes the problem – you need a podiatrist for that. If your nails seem a bit thicker than normal, there could be a number of causes. Your nails may have suffered trauma, possibly from an accident or from repeated bumping from badly-fitting shoes. If they are thickened and also a little yellow or crumbly, your may have a fungal nail infection. This is much more difficult and time-consuming to treat than the skin infections, just because it is more difficult for the antifungals to penetrate. If you wear nail varnish on your toenails, give your nails a chance to ‘breathe’ without polish from time to time, other- wise you might find that you get little white spots on your nails. Oh yeah, and the last bit about toenails: don’t follow my 11-year- old’s habit – don’t bite them!
Evelyn Weir Lecturer in Podiatry Queen Margaret University Edinburgh 24 / The Pavement, May 2009 Dear Flo… Needlestick injuries – part one
Two months ago, in these pages, Watch out for discarded needles: I covered needlestick injuries. This is when your skin is punctured by a needle, either as a user around other people injecting or just coming across discarded needles. The message is worth repeating, but rather than reprinting my words, I thought it better to produce a visual aid. So, this month is part one of Nurse Flo’s quick guide to needlestick injuries and safety. The dangers in getting a needle- stick injury from a needle are three- fold: infection could be caught from the blood on the needle, bacteria from the dirty needle itself, or from contaminated drugs the needle may have contained. With blood borne viruses, some live a short period outside the body, whereas others persist for months; if you see old blood on a needle, don’t assume it’s safe. Even an unused, discarded needle has potential risk with the bacteria from the environ- ment being present on the needle, for example tetanus. And, it’s important to consider the potential for the needle to have remnants of drugs that contained bacteria, such as clostridia. Before we get back to ‘what to do if…’ next month, be aware of the dangers, and try to avoid getting a needlestick in the first instance. Finally, if you are a intrave- nous drug user, help everyone stay safe by disposing of your used needles in a safe place No. 1 – ideally in a sharps container. Good health, Where you bed down
Flo Always check the area, and if possible scout it out before nightfall. If Next month, part two – what to do in the dark, try to sweep the area with a stick or piece of cardboard if you are punctured by a needle. before you bed down – do not feel around with your hands! The Pavement, May 2009 / 25
No. 2 Amongst discarded clothing
Needles can be found in discarded clothing, either as they’ve been dumped together or as they’ve been carried in a pocket. A needle in a pocket might look unused, but unless it’s sealed in a packet, don’t assume it’s clean.
No. 3 In disused buildings and squats
Be vigilant when entering a disused building or squat, even if you’ve been told it’s clean. It might not be being used as a shooting gallery, but sometimes an individual may have injected there. The problem is exacerbated because there’s often clutter or debris to camouflage the needles, and if there’s no electricity, light conditions are likely to be poor. Illustrations by Alex Barrow Alex by Illustrations 26 / The Pavement, May 2009
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Mon - Fri: 7am - 5pm - 7am Fri: - Mon 121 Montgomery Street, EH7 5EP EH7 Street, Montgomery 121 with alcohol or drug problems who who problems drug or alcohol with
Ring first Ring Calton Centre Calton For homeless or vulnerable men men vulnerable or homeless For
0131 556 6827 556 0131 0131 554 4071 554 0131
53 Canongate, EH8 8BS EH8 Canongate, 53 Thur: 10am - 1pm, FF 1pm, - 10am Thur: 5HA EH6 St, Casselbank 6
Whitefoord House Whitefoord Tue: 10.30am - 4pm; - 10.30am Tue: only)
