Project Details

 Human Resources:

 

 

2011		2012		2013		2014		2015
Financial Administrator		Financial Administrator		Financial Administrator		Financial Administrator		Financial Administrator
Fundraiser		Fundraiser		Fundraiser		Fundraiser		Fundraiser
JOEL Promoter		JOEL Promoter		JOEL Promoter		JOEL Promoter
Joel Programme Co-ordinator		Joel Programme Co-ordinator		Joel Programme Co-ordinator		Joel Programme Co-ordinator		Joel Programme Co-ordinator
Volunteers		Volunteers		Volunteers		Volunteers		Volunteers
				Chaplain (deacon)		Chaplain (deacon)		Chaplain (deacon)
				Night shelter director		Night shelter director		Night shelter director
				Night shelter support worker		Night shelter support worker		Night shelter support worker
				Night shelter Gap year student		Night shelter Gap year student		Night shelter Gap year student
				Night shelter Gap year student		Night shelter Gap year student		Night shelter Gap year student
				Chef		Chef		Chef
				Gap year worker cafe		Gap year worker cafe		Gap year worker cafe
						Counsellors		Counsellors

 

The full implemented project would involve on site:

1. 6 St Peter’s workers
2. At least 12 Joel and night shelter workers
3. Up to 30 volunteers helping out in night shelter.
4. 36 volunteers offering a weekly session (leaders and helpers) for JOEL
5. 8 plus KCAH workers
6. 12 OXYGEN workers
7. 14 night shelter residents
8. At least 4 other residents.
9. Visitors to KCAH, OXYGEN, JOEL, church and other active facilities on site.

This would regularly mean at least 120 active people on site each week of which over 40 would be directly employed with others coming in on a weekly basis.

It would mean on site there would be the main church able to accommodate up to 500 people, OXYGEN (a local church youth project) and Street Pastors accommodated over the church hall which would mainly function on a daily basis as a training and activity centre. The church hall would accommodate up to 100 people and a 14 bed night shelter. Also on site would be the KCAH new offices, a refectory with potential for IT cafe to accommodate up to 40 to 60 people and 4 units of accommodation over the refectory (one of these fully allocated to the use of St Peter’s Church).

Guest composition for the Night Sanctuary:

A)           3-4 guests with short term accommodation problems but minimal support needs, i.e. people who have found themselves in a crisis homeless position, but have until recently been in employment or on benefits and have a reasonable chance of getting back in to work relatively quickly.

B)            5-7 guests with medium support needs e.g. may have issues that need to be resolved in order to get them on to benefits, likely to have less recent employment history, may be less likely to be able to get back into work in medium term.

C)            2-3 (max) guests with alcohol or drug dependency issues, or notable mental health issues, with high support needs.

 

The JOEL Life-Skills Development Centre:

Example of a possible scheme of works for JOEL may look like the following:

Possible diary for training during a normal timetabled week:

Any person joining the JOEL Community night shelter that is not regularly employed will have to attend at least two compulsory set sessions and two chosen sessions or more in the week. Each course will run for a six week period mostly within term time periods and remain flexible for variation and change of options and personnel (there is likely to be 7 lots of six week periods across the year) with a respite week off after every six week period. All leaders and helpers will have to be CRB checked and each group will require a leader and one or two helpers. If each group caters for 5 persons and upwards for 12 groups in action each week we will need to have 24-36 leaders and helpers involved at any one time and the project would be able to cater for any number from 60 people and upwards in an ordinary week.

 

 

Day	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Morning	Life skills Lessons for living Health Education Spiritual nurture and training	Prayer for Healing Counselling Search day (vocations and accommodation) Registration	Registration The Great Feast Community gathering	Horticultural training Creative skills day Maintenance and repairs IT skills Domestic work and catering Media and music		Sports and recreational skills Fishing Football Gym	Sabbatical rest
Afternoon	Board games and pass-times Music Art therapy Joel cafe Meal preparation		Christian nurture

 

Outcomes

Improved personal safety and security

Approximately 120 "guests" each year who would otherwise be rough sleeping will be accommodated in the Night Sanctuary thereby promoting their personal safety and security.

Improved health and well-being

Approximately 120 "guests" a year will have access to an on-call G.P., a dentist, a chiropodist and a hairdresser thereby improving their general health and well-being. 

Approximately 120 "guests" a year will receive help from the Housing Crisis Intervention Service (HCIS) to engage with the correct services e.g. Kaleidoscope, CRI (Crime Reduction Initiative) or CDAT thereby improving their general health and well-being. 

Approximately 40 "guests" will have increased access to medical referrals for emergency treatment (e.g. for hepatitis or tuberculosis), registration with local G.P.s., health education (e.g. promoting sensible drinking) or to other relevant support agencies e.g. the Community Drug and Alcohol Team (CDAT) and the Community Mental Health Team thereby improving their general health and well-being.

Increased chances of gaining longer-term accommodation

Approximately 80 "guests" are provided with advice and support from HCIS at KCAH so that they have the best opportunities made available to them in their search to find more secure accommodation. Furthermore, guests are able to hold down a job whilst in the Sanctuary with the object of saving for a deposit. 5 Night Sanctuary guests per year are successfully referred to the KCAH Access Project (provides accommodation for up to 2 years) and given Support Plans using the Outcomes Stars method to help client make improved changes to their lives.

Increased chances of gaining and maintaining employment

Approximately 14 "guests" at any given time will have access to the facilities provided at the Night Sanctuary and the Joel Life Skills Development Centre allowing opportunity to learn new skills and be better prepared for Job Centre Courses and job interviews increasing their chances of gaining employment

Approximately 12 “guests” will be usefully engaged at the Joel Community Centre.

Reduced social isolation

Approximately 200 “guests” each year will have access to friendship at the Joel Community Life Skills Centre, thereby increasing a sense of belonging. Approximately 200 “guests” each year will have access to creative and leisure activities at the Joel Life Skills Development Centre thereby building people’s social skills, confidence and ability to feel in control of their lives again so they can move on from homelessness for good.

Approximately 14 "guests" will have access to additional support networks and leisure activities provided in the Kingston churches, through the 'Befriending and Mentoring Scheme' run in partnership with Housing Justice, thereby increasing community involvement.

Increased involvement of the Churches and the local Community

Approximately 500 volunteers each year will assist at the Night Sanctuary and Joel Community Life Skills Centre thereby increasing community involvement and promoting a ‘Big Society’ agenda.