A fundraiser has been launched to help with the running of an overnight night shelter for rough sleepers in Mansfield.
This winter, charity Crossroads Trust alongside Mansfield District Council are running The Mansfield Winter Night Shelter, providing a safe warm space accommodating approximately 12 to 15 rough sleepers per night.
Guests can access the shelter in The Stanhope Centre, Rock Valley between 8pm and 8am each night and will be provided with hot drinks and snacks, clothing and toiletries, a bed and breakfast before leaving in the morning.
Lesley Spowage, the Crossroads Trust’s senior support worker and night shelter co-ordinator, is hoping to raise £2,500 through her JustGiving page to help fund food, refreshments and warm clothing for the facility.
Support for rough sleepers in Mansfield. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/Press Association
She said: “Together, we can make sure no one is left out in the cold.
“Guests will have direct access to Mansfield District Council Homeless and Rough Sleeper staff, drug and alcohol services, registered nurses and mental health practitioners as well as trained support staff.
“A minimum of two support workers will be on the premises at all times, assisted by trained volunteers offering peer support, social interactions and a non judgemental listening ear as well signposting to local day time support services.”
It is estimated that around 200 people in Mansfield and Ashfield will spend Christmas without a home.
Mansfield’s winter night shelter opens on December 1 to March 31 and organisers are also looking for volunteers to help.
Full training and support will be provided to volunteers. To request an application form or find out more contact all 01623 362094 or email [email protected]
To get help for anyone sleeping rough contact Housing Solutions on 01623 463121 (between 8.30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday) or email [email protected], out of hours on 01623 463050 or Street Outreach Team on 0800 066 5356 – (24 hours).
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