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Background

The Whitechapel Centre is a homeless day-centre and charity based in the Liverpool region of the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] It works with a number of individuals in the Liverpool and Sefton boroughs in order to offer advice and information about housing.[4][5][6] Up until the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in March 2020, the Whitechapel Centre also offered a government-funded night shelter facility for accommodation purposes; Labre House.[7][8][9]

Alongside the services they offer, the center remains open 12 hours a day for 365 days a year. Between the years 2019/2020, the center provided a service to over 4323 individuals who were socially excluded, homeless or living in housing poverty.[10]

History

In 2018, the Labre House opened on Camden Street in Liverpool.[11] It extended the service of the center and the outreach team to allow homeless provision to become a 24 hour service in the Liverpool area. Homeless residents were allowed to sleep at the center until permanent accommodation was found by workers at the day centre.[12] Joe Anderson, a British Labor Party Politician and the Major of Liverpool, was a key supporter in the opening of the Labre House.[