Useful Links
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Alcohol Advice
Addaction Birmingham
Drug and Alcohol advice and support
Tel: 0121 465 4030
Aquarius
Aquarius works within diverse communities to overcome harms caused by alcohol, drugs and gambling.
http://www.aquarius.org.uk
Norman Imlah Day Centre
Offers help with relapse prevention.
Tel: 0121 685 6346
Emergency Food
Food Bank
The Food Bank provides an emergency 3 day supply of food and if necessary basic toiletries, to individuals, couples or families.
http://www.elimkingstanding.co.uk
Employment and Training
ENTA
Runs a range of social enterprises to create employment opportunities for young people.
http://www.entapeople.com
Jericho Foundation
Runs a range of social enterprises to create employment opportunities for the socially disadvantaged.
http://www.jcp.org.uk
Health and Wellbeing
Health Xchange
Based at William Booth Lane in central Birmingham, the Health Xchange offers a range of medical services for homeless people.
Tel: 0121 465 3965
http://www.hobtpct.nhs.uk/your_health/vulnerable_people/homeless.asp
Homeless Mental Health Team
Mental health advice and support for homeless people.
Tel: 0121 685 6970
St Martin’s Centre for Health and Healing
A social care project providing advice, practical help, listening and signposting together with a professional counselling service and other on site activities.
Contact details:
Address: St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham B5 5BB
General Information: 0121-600 6025
Help Desk Service: 0121-600 6536
Counselling: 0121-600 6026
E-mail: healthandhealing@bullring.org
Hostels in Birmingham
(See also Housing and Homelessness for projects offering additional services)
Allison House (for men over 50) - 0121 643 5094 - allison.house@btinternet.com
New Boot (men aged 16-25) - 772 3098
St Anne's Hostel (men over 25) - 0121 442 4406
Salvation Army Hostel (men over 18) - 0121 236 6554
Waterside House (men over 25) - 0121 359 5953
Yardley House (women 16-25) - 0121 789 9019
Zambezi (men over 45) - 0121 766 7645
Housing & Homelessness
Birmingham City Council
BCC has departments for council housing, help for homeless people, renting privately, housing associations, buying a home and help for refugees and asylum seekers
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/finding-a-home
Birmingham City Mission
Birmingham City Mission offers supported accommodation for both men and women, and their Care Centre is open to non-residents Mon - Wed evening.
http://www.birminghamcitymission.co.uk
Birmingham Housing Options
Birmingham Housing Options explains all of your options if you live in Birmingham and have a housing problem or are facing homelessness. Birmingham Housing Options also has details of over 380 services that can help you with housing and related problems. It has local and national advice services, day centres and other sources of practical help, as well as hostels and housing projects.
http://www.birminghamhousingoptions.org
Crisis
Crisis is the national charity for single homeless people. They are dedicated to ending homelessness by delivering life-changing services and campaigning for change.
http://www.crisis.org.uk
Hanwood House
Hostel for single homeless men aged 25+
http://www.midlandheart.org.uk/default.aspx?id=395066
Midland Heart Homeless Services
Midlands Heart provide hostels, supported accommodation, a multiple needs unit, and accommodation for people in recovery from drug and alcohol issues.
http://www.midlandheart.org.uk/default.aspx?id=390006
St Basil's
Supported accommodation for young people aged 16-25
http://www.stbasils.org.uk
Legal Help
Community Legal Advice
This website offers free, confidential and independent legal advice for residents of England and Wales
http://www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk
Publications
ROOF magazine
ROOF is a sector magazine published bi-monthly by Shelter.
www.roofmagazine.org.uk
The Pavement
The Pavement aims to inform, advise and entertain homeless people. It offers news, advice, cartoons, letters and a list of local services.
http://www.thepavement.org.uk
List of local services
Specialist Services
Anawim
A support service for women only, providing counselling, specialist drug workers and help for victims of domestic abuse.
Tel: 0121 440 5296
Irish Welfare
Irish Welfare provides a wide range of support services for the Irish community in Birmingham, including help for older Irish people.
http://www.iwic.org.uk
Polish Ex-pats Association
Can provide translation services and advice.
http://www.polishexpats.org.uk/index.php
Refugee Council
Provides advice to Asylum seekers and Refugees. Tel: 0121 234 1950
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk