November - 2018

Church Winter Night Shelters Success Improves By 31%

HARP, Love Southend and Southend Borough Council are pleased to announce the success of last year’s Southend Churches Winter Night Shelters, as we gear up to once again provide additional space for homeless people in Southend to sleep through the winter months. As well as providing a warm and safe place to sleep, the project aims to help people move off the streets in the long term, by providing links to relevant agencies in the town. Last year, 71% of the people who were ref

Christmas Appeal

Give a gift today to support someone like Lucy* this Christmas. Christmas is a special time for everyone and it’s particularly important to us at HARP. Whilst most of us are enjoying time with our families and a much needed break, for those living on the streets it can be a very lonely and stressful time of year. Many homeless people tell us they feel isolated and at risk, at what should be a safe and happy time of year. Your donation could help us to reach out to someone lik

Extra Emergency Accommodation For Rough Sleepers

We are pleased to announce an increase to the emergency accommodation we can provide to people sleeping rough in Southend. After a successful trial, we will be offering up to eight additional emergency spaces, seven days a week, for people who are currently sleeping on the streets, on top of our 38 emergency rooms which are available all year round. The trial, which ran over seven weekends at our Bradbury Day Centre in York Road, saw 20 people access the service. Ten of these

A Big Bang for HARP

On Saturday 3rd November, some of our service users volunteered to support the Southend Roundtable Big Beach Bang at Shoebury East Beach. They volunteered their time to help get the event set up and packed down as part of HARP’s Meaningful Activities program, which aims to give people purpose and structure, and boost confidence and employability for the future. Our team of service users worked hard and had a great time working together with community spirit and getting stuck

HARP Selected for Tesco ‘Bags of Help’ Scheme

We are delighted to announce that throughout November our supporters can vote for us as part of the Tesco ‘Bags of Help’ Scheme. Depending on how many votes we receive, we could get a grant of up to £4,000 to support the running costs of HARP’s vehicles. Our vehicles are a vital part of the support we offer to people, helping to move people between HARP properties when they are at different stages of their journey, and eventually help them to move on from HARP to live indepen