Our Street Outreach team is on the streets of greater Belfast from 7am to 2am every day of year.

 

Our Outreach staff and volunteers provide potentially life-saving support for people on the street. 

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The aim of the service is to help people who are rough sleeping to find suitable accommodation and to deliver support to homeless households.

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In 2018/2019 our Street Outreach team has recorded a steady increase in the number of people sleeping rough in Belfast compared to 2017/2018 with more new presentations and the number of people sleeping out for more than two nights is also increasing.

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Between January 1, 2019 and March 31, 2019 our Outreach team recorded 134 people sleeping rough - an increase of 35% on the same period last year. Of those 134 over 63% were new presentations - meaning it is either their first time sleeping rough or they have returned to sleeping rough after one month or more.

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Throughout the year all rough sleepers had their basic needs met either through our Drop-in Centre or directly by the Outreach teams - or both.

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As well as providing support on the streets our Street Outreach service also works alongside the emergency services to provide a Code 7 service 

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