Useful Links
Advice
High Wycombe Citizens Advice Bureau
High Wycombe Citizens Advice Bureau offers advice on benefits, housing and many other topics. Check the advice on their website or call to make an appointment:
0844 499 4108
High Wycombe JobCentre Plus
High Wycombe JobCentre Plus administers Jobseeker’s Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance and Income Support:
Aria House, 80 Oxford Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DN
0845 604 3719
Shelter – the National Homelessness Charity
Shelter – the National Homelessness Charity has useful information for homeless people
LinkAccommodation
Aylesbury Homeless Action Group
Aylesbury Homeless Action Group provides a day centre and Winter Night Shelter:
Walton Hall, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 7QX
DENS
DENS operates in the Hemel Hempstead area, providing a day centre, night shelter, move-on accommodation and resettlement support.
Bury Lodge, 1 Queensway, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1HT
01442 262274
Emmaus Communities
Emmaus Communities enable people to move on from homelessness, providing work and a home in a supportive, family environment. Contact the appropriate Emmaus group
LinkHigh Wycombe YMCA
High Wycombe YMCA provides supported accommodation for individuals aged 16 to 30 who need short to medium term housing for a maximum stay of two years:
High Wycombe YMCA, Crest Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1UD
01494 465700
Stonham Services
Stonham Services have accommodation in Wycombe for ex-offenders and in Aylesbury for single homeless
LinkThe Old Tea Warehouse
The Old Tea Warehouse is a hostel run by Riverside ECHG for single homeless people, including those with drug, alcohol or mental health problems and ex-offenders:
The Old Tea Warehouse, Amersham Hill, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6NQ
01494 753920
Wycombe Women’s Aid
Wycombe Women’s Aid provides information and temporary accommodation for women experiencing domestic violence.
Access is via Chiltern Samaritans: 01494 432000 (a male worker may answer)
(Note, the link below is dummy - this organisation has no website.)
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Betel of Britain
Betel of Britain runs communities dedicated to restoring homeless people to independent lifestyles, while training them in a wide range of life and employment skills:
Windmill House, Weatheroak Hill, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7EA
01564 822356
Buckinghamshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team
Buckinghamshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team provides information on drug and alcohol services:
Hampden Hall, Wendover Road, Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, HP22 5TB
RETO
RETO runs rehab centres in Spain:
167 Blackburn Road, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 1ET
01254 774031
SMART CJS
SMART CJS helps individuals with serious drug problems who have been caught up in the criminal justice system:
86 Easton Street, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1LT
01494 474804
The Oasis Partnership
The Oasis Partnership offers support to anyone whose life is affected by drug or alcohol use:
Oasis House, George Street, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2RZ
01494 898480