0871 700 7777 / 0131 622 1867 622 0131 / 7777 700 0871 Bethany Christian Centre (Men (Men Centre Christian Bethany
EDINBURGH 101 High Riggs, EH3 9RP EH3 Riggs, High 101 EX-FORCES
Barony Contact Point Contact Barony EDINBURGH
www.veterans-uk.info EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT
EDINBURGH one-to-one welfare service welfare one-to-one
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SOUP KITCHENS & SOUP RUNS RUNS SOUP & KITCHENS SOUP
D, NE D,
- vet for advice and help Free
unit operates on this site. this on operates unit
0800 169 2277 169 0800
tbc support Family program. rehab
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abuse drugs. Also residential drug drug residential Also drugs. abuse
PERFORMING ARTS PERFORMING who those to advice and tion
men and ex-servicewomen and men - informa offering service 24hr
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www.turningpointscotland.com
A, D, FC, MH, MS, SH MS, MH, FC, D, A,
Ring the Legionline to see see to Legionline the Ring
0141 420 6969 420 0141
team based at this address this at based team
08457 725 725 725 08457
West Street, G5 8BA G5 Street, West
addiction and mental health health mental and addiction
Royal British Legion British Royal
The West Street Centre, 123 123 Centre, Street West The with them. There is also an an also is There them. with
Drug Crisis Centre Crisis Drug and want someone to go along along go to someone want and
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- Associa Families and Airmen A, AD, C, D C, AD, A, provide support for people who who people for support provide
from SSAFA (Soldiers, Sailors, Sailors, (Soldiers, SSAFA from and literature on addictions on literature and ments not necessary. They also also They necessary. not ments
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01380 738137 01380 to those with or recovering from from recovering or with those to and office staff who also run run also who staff office and
AWOL? Helpline offering help and support support and help offering Helpline Has two GPs and a team of nurses nurses of team a and GPs two Has
www.cascotland.org.uk Mon - Fri: 1 - 5pm - 1 Fri: - Mon
0141 959 6363 959 0141 EX-FORCES 0141 553 2826 553 0141
Cocaine Anonymous Scotland Anonymous Cocaine 55 Hunter St, G4 0UP G4 St, Hunter 55
The Physical Health Care Team Care Health Physical The tbc
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GLASGOW MEDICAL SERVICES SERVICES MEDICAL SOCIAL & ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES ALCOHOL / DRUG
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[email protected] 16-21 with a range of support needs support of range a with 16-21
0141 945 3871 945 0141 Young single homeless people aged aged people homeless single Young
171 Wilton Street, G20 6DF G20 Street, Wilton 171 0131 229 6907 229 0131
People 40 Grove Street, EH3 8AT EH3 Street, Grove 40
Council for Homeless Young Young Homeless for Council D, NE, OL, OB, SH SH OB, OL, NE, D, Stopover (Edinburgh) Stopover
Fri: 9am - 4pm - 9am Fri:
Mon - Thurs: 9am - 4.30pm; 4.30pm; - 9am Thurs: - Mon Young people Young 0131 557 4059 557 0131
0131 669 0068 669 0131 [email protected]
14 Niddrie House Drive, EH16 4TT EH16 Drive, House Niddrie 14 children up to ten years old years ten to up children 55 Albany Street, EH1 3QY EH1 Street, Albany 55
Castle Project Castle mothers aged 16 to 25 and and 25 to 16 aged mothers Rock Trust Rock
modation for single/pregnant single/pregnant for modation
- accom supported Provides EDINBURGH Ring first (8am - 8pm daily) 8pm - (8am first Ring
0141 556 5465 556 0141 DRUG / ALCOHOL SERVICES SERVICES ALCOHOL / DRUG nection to West Lothian West to nection
503 Baltic Street, G40 4SG G40 Street, Baltic 503 - con local a with 16-21 aged
House Young single homeless people people homeless single Young A, C A,
The Mungo Foundation – Rachel Rachel – Foundation Mungo The 01506 430221 01506 concerned about alcohol misuse alcohol about concerned
