Directory:London:Ealing:Centrepoint:Ealing Service

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  • Property:Organisation: Directory:By Organisation:Centrepoint
  • Property:ServiceName: Centrepoint - Ealing Service
  • Property:Address: Centrepoint - Ealing Service, 1-3 The Heights, Northolt, Middlesex, UB5 4BW
  • Property:Postcode: UB5 4BW
  • Property:GPS: 51.5538842, -0.3625600Latitude: 51°33′13.983″N
    Longitude: 0°21′45.216″W
  • Property:Telephone: 020 8422 8509
  • Property:Fax: 020 8423 6127
  • Property:URL: http://www.centrepoint.org.uk
  • Property:Email: cpealing@centrepoint.org
  • Property:Limitations: Young single homeless people aged 16-21 with medium support needs. Must have a local connection to LB Ealing. Will not accept: Young people who are not prepared to engage with the service.
  • Property:AgeMinimum: 16
  • Property:AgeMaximum: 21
  • Property:AgeAverage: 17.5
  • Property:Referral: Nominated agency referrals only. Form completed by applicant and agency. Information session and interview. Decision made within 24 hours. Require proof of ID and benefits entitlement. Benefits claims must be made before moving in. Referrals are only accepted from LB Ealing's Leaving Care Team and Homeless Person's Unit. From July 2008 all referrals will go via LB Ealing's Gateway Team. Do not accept self referrals or referrals from other agencies.
  • Property:Workflow: warning.png"" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.
  • Property:Vacancies: Monthly. Operate short waiting list.
  • Property:MinimumStay: 180 days
  • Property:MaximumStay: 720 days
  • Property:AverageStay: 365 days
  • Property:Support: 6 staff available Sun-Thurs 7am-12 midnight, Fri-Sat 7am-1am, sleep-in cover. Each resident has an allocated support worker, with regular meetings. Support and development plans with agreed outcomes, reviewed monthly. Staff offer advice and support on life skills, benefits, employment, education and training. On-site training room and learning support and development worker.
  • Property:Medical: Access to Centrepoint's health team.
  • Property:MoveOn: All residents have a planned resettlement programme. Advice and assistance on renting privately through Centrepoint's rent deposit scheme. Limited number of nominations via LB Ealing. Move-on accommodation is not guaranteed.
  • Property:Spaces: 17 In one 1-bed, two 2-bed and four 3-bed flats.
  • Property:RoomsCost: Single: 16 at £137.55, Flat: 1 at £137.55, £8.55pw required from residents in receipt of benefits.
  • Property:Facilities: Rooms fully furnished, with washbasins. Baths: 1 to 1-3 people. Toilets: 1 to 1-3 people. Showers: 1 to 1-3 people. Laundry: Yes. TV: Yes. Other facilities: Training room, computer access. Food: Self catering. Cooking facilities: One kitchen in each flat. Disabled facilities: None.
  • Property:RulesTenure: Must attend support and development sessions and residents' meetings. No alcohol allowed on the premises. Smoking in own room only. Licence agreement.
  • Property:ResidentAccess: Must be in hostel 12 midnight-7am weekdays, 1am-8am weekends. Must stay for min 4 nights per week.
  • Property:Visitors: Yes, between 11am-11pm. No overnight guests.
  • Property:Policies: Aim to maintain an equal balance of women and men.
  • Property:Participation: Fortnightly residents' meetings. Residents' committee. Regular user involvement activities.
  • Property:FurtherInfo: Centrepoint's Ealing Service provides supported accommodation for 17 young single homeless people aged 16-21 with medium support needs. Residents must have a local connection (of at least one year) to LB Ealing, and referrals are only accepted from LB Ealing's Leaving Care Team and Homeless Person's Unit. The accommodation comprises 16 spaces in 6 shared flats and 1 space in a self contained flat. The project is staffed 24 hours a day, and there is an on-site training room. "It is a requirement that all young people who live with us participate in 'Lifewise', which is a series of accredited lifeskills, personal development and health activities, workshops and aids to 1-1 work."

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N.B. Location may not be that of actual service itself, but the referral office for the organisation, when information is not presently fully disclosed. Please check the Referral and Limitations above fully before enquiring with the service.

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