Barnsley Churches Drop-In provide a bag of ready to eat food and a hot drink 5 nights a week (not Tuesdays or Saturdays) from the vestry at St Mary's Church, Barnsley. When appropriate we will also supply sleeping bags, tents, rucksacks and essential clothing.

The Barnsley Support Hub offers free mental health support in a welcoming, comfortable, non-judgmental, and non-clinical environment. Their  experienced staff team are available to provide emotional, social, and practical support if you are in crisis or heading toward a crisis. You can go just for a chat, or to access one-to-one emotional support from trained mental health professionals. Barnsley Support Hub also offer help in creating staying well and crisis plans, and support visitors to access other services and organisations that may be useful to them, either face to face, phone calls, email or video consultation

Who is this service for? Anyone aged 18 and over can come to the Barnsley Support Hub – you don’t need a formal referral or appointment.

Get advice on applying for homeless help from the council, including making an application and challenging a decision.

For more information visit: https://citizensadvicesheffield.org.uk/get-help/

Roundabout Sheffield, housing charity providing shelter, support and life skills to young people aged 16-25 who are homeless or at the risk of homelessness.

• Homeless Prevention Service – homeless advise, mediation, peer education (trained peer educator), future builders, employment & skills, private renting service.
• Dispersed Service, commissioned by Sheffield City Council, provides high-quality semi-supported housing for young people aged 16-25. Offers self-contained and well-furnished accommodation, the service caters to the diverse needs of young people, employing a one-to-one strength-based approach to build trust, break down barriers, and support personal progression. Regular visits, Roundabout supports young people on their chosen goals, fostering self-esteem and confidence. Service works in tandem with professional services to empower young people with the essential life skills they need for independent living and helping them integrate in their community.
• Safe Space, a project that aims to help 16 and 17 year olds who are struggling to manage their mental health. Spend up to three days focussing on their wellbeing in a calm, supportive and non-judgemental environment. Three bedroom house in Sheffield with garden, relaxing therapy, sensory room, spacious living area as well as plenty of activities to choose from. The Safe Space team will support the young person to work towards their mental and emotional wellbeing.
• Rapid Rehousing, dedicated workers who actively go out into the community, identify homeless young people who need intensive support and help them to access accommodation and develop their long term living skills.
• Supporting Tenants, supporting those who are living in their own property, but need some support to sustain their tenancy. Support includes: welfare benefits and income maximisation; education, training and employment; health and mental wellbeing; grants, loans and furnishings; budgeting and money matters; cultural and faith needs; children and parenting; household skills; social skills and networks; housing rights and responsibilities; keeping safe; advocacy/confidence building.
• Hostel and Number 11
  • Hostel provides safe accommodation for 19 young people, aged 16 to 21 on an emergency and medium stay basis. All rooms are single and en-suite with modern and comfortable furniture and facilities available throughout the day. While at the hostel, residents are given opportunities to learn life skills to improve their independence, gain employment or training opportunities and improve their confidence and self-esteem.
  • Number 11, adjacent to the hostel, 5 self-contained flats, providing a home to 8 young people. Same ‘key work’ and support provision as residents in the core hostel, but they will have started or are working towards some form of education, training or employment. Flats are a stepping stone to their own tenancy.
• Resettlement, a scheme by Roundabout and Sheffield Youth Justice Service to support and enable young people aged 16-18 to live in accommodation as an alternative to custody. Around 55 properties consisting of flats, houses and bedsits. Working with Children Looked After and Leaving Carers service in Sheffield, Resettlement Team can offer accommodation to a young person who are preparing to leave care as a chance to practice independence skills outside of residential setting.

Shiloh provides comprehensive support for homeless or at-risk adults in Rotherham. Key services include:

Charter Row Lifehouse provides 57 units of supported accommodation for single men, aged 18+ who are experiencing homelessness for a period of up to a year. Clients need to be experiencing homelessness and have identified support needs around a lack of independent living skills.  Support is provided on either a half board or bed and breakfast basis. £34 (Half Board) £18 (Bed and Breakfast) per week. All residents have access to a support worker and an activity programme which offers support with Education, Training and Employability Skills.  Drop in services are also provided via Hanover Medical Centre / Devonshire Green (GP) and a range of other local partners.
Referrals to the service come via Howden House and Sheffield City Council's Housing Solutions team.

Our services include:

• A specialised ETE (Education, Training and Employment) support worker
• Chaplaincy support
• Drop in sessions on a weekly basis in partnership with Devonshire Green Surgery
• Probation support
• Addiction support (facilitated by Addaction)

Education / training (hosted by Crisis Skylight)

They provide different ways to help, including registering to welcome refugees through the Homes for Ukraine scheme, support and advice to those who have come to Sheffield as they have been displaced by the war in Ukraine. They support guests staying with hosts to move in to independent accommodation, and can assist with moves to a rematch host if possible.

They offer assistance with signing up for Property Shop, and signposting for a variety of housing related issues.

They hold a Ukraine Housing Advice drop-in on Tuesdays, from 10am - 12noon at First Point, 1 Union St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2SH.

No cost for this service.

TV/books, Unlimited tea, coffee, juice & water, Warm environment to meet other people, Option of purchasing a frozen meal provided by food works for minimum of £1 donation which can be cooked and eaten there.

Charge device, Free WiFi, Microwave to heat food. Drop-ins are welcome.