ingston, EH54 5HG EH54 ingston, alcohol problems or anyone anyone or problems alcohol
children in their care. Ring first Ring care. their in children - Liv Street, Adelaide 7-12 Advice and info for people with with people for info and Advice
modated with a partner or with with or partner a with modated Project 0800 7314 314 7314 0800
- accom be to wanting those or Freepost, PO Box 4000, G3 8XX G3 4000, Box PO Freepost, Open Door Accommodation Accommodation Door Open
suitable for women under 25 25 under women for suitable Drinkline Scotland Drinkline
Glasgow area. The project is not not is project The area. Glasgow well as residents up to the age of 25. of age the to up residents as well
women aged over 25 from the the from 25 over aged women A, C, D, MS, NE MS, D, C, A, under 12 months or are pregnant as as pregnant are or months 12 under
Works with single homeless homeless single with Works methadone prescribing. methadone For young women who have a baby baby a have who women young For
0141 423 5599 423 0141 problems. It also incorporates incorporates also It problems. 0131 557 4059 557 0131
14 Polmadie Street, G42 0PQ G42 Street, Polmadie 14 people with drug and alcohol alcohol and drug with people 55 Albany St, EH1 3QY EH1 St, Albany 55
Govanhill Women’s Project Women’s Govanhill project offering services to to services offering project Bedrock
A joint health and social work work social and health joint A
Women 0141 552 9287 552 0141 Young people (16–21) people Young
Bell Street, G4 0TJ G4 Street, Bell
A, AS, AD, C, D, FC, MS FC, D, C, AD, AS, A, James Duncan House, 331 331 House, Duncan James first (8am - 11.30pm every day) every 11.30pm - (8am first
health, drug, or alcohol problems alcohol or drug, health, Breakthrough 16-21 with support needs. Ring Ring needs. support with 16-21
people in crisis as a result of mental mental of result a as crisis in people Young single homeless women aged aged women homeless single Young
A direct access service for homeless homeless for service access direct A A, C, ET C, A, 0131 557 1739 557 0131
0141 420 1929 420 0141 9am - 5pm; Fri: 9am - 4.30pm - 9am Fri: 5pm; - 9am 20 Broughton Place, EH1 3RX EH1 Place, Broughton 20
112 Commerce Street, G5 9NT G5 Street, Commerce 112 Call-in, phone or email: Mon - Thurs: Thurs: - Mon email: or phone Call-in, Number Twenty Number
Turning Point Scotland – Link Up Link – Scotland Point Turning 0141 572 6700 572 0141
166 Buchanan St, Glasgow Glasgow St, Buchanan 166 who are over six months pregnant. months six over are who
BS, C, DT, ET, F, H, L, MS, MH, SH MH, MS, L, H, F, ET, DT, C, BS, Alcohol Focus Scotland Focus Alcohol Ring first. Will not accept women women accept not Will first. Ring
Ring first Ring 0131 556 8939 556 0131
0141 418 0955 418 0141 DRUG / ALCOHOL SERVICES ALCOHOL / DRUG 2 Cranston St, EH8 8BE EH8 St, Cranston 2
344 Paisley Road, G5 8RE G5 Road, Paisley 344 Cranston Street Hostel Street Cranston
Halls Direct Access Hostel Access Direct Halls accommodation. (Open 24 hrs) 24 (Open accommodation.
Talbot Association – Kingston Kingston – Association Talbot who cannot access mainstream mainstream access cannot who Women
Works with 16-25 year olds olds year 16-25 with Works
A, AS, BS, F BS, AS, A, 0141 778 1184 778 0141 - 5pm). Over 25 only 25 Over 5pm). -
24hr Direct Access Direct 24hr 1920 London Road, G32 8XG G32 Road, London 1920 Ring first (Mon - Fri 9am 9am Fri - (Mon first Ring
0141 429 6533 429 0141 Road Project Road 0131 229 1747 229 0131
39 South Portland Street, G1 9JL G1 Street, Portland South 39 The Mungo Foundation – London London – Foundation Mungo The 2DJ EH1 Rd, Lothian 41
Laurieston Centre Laurieston Gowrie Care – Caledonia House Caledonia – Care Gowrie
A, C, D, ET, H ET, D, C, A,
A, AS, BS, F BS, AS, A, for people with physical disabilities physical with people for Men
