Projects for the homeless

The government’s ‘Places of Change’ (PoC) programme is an important strand of it’s strategy for tackling homelessness in the country.

In May 2008, the government's department for Communities and Local Government, awarded a PoC grant of £776,000 to support a £1m project to upgrade both the Cranbury Day Centre and Patrick House Hostel to increase their capabilities for meeting the changing needs of local homeless people. For current or future projects and updates contact Tel: 023 8083 2346 or 023 8083 2547.

What the improvements will mean

The proposed physical improvements will make the buildings safer, more accessible and user friendly, and will lead to greater inclusiveness, access to other services, and better opportunities for skills development amongst service users.

Partner organisations involved in the project include:

• Two Saints - The service provider

• In Touch - Funding partner
(Patrick House Assessment Centre/Hostel)

• Southampton City Council (SCC)
(‘Accountable Body’ (PoC grant) / Supporting People provider)

• Southampton City Primary Care Trust (PCT)
(Homelessness Health Care Team )

• Communities & Local Government (CLG)
(main funding source)

How to access the services

Services at Cranbury Day Centre and Patrick House Assessment Centre will remain operational throughout the works programmes. People needing to access homelessness and hostel services can continue to do so through the Street Homeless Prevention Team’s daily hostel referral sessions at the Day Centre from 9.30 to 11.00 am.

You can either contact our Street Homelessness Prevention Team on 023 8021 6000 or go to The Cranbury Day Centre:

The Cranbury Day Centre
30 Cranbury Avenue
Southampton
SO14 0LT

Tel : 023 8083 2343
Fax: 023 8033 0408

Service users are consulted