Dependency

The Dependency service is aimed at people who have had an experience of primary treatment, are prepared for their first steps back into living in the community and are in housing need with a local connection.

The aim of the service is to assist people to look at their alcohol consumption level and to explore opportunities to develop themselves with the overall goal of changing their lifestyle and moving towards managing alcohol use and a reduction or alcohol-free living.

The service provided is more intensive than that in the offender’s services as it involves some group work as well as support work carried out on a one to one basis. The accommodation is provided along with support around the specific needs identified and we can assist people to look at longer term housing options.

Hackney Dependency/Rough Sleepers Schemes

299 Green Lanes service is for 15 men and women aged between 30 and 75 years who are experiencing homelessness and or have alcohol dependency issues.

299 Green Lanes provides permanent or long-term supported housing in one-bed self-contained flats. The flats are furnished and have a separate living room, kitchen and bathroom facilities.

John Anderson (Assisstant Support and Development Worker)
Samuel Ruskoe (Support and Development Worker)

David Igovojah (Team Leader for all Hackney schemes)
299 Green Lanes
London
N4 2ES
Telephone/Fax: 020 8800 6099

Elsdale Street is available to men and women aged between 18 and 65 years who have a history of rough sleeping, drinking and or drug dependency, and who are in need of support services offered.

Elsdale Street comprises 12 one-bedroom self-contained flats on three floors with lift access. Three flats are suitable for customers with mobility problems. Each flat has a living room,bedroom, bathroom with bath and shower, and a self-contained kitchen. All flats are equipped with refrigerator, washing machine, and essential items of furniture.

A spacious communal lounge with a television and a fair-sized garden are available for recreational use by customers. The scheme offers temporary accommodation with a maximum stay of two years. The accommodation is let on assured short-hold tenancies.

The scheme aims to help customer’s access employment, education, health care, and other agencies within the community to achieve independence and social participation.

There is an on-site office that is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by a manager and housing support workers in the daytime, and night support workers through the night. Staffs works closely with support agencies in the local community to access a range of services for customers.

Olusola Adegboyega (Support and Development Worker)
Martin Nganga (Support and Development Worker)
Leroy Whittiker (Night shift worker)
15 Elsdale Street
London
E9 6QY
Telephone: 020 8985 2918
Fax: 020 8985 2994

Bridge Gardens is a supported housing scheme, providing low to medium-level support and housing in 12 purpose-built self-contained one-bedroom flats. Customers are made up of mainly ex-rough sleepers resident in the London Borough of Hackney, or who are referred by Hackney’s housing and community care services. These include single men and women experiencing homelessness, aged between 18 and 60 years, those with mental health needs, physical or sensory disabilities and those with alcohol problems.

Charmain Andrews (Support and Development Worker)
Theresa Ilide (Support and Development Worker)

1 Bridge Gardens, off Green Lanes
London
N16 9GN
Telephone: 020 7275 8966 or 020 7923 4102
Fax: 020 7275 8911

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