24hr Direct access Direct 24hr four-storey building so not suitable suitable not so building four-storey
0141 552 0537 552 0141 modation is on the upper levels of a a of levels upper the on is modation day a hours 24 in drop or
14 Clyde Street, G1 5JW G1 Street, Clyde 14 - Accom 16-25. people young For Ring 40. over are residents 90%
Salvation Army – Hope House Hope – Army Salvation 0141 420 3121 420 0141 5705 552 0131
189 Pollockshaws Road, G41 1PS G41 Road, Pollockshaws 189 2DL EH5 Road, Ferry 492
All with low-support needs low-support with All Quarriers Stopover Quarriers Ashbrook – Army Salvation
GLASGOW NIGHTSHELTERS NIGHTSHELTERS 0131 332 3228 332 0131 and young, single homeless people homeless single young, and
DIRECT ACCESS HOSTELS/ HOSTELS/ ACCESS DIRECT Residential support for youngsters youngsters for support Residential on: LEAP from Referral
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Provides support and counseling counseling and support Provides
0131 220 1607 220 0131
0141 552 5803 552 0141
2 Randolph Crescent, EH3 7TH EH3 Crescent, Randolph 2
3rd Floor, 30 Bell St, G1 1LG G1 St, Bell 30 Floor, 3rd
Randolph Crescent Hostel Crescent Randolph
BS, C, CL, DA, ET, FF, H, MS, SH SH MS, H, FF, ET, DA, CL, C, BS,
Project
(advice and information) and (advice
SAY Women Accommodation Accommodation Women SAY
Ring or drop in: Mon - Fri 9am - 2pm - 9am Fri - Mon in: drop or Ring Mon, Tues, Wed: 8 - 10.30pm 10.30pm - 8 Wed: Tues, Mon,
0131 557 5502 557 0131 Mon - Fri: 10am - 5pm (drop in); in); (drop 5pm - 10am Fri: - Mon
AS, BA, C, DA, H, TS H, DA, C, BA, AS, 0141 221 2630 221 0141 1 St John’s Hill, EH8 9TS EH8 Hill, John’s St 1
www.glasgow.gov.uk Gowrie Care – St John’s Hill John’s St – Care Gowrie 24 McAlpine Street, G2 8PT G2 Street, McAlpine 24
can be done next to help you help to next done be can Shieling
room and provide advice on what what on advice provide and room
Ring or drop in drop or Ring Glasgow City Mission – The The – Mission City Glasgow
with you in a private interview interview private a in you with
0131 624 5800 624 0131
to discuss your circumstances circumstances your discuss to
4 Parliament St, Leith, EH6 6EB EH6 Leith, St, Parliament 4
GLASGOW
ness issues. Staff will be pleased pleased be will Staff issues. ness
Dunedin House Dunedin
DAY CENTRES AND DROP-INS DROP-INS AND CENTRES DAY
- homeless about advice of need in
threatened with homelessness, or or homelessness, with threatened
Ring or drop in drop or Ring
AS, BA, CL, FF, H, L, TS L, H, FF, CL, BA, AS,
For anyone who is homeless, homeless, is who anyone For
0131 225 4795 225 0131
– 4pm; Fri 9am – 12 noon 12 – 9am Fri 4pm; –
Glasgow City Council City Glasgow
205 Cowgate, EH1 1JH EH1 Cowgate, 205 sessions: Mon – Thurs 9am 9am Thurs – Mon sessions:
Cunningham House Cunningham
Mon - Fri: 7am - 12 noon; Advice Advice noon; 12 - 7am Fri: - Mon
H, TS H,
0131 557 1197 557 0131
eligibilty enquiries are made are enquiries eligibilty
0131 225 1643 225 0131 2 New Street, EH8 8BH EH8 Street, New 2
dation may be available while while available be may dation
25 Johnston Terrace, EH1 2NH EH1 Terrace, Johnston 25 The Ark The
- accommo Temporary housing.
Castlecliff Hostel Castlecliff
Assessment of entitlement to to entitlement of Assessment
AS, BA, BE, CL, ET, H ET, CL, BE, BA, AS,
gency out-of-hours 0800 838 502 838 0800 out-of-hours gency
Ring First Ring
phone for an appointment an for phone
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0131 553 1119 553 0131
Mon - Fri 9am–5pm (drop in) or or in) (drop 9am–5pm Fri - Mon
180 Centre Street, G5 8EE G5 Street, Centre 180
65 Bonnington Road, EH6 5JQ EH6 Road, Bonnington 65
0131 225 4143 225 0131
Hamish Allan Centre Allan Hamish
Bethany Supported Housing Supported Bethany 28 North Bridge, EH1 1QG EH1 Bridge, North 28
Four Square (Scotland) Square Four
C, MH C,
0131 467 1010 467 0131
lems. Phone, write or just drop in drop just or write Phone, lems.
