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Businesses can help by donating goods and materials that are perhaps no longer needed, but which can benefit the Trust; providing places on appropriate training courses for the Trust staff; and of course sponsoring activities that both raise money and build your team. Helping the Trust can generate valuable press coverage. 

>>Legacies

The Trust is no longer about just providing a bed for the night. It also aims to tackle the underlying problems associated with homelessness, such as drug and alcohol problems, mental health issues, relationship breakdown and unemployment.
 

Services:

St Martins House
A 33 bed Registered Care Home, began in 1991, providing residential care for people with mental health problems or with drug or alcohol dependency.  Tel: (01603) 766627.

Carrow Hill Home
A 22 bed Registered Care Home, providing long term care for people with mental illness, or with drug or alcohol dependency.
Tel: (01603) 632626.

Bishopbridge house
A purpose built 10 bed direct access hostel with 20 en-suite rooms for single homeless people preparing for independent living. Tel: (01603) 666563.  Please follow this link for our entry leaflet >>entry leaflet.

Group Homes
The Trust manages a number of shared houses, which act as a stepping stone towards independent accommodation.

Temporary Accommodation
Temporary accommodation on behalf of Norwich City Council for single homeless people whose homelessness status is being investigated under the Homelessness Act.  Accommodation is in shared houses and is a more homely alternative to bed and breakfast.  It also give the Trust the opportunity to work with the individual on an appropriate support package for both the immediate and longer term.

Contact, Assessment and Prevention Service (CAPS)
The CAPS team at St. Martins Housing Trust works mainly with rough sleepers and vulnerably housed people in the Norwich area. The five person team also works creatively to prevent homelessness.

The team is based at 7 Upper Goat Lane, Norwich, telephone (01603) 666764. They are open as a drop-in service Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm (Wednesday 9am to 1pm) and also by appointment. They work on the streets with those sleeping rough, late at night and in the early hours of the morning. They make a definitive count of the numbers sleeping rough each week. Their object is to engage with rough sleepers and follow up their contacts during the day in order to meet their contact’s housing and other needs.

The team sees 60 to 70 people a week in addition to those encountered at night rough sleeping in Norwich. They can provide travel to verified bed vacancies anywhere in the country and will look sympathetically on any problem presented by a vulnerable person in need.

Facilities
In-house catering, domestic and maintenance services.

Administrative Support
The Trust's financial and administrative functions are located at Head Office at 35 Bishopgate, Norwich. Tel: (01603) 667706
Email: enquiries@stmartinshousing.org.uk

The Bigger Picture:
The Trust does not work in isolation, but is part of the broader movement in Norwich and the surrounding area. It works with other voluntary organisations, housing associations , community networks and church groups to help build a better life for homeless people.

St Martins Housing Trust is a progressive and developing charity constantly, adjusting to the needs of homeless people. Over the last few years the needs of people accessing our services, and their needs, have changed dramatically. We are seeing a growing number of young people, women and people with mental health and substance misuse.

 

There are many ways you can help us. Individual donations are always welcome and legacy donations can be arranged too so that they support a specific project, providing a lasting memorial. In addition for information on volunteering please follow this link.
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St Martins House Capital Appeal