Local Night Shelter gets ready for their busiest season

Greenwich Winter Night Shelter (GWNS) is a local charity which provides warmth, emergency accommodation and advocacy for people experiencing homelessness in Greenwich.

It was founded in 2014 by a group of local churches who came together to offer their venues as places of refuge to an increasing number of homeless people in Greenwich.

GWNS offers single room emergency accommodation for 13 people from October – March in their Winter Night Shelter.  They also run a year-round Day Centre for anyone who is homeless or at risk of homelessness. Both projects are supported by a team of over 200 volunteers.

The night shelter are always looking for more people to volunteer with them and also take part in fundraising activities.

Fundraising & Communications Lead, Megan Husband told us more.

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The Winter Night Shelter is open between October and March and provides single room emergency accommodation. Guests receive 1:1 casework, dinner and breakfast and a single room.

If you are in urgent need of support, please contact Streetlink on 0300 500 0914.

There's more information on Greenwich Winter Night Shelter on their website.

 

 

Megan from Greenwich Winter Night Shelter

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