Directory:London:Hillingdon:YMCA:West London YMCA:Uxbridge

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• Property:Organisation: Directory:By Organisation:YMCA
• Property:ServiceName: West London YMCA - Uxbridge
• Property:Address: West London YMCA - Uxbridge, Hillingdon Road, Uxbridge, UB10 0AE
• Property:Postcode: UB10 0AE
• Property:GPS: 51.5614549, -0.4544898Latitude: 51°33′41.238″N
  Longitude: 0°27′16.163″W
• Property:Telephone: 01895 813863
• Property:Fax: 01895 813836
• Property:URL: http://www.westlondonymca.org
• Property:Email: uxbridge@londonymca.org
• Property:Limitations: Young single homeless people aged 16-35 with low to medium support needs. 16-17 year olds must be referred by LB Hillingdon. Priority given to applicants with a local connection to LB Hillingdon. Will not accept: People with a recent history of arson, abusive behaviour, violence or sexual offences.
• Property:AgeMinimum: 16
• Property:AgeMaximum: 35
• Property:AgeAverage: 25
• Property:Referral: Accept self referrals and referrals from any agency. 5 bedspaces are for LB Hillingdon referrals only. Self or agency referrals. Phone (9am-4pm Mon-Fri) or write. Application form. Interview. If successful, placed on waiting list. Must have proof of ID. Police checks prior to interview. Further information such as psychiatric reports if appropriate.
• Property:Workflow: warning.png"" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.
• Property:Vacancies: Infrequently. Waiting list of up to 5 people.
• Property:MinimumStay: 30 days
• Property:MaximumStay: 720 days
• Property:AverageStay: 270 days
• Property:Support: 9 full time and 5 part time staff, 24 hour waking cover. Keywork system with weekly meetings. Action plan with agreed outcomes, reviewed monthly. Staff provide support around budgeting, CV writing and accessing benefits, and make referrals to external support services where appropriate. Counsellor visits once a week.
• Property:Medical: warning.pngEmpty strings are not accepted.
• Property:MoveOn: Keyworkers assist residents identify appropriate move-on. Residents tend to move-on to the 10 flats based on same site.
• Property:Spaces: 23 inc 10 move-on flats.
• Property:RoomsCost: Bedsit: 13 at £127.33, £2.74pw required from residents in receipt of benefits.
• Property:Facilities: Bedsits fully furnished, including hob, microwave, fridge, starter kit. Baths: 1 to 3 people. Toilets: 1 to 2 people. Showers: 1 to 3. Laundry: Yes. TV: Yes. Other facilities: Lounge, training room, garden. Food: Self catering. Cooking facilities: Kitchen facilities in each bedsit. Disabled facilities: One bedsit is fully wheelchair accessible.
• Property:RulesTenure: No alcohol allowed on premises. Smoking allowed in own room. Licence agreement.
• Property:ResidentAccess: 24 hour access via entryphone.
• Property:Visitors: Yes, between 8am-12 midnight only. Limit of 2 visitors per room.
• Property:Policies: warning.pngEmpty strings are not accepted.
• Property:Participation: Bi-monthly residents' meetings for feedback to management and planning social activities, facilitated by staff. Questionnaires.
• Property:FurtherInfo: West London YMCA - Uxbridge provides accommodation and support for 13 single homeless people aged 16-35 who have medium to high support needs. 16 and 17 year olds must be referred by LB Hillingdon. Those with a local connection to LB Hillingdon are given priority. The hostel accepts self referrals and referrals from other agencies. 5 bedspaces are for LB Hillingdon referrals only. Accommodation is in 13 bedsits. There are 10 flats based on the same site which act as move-on accommodation for residents.

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