12 Couper St, Leith, EH6 6HH EH6 Leith, St, Couper 12
centre as a mailing address mailing a as centre
- prob health mental with Glasgow in
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Service users can also use the the use also can users Service and advice for homeless people people homeless for advice and
AD, BA, BS, F, L, LS, MH, SK MH, LS, L, F, BS, BA, AD, practical support, information information support, practical
All with low-support needs low-support with All every day: 7.30 - 11.45am - 7.30 day: every Provides flexible emotional and and emotional flexible Provides
12.45 - 4.15pm. Appointments Appointments 4.15pm. - 12.45 (4.30pm on Friday) on (4.30pm
EDINBURGH NIGHTSHELTERS NIGHTSHELTERS Every day: 10.30pm - 11.45am; 11.45am; - 10.30pm day: Every Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm 5pm - 9am Fri: - Mon
0131 557 6055 557 0131 DIRECT ACCESS HOSTELS/ HOSTELS/ ACCESS DIRECT 0141 554 6200 554 0141
22 Holyrood Road, EH8 8AF EH8 Road, Holyrood 22 123 West Street, G40 1DN G40 Street, West 123
Cowgate Day Centre Day Cowgate A, BS, C, D, F, MS, SH MS, F, D, C, BS, A, GAMH Homeless Support Project Support Homeless GAMH
specialist services at specified times specified at services specialist
C, MH C, well as health, addiction and other other and addiction health, as well AD, C, H C, AD,
Sunday 11am - 4pm (drop-in) 4pm - 11am Sunday for women and rough sleepers as as sleepers rough and women for 0808 800 4444 800 0808
Fri 11am - 2pm (women-only); (women-only); 2pm - 11am Fri - 3pm). There are specific services services specific are There 3pm). - and support – Shelterline: – support and
Thurs 10am - 1.30pm (drop-in); (drop-in); 1.30pm - 10am Thurs 9.30am - 3pm (drop in 12noon 12noon in (drop 3pm - 9.30am a 24-hour helpline for advice advice for helpline 24-hour a
10.30am - 4pm, 7 - 9pm (art group); group); (art 9pm - 7 4pm, - 10.30am - 5pm (drop in 12noon - 4pm). Thurs Thurs 4pm). - 12noon in (drop 5pm - Outside these times, there is is there times, these Outside
Mon 6.30 - 9pm drop-in; Tues Tues drop-in; 9pm - 6.30 Mon Mon, Tues, Wed and Fri: 9.30am 9.30am Fri: and Wed Tues, Mon, & Fri 10am - 1pm - 10am Fri &
0131 622 1865 / 1867 / 1865 622 0131 0141 221 0169 221 0141 Mon & Thu: 1- 4pm, Tues Tues 4pm, 1- Thu: & Mon
67a York Place, EH1 3JD EH1 Place, York 67a 32 Midland Street, G1 4PR G1 Street, Midland 32 0844 893 5560 893 0844
Barony Contact Point Contact Barony Wayside Day Centre Day Wayside 274 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3EH 3EH G2 Street, Sauchiehall 274
Centre
EDINBURGH IT, LF, MS, SH, TS SH, MS, LF, IT, Glasgow Shelter Housing Aid Aid Housing Shelter Glasgow
DAY CENTRES AND DROP-INS DROP-INS AND CENTRES DAY AS, A, BA, C, DA, ET, F, H, H, F, ET, DA, C, BA, A, AS,
0141 429 6533 429 0141 GLASGOW ADVICE SERVICES SERVICES ADVICE
39 South Portland Street, G5 9JL G5 Street, Portland South 39 Telephone Services Telephone
Centre and and Plus Centre Job See AS, BA, FC, H, MS, SH MS, H, FC, BA, AS,
Salvation Army – The Laurieston Laurieston The – Army Salvation single homeless people homeless single
BENEFITS AGENCY BENEFITS Advice and information for for information and Advice
AS, C, SH C, AS, Tues 10am - 5pm - 10am Tues
BS, CL, E, F, IT F, E, CL, BS, Mon, Wed - Fri 9am - 5pm; 5pm; - 9am Fri - Wed Mon, survivors of rape or sexual abuse sexual or rape of survivors
0141 552 0285 552 0141 7438 529 0131 with homelessness and are are and homelessness with
35 East Campbell St, G1 5DT G1 St, Campbell East 35 3AT EH1 Street, Leith 17-23 who are homeless or threatened threatened or homeless are who
