Resource Information Service
Gateway House
Milverton Street
Kennington
London
SE11 4AP
Tel: 020 7840 9930
Fax: 020 7840 9931
E-mail: ris@ris.org.uk
Website: www.ris.org.uk
Description:
Helping you refer homeless people and those in need of housing and support, or help people who are homeless or have housing problems.
Homeless UK is for:
- Advisers and agencies in contact with homeless people.
- Homeless people and those in need of housing and support.
- Policy makers and planners.
- Researchers and students.
Aims:
To help homeless people and those in need of housing and support.
Activities:
Homeless UK provides information about over 8,000 services that can help homeless people and those at risk of homelessness.
Homeless UK provides information about:
- Who services are for and support provided.
- Who can make referrals.
- How to contact and opening hours.
- For Hostels, Homeless UK also includes information about length of stay, facilities and move-on accommodation.
Other Key features include:
- Easy-to-use but sophisticated search facilities.
- The ability to save searches, add notes and bookmarks.
- Location maps for all services with an office open to the public.
Homeless UK includes access to a wealth of information about homelessness issues, good practice, training resources, on-line articles and links to other websites.
By signposting services, Homeless UK will improve the lives of homeless people.
Benefits include:
- Improved referrals and access to helping services.
- Preventing homelessness by giving information at an early stage.
- Sharing of knowledge about homelessness services, issues and good practice.
- Aiding the planning process by providing a clear picture of supply of current services.
updated 04/09/08
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