Find out more details of the Bosch Community Sleepout and how The Salvation Army gives a new start to the homeless at http://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/BoschSleepout2014
The Salvation Army Supportive Accommodation Services provides accommodation, support and supervision to people who would otherwise be homeless. Menfs hostels are in Auckland, Palmerston North and Christchurch. Aucklandfs Epsom Lodge now also offers a 10-bed facility for women. For the 12 months to 30 June 2013, the service provided 74,184 bed nights to 617 clients?a 15 per cent increase in client numbers on the previous year. The hostels continue to operate under pressure as affordable and safe accommodation for single men becomes increasingly expensive and jobs difficult to find. Auckland has seen a dramatic jump in men aged 20?39 seeking accommodation during the year. The hostel receives the bulk of referrals from the criminal justice and mental health systems, and works closely with these institutions to ease clients back into the community. To manage the increasing complexity of clientsf needs, The Salvation Army has introduced a new model of care. Under this model, individual care plans for clients have clear goals and strategies to make changes to peoplefs lives that will enable them to safely move out and begin running their own households. Your support will help The Salvation Army give a new start to the homeless.
