Services

The Wayside Club Centre provides both day and evening services. Last year 2,147 individuals used the day centre. For further details of the centre's work, please view our Annual Report 2006 (626kB PDF) .

Day Centre
The day centre helps to prevent and alleviate homelessness, and to promote social inclusion through the delivery of a range of person-centred services. The service is for people aged 16+. No referral is required to access the project. It offers the following services:-

Intervention Services - advice, advocacy & referrals, re:

• accommodation
• benefits
• health
• legal issues
• offending
• substance dependence

Outreach Services

• Hostels outreach
• Criminal Justice Outreach
• Practical home support & furniture

Basic services

• Healthy eating cafeteria
• Clothing
• Money management
• Showers
• Sleeping bags

Skills Development

• learning opportunities
• internet access
• recreational opportunities
• literacy and numeracy
• women's group
• guidance
• links to training, education & employment

Other services

• Chiropody
• Nursing service
• Chaplaincy

  

Evening Centre
The Evening Centre aims to meet people's basic, practical and spiritual needs. It is offered to people aged 18+. No referral is required to access the project. It can be accessed during opening hours and provides the following services:-

Practical assistance

• Free food
• Clothing
• Showers

Other services

• Physiotherapist
• Hairdressing
• Advice and signposting

Activities

• Social events
• Entertainment
• Festive activities

Spiritual help

• Advice
• Religious services