Lodging House Mission House Lodging Point Access The to young women aged 16 – 25 25 – 16 aged women young to
36 / The Pavement, May 2009
AS, H, TS H, AS,
threatened with homelessness with threatened
for people who are homeless or or homeless are who people for
www.streetwork.org.uk
MH
Advice, information and support support and information Advice,
AS, A, BA, C, D, H, NE, SH NE, H, D, C, BA, A, AS,
Mon – Fri: 10am – 4pm – 10am Fri: – Mon
Mon - Fri 10am - 4pm - 10am Fri - Mon
0131 476 2023 476 0131
www.advocard.org.uk
0131 475 2356 475 0131
4 Bellevue Street, EH7 4BY EH7 Street, Bellevue 4
0131 554 5307 554 0131
57 Albion Rd, EH7 5QY EH7 Rd, Albion 57
Women’s Service Women’s
332 Leith Walk, EH6 5BR EH6 Walk, Leith 332
project
0131 556 9756 556 0131 Advocard
Edinburgh Cyrenians – Smartmove Smartmove – Cyrenians Edinburgh 2 New Street, EH8 8BH EH8 Street, New 2
Service Delivery Team Delivery Service EDINBURGH ADVICE SERVICES ADVICE
AS, H AS, on the streets of Edinburgh of streets the on
and advice for vulnerable people people vulnerable for advice and 5968 032 0800 phone
1 added: Services
Mon - Fri, immediate practical help help practical immediate Fri, - Mon emergencies Out-of-hours
4 entries: Updated
Streetwork UK Streetwork housing. for need priority of
3 Stockists: New
people, including assessment assessment including people,
housing options for homeless homeless for options housing
ET, H, MH, OB, SH, TS SH, OB, MH, H, ET,
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at the address on page 3, or email: or 3, page on address the at
Fri 8.30am - 3.40pm - 8.30am Fri and drug-related problems drug-related and
changes or suggestions write to us us to write suggestions or changes - 5pm; Tues 10am - 5pm; 5pm; - 10am Tues 5pm; - people with mental health, alcohol alcohol health, mental with people
print and online, but if you’ve any any you’ve if but online, and print Mon, Wed, Thurs 8.30am 8.30am Thurs Wed, Mon, Outreach service for homeless homeless for service Outreach
and we’re currently updating it in in it updating currently we’re and 0131 529 7584 / 7368 / 7584 529 0131 Mon - Fri: 9.30am - 5pm - 9.30am Fri: - Mon
Cockburn St, EH1 1BJ EH1 St, Cockburn Glasgow. It’s still relatively new, new, relatively still It’s Glasgow. 0131 221 9099 221 0131
– Housing Options Team 1 Team Options Housing – less services in Edinburgh and and Edinburgh in services less 1a Grindlay Street Court, EH3 9AR EH3 Court, Street Grindlay 1a
The Other List Other The Homeless Outreach Project Outreach Homeless Council Edinburgh of City - home of details has
Tenancy support – TS – support Tenancy LF – facilities Leisure C – Counselling
SSAFA – SS – SSAFA LA – activities Leisure CL – Clothing
Sexual health advice – SH – advice health Sexual L – Laundry CA – advice Careers
Safe keeping – SK – keeping Safe IT – access Internet BE – available Bedding
Pavement stockist – P – stockist Pavement H – advice Housing/accom BS – Bathroom/showers
Outreach workers – OB – workers Outreach FC – care Foot BA – advice Benefits
Outreach worker links – OL – links worker Outreach F – Food B – Barber
Needle exchange – NE – exchange Needle FF – food Free AC – classes Art
A – workers Alcohol Music classes – MC – classes Music ET – Education/training
Mental health – MH – health Mental D – workers Drugs AD – Advocacy
Medical services – MS – services Medical DT – Dentist AS – assistance Accom
Luggage stowage – LS – stowage Luggage DA – advice Debt list: this to Key
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