Accommodation

City of York Resettlement Centre - Accommodation

Who is the project for?

Who do we help?

Rough Sleepers/ Single homeless people with support needs and a local connection to York. Can accept couples. Can accept people with dogs.

Who we cannot help

No automatic exclusions all referrals considered based on risk assessment

Gender

Mixed

Minimum age accepted

16

Maximum age accepted

99

How to get a referral

Referral agencies

Accept referrals via the Single Access Point from any professional agency. Most referrals come from York’s resettlement pathway from partner agencies.

Referral procedure

Agency referrals only via single access point. Application forms from SAP@york.gov.uk or the website. Interview. Risk and needs assessment. Require proof of ID.

Length of stay

Minimum stay

3-6 Months

Maximum stay

2 Years

Support and accommodation

Support offered

14 full time and 10 relief staff, 24 hour waking cover. Keywork system (5-6 residents per worker), regular house meetings. Action plans with agreed outcomes, reviewed at least every 3 months. Staff co-ordinate daily resettlement activities for residents through keywork, groupwork, multi-agency working and other activities. Resettlement programme

Total spaces

20

Further information

Public transport

York train station - 20 mins walk Project in the city centre so plenty of transport links