There are many different circumstances that can lead to someone being homeless: job loss; relationship breakups; mental health issues; escaping abuse or domestic violence, the reasons can be as varied as the people who find themselves in need of help.

BCHA’s St Paul's night shelter in Bournemouth helps homeless people by providing them with a bed and a hot meal for the night; taking them out of the danger that street sleeping poses to their personal safety and to their emotional and physical health. St Paul’s also offers people support to deal with the issues that led to them becoming homeless, to help these vulnerable people move forward with their lives. Each year on average, St Paul’s provides 500 individual people a safe place to sleep and the vital assistance to take back control of their lives. Over 50% of these people are successfully supported to move on to suitable and safe accommodation.

St Paul’s In the current economic climate BCHA are experiencing an ever increasing number of people needing our help and we are anticipating that this need will continue to increase. To cope with this increased demand, we need to find alternative ways to raise funds to continue our vital work.