Crisis Skylight Newcastle

Crisis Skylight Newcastle support people over the age of 16 who are experiencing homelessness, or immediately at risk of homelessness in the Northeast. They can help you with information, advice, guidance, planning

Their services include:

• Engagement and Assessment: Drop in information and guidance for people who are sleeping rough and people threatened with homelessness in the next 6 months. No appointment needed. Open: Monday 10am to 2.30 pm, Wednesday 10am to 2:30pm, Thursday 10am to 2.30pm and Friday 10am to 2.30 pm
• Learning: Group and 1 to 1 sessions to learn new skills and improve your emotional and physical well-being. They offer sessions in Cooking, Art for Wellbeing, DIY For Your Home, Tiling and Wood Skills. They also have a local allotment where you can grow your own veg, salads, herbs and more.
• Coaches: Longer term coaching support to to make positive changes, work towards your goals and help you with areas that may be contributing to your homelessness. 
• Housing First: provide an unconditional housing offer and long-term personalised support for people who experience multiple and complex disadvantages

Crisis Skylights work is supported by clinical psychologists, housing law specialists as well as Volunteering and Events teams.

Contact them to get a copy of their course programme and their signposting booklet. With information about other organisations that can help.