Homelessness

Love Southampton is committed to supporting people who are homeless across our city and has a long history of providing for those most in need…

Thanks to our co-ordinated network of organisations, and our close partnership with the Street Support Network, we’re able to signpost to 4 key areas of complementary support:

• Housing & Shelter - Street Support Southampton, Hope Into Action , The Society of St. James, and Southampton City Council’s homeless advice and housing team are serious about giving every person sleeping rough the dignity of housing - working for decades to end homelessness in our city.

• Food - through organisations like Southampton City Mission Basics Bank, The Big Difference, City Catering Southampton, GEMS Southampton, Soup Run Southampton, Southampton Street Pastors and Love Your Neighbour we’re committed to feeding the hungry in our city. Find out more about our Food Network.

• Addictions - through Street Support Southampton and The Hazel Project we’re able to reach out and provide a pathway to freedom from addiction to those who need it across our city.

• Debt - Christians Against Poverty, Frontline Debt Advice, Citizens Advice Southampton, No Limits, Welfare Rights are all part of our Debt Network, helping people across the city gain freedom from debt.

To find out more about the 28 organisations represented in the Street Support Network, and to see how you could get involved, head to https://streetsupport.net/southampton/.

“The Christian community in Southampton has been serving the marginalised for many decades. Our Christian beliefs mean that we hold that every human being has great worth, dignity and value. This leads us to be committed to ending sleeping rough in the city and we’re delighted to be a part of the Street Support network, which has a vision for Southampton to be a city where no-one needs to sleep rough and beg.”

Paul Woodman - Love Southampton; Pastor, City Life Church