Directory:London:Brent:Depaul Trust:Willesden Hostel

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• Property:Organisation: Directory:By Organisation:Depaul Trust
• Property:ServiceName: Willesden Hostel
• Property:Address: Willesden Hostel - Depaul Trust, 247 Willesden Lane, London, NW2 5RY
• Property:Postcode: NW2 5RY
• Property:GPS: 51.5471518, -0.2233968Latitude: 51°32′49.746″N
  Longitude: 0°13′24.228″W
• Property:Telephone: 020 8830 1100
• Property:Fax: 020 8459 2522
• Property:URL: http://www.depaultrust.org
• Property:Email: willesden@depaultrust.org
• Property:Limitations: Young single homeless people aged 16-25 with medium support needs. Must have a 1 year local connection to LB Brent. Will not accept: No automatic exclusions. All referrals assessed on a case by case basis.
• Property:AgeMinimum: 16
• Property:AgeMaximum: 25
• Property:AgeAverage: 16
• Property:Referral: Nominated agency referrals only. Phone (8am-10pm daily). Application form completed by applicant and agency prior to interview. If accepted, can move in day after interview. Require proof of ID. Quota of bedspaces for 16 and 17 year olds, priority need referrals from LB Brent and ECHG. Other spaces for Homeless Link member agencies with priority given to people with a Brent connection. Display vacancies on Homeless London.
• Property:Workflow: Directory:London:Brent:London Borough:Housing:Housing Resource Centre Directory:By Organisation:ECHG
• Property:Vacancies: Infrequent. No waiting list.
• Property:MinimumStay: 1 days
• Property:MaximumStay: 720 days
• Property:AverageStay: 180 days
• Property:Support: 4 full time project workers and 3 part time night staff, 24 hour waking cover. Compulsory keywork system (approx 3 residents per keyworker), with weekly meetings. Action plans with agreed outcomes, reviewed monthly. Staff provide support around independent living skills, budgeting, employment and training. Offer family mediation.
• Property:Medical: warning.pngEmpty strings are not accepted.
• Property:MoveOn: Referring agency is responsible for move-on.
• Property:Spaces: 23
• Property:RoomsCost: Single: 17 at £109.42, £6.40pw required from residents in receipt of benefits.
• Property:Facilities: Rooms fully furnished, with washbasins and fridges. Baths: 1 to 2-3 people. Toilets: 1 to 2-3 people. Showers: 1 to 2-3 people. Laundry: Yes. TV: Yes. Other facilities: Lounge. Food: Self catering. Cooking facilities: 3-7 residents share each kitchen. Disabled facilities: None.
• Property:RulesTenure: No alcohol allowed on the premises. Must attend keywork and care planning sessions. Smoking allowed in own room. Licence agreement.
• Property:ResidentAccess: 24 hour access in main hostel, own key in flats.
• Property:Visitors: Yes, must leave by 10.30pm. No overnight guests.
• Property:Policies: warning.pngEmpty strings are not accepted.
• Property:Participation: Fortnightly residents' meetings for settling issues within the clusters, planning cleaning rotas and mutual support. Suggestions procedure. Exit questionnaires. Written user consultation policy.
• Property:FurtherInfo: Depaul Trust's Willesden Hostel provides supported accommodation for 17 young single homeless people aged 16-25 who have a 1 year local connection to LB Brent. The project only accepts referrals from Homeless Link member agencies and LB Brent. Referring agencies are responsible for move-on. The accommodation comprises 4 cluster flats with shared facilities. There are also 6 temporary training flats on the same site.

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