Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Four-legged friends
Four-legged friends
Not all hostels accept dogs, so the Dogs Trust has been working alongside homeless charities Broadway and St Mungo's to develop pet friendly policies for homeless services. Clare Kivlehan, Dogs Trust outreach manager, explains the importance of pets to homeless people: "The stability, love, responsibility and companionship brought about from looking after a pet is essential for their eventual resettlement and a life of independence." Photograph: Isabel Hutchison/Dogs Trust
Cold facts
Cold facts
Half of all the rough sleepers in the UK are in London. For obvious reasons, winter is a particularly difficult time resulting in rough sleepers suffering three times as many physical health problems as the average person. The death rate of rough sleepers is 25 times that of the rest of the population. St Mungo's has a team of street outreach workers working with rough sleepers in London ensuring that each night 1,400 people stay in their emergency hostels and semi-independent housing. Photograph: St Mungo's
Thursday, December 21, 2006
London Local Authority Emergency Numbers
London Local Authority Emergency Numbers
Agencies with homeless clients who are or may be in priority need should refer them to their local authority. During the day, clients should be referred to their local Homeless Persons Unit - contact the local authority for the telephone number and opening hours.
Outside office hours, use these emergency numbers.
Barking and Dagenham 020 8594 8356
Barnet 020 8359 2000
Bexley 020 8303 7777
Brent 020 8937 1234
Bromley 020 8464 4848
Camden 020 7278 4444
City of London 020 7606 3030
Croydon 020 8686 4433
Ealing 020 8825 5000
Enfield 020 8379 1000
Greenwich 020 8854 8888
Hackney 020 8356 2300
Hammersmith & Fulham 020 8748 8588
Haringey 020 8348 3148
Harrow 020 8863 5611
Havering 01708 433999
Hillingdon 01895 250697
Hounslow 020 8583 2222
Islington 020 7226 0992
Kensington & Chelsea 020 7373 2213
Kingston Upon Thames 020 8770 5000
(run by LB Sutton on behalf of Kingston)
Lambeth 020 7926 1000
Lewisham 020 8778 0877
Merton 020 8770 5000
(run by LB Sutton on behalf of Merton)
Newham 020 8552 9587
Redbridge 020 8553 5825
Richmond Upon Thames 020 8744 2442
Southwark 020 7525 5000
Sutton 020 8770 5000
Tower Hamlets 020 7376 1637
Waltham Forest 020 8496 3000
Wandsworth 020 8871 6000
Westminster 020 7286 7412
Agencies with homeless clients who are or may be in priority need should refer them to their local authority. During the day, clients should be referred to their local Homeless Persons Unit - contact the local authority for the telephone number and opening hours.
Outside office hours, use these emergency numbers.
Barking and Dagenham 020 8594 8356
Barnet 020 8359 2000
Bexley 020 8303 7777
Brent 020 8937 1234
Bromley 020 8464 4848
Camden 020 7278 4444
City of London 020 7606 3030
Croydon 020 8686 4433
Ealing 020 8825 5000
Enfield 020 8379 1000
Greenwich 020 8854 8888
Hackney 020 8356 2300
Hammersmith & Fulham 020 8748 8588
Haringey 020 8348 3148
Harrow 020 8863 5611
Havering 01708 433999
Hillingdon 01895 250697
Hounslow 020 8583 2222
Islington 020 7226 0992
Kensington & Chelsea 020 7373 2213
Kingston Upon Thames 020 8770 5000
(run by LB Sutton on behalf of Kingston)
Lambeth 020 7926 1000
Lewisham 020 8778 0877
Merton 020 8770 5000
(run by LB Sutton on behalf of Merton)
Newham 020 8552 9587
Redbridge 020 8553 5825
Richmond Upon Thames 020 8744 2442
Southwark 020 7525 5000
Sutton 020 8770 5000
Tower Hamlets 020 7376 1637
Waltham Forest 020 8496 3000
Wandsworth 020 8871 6000
Westminster 020 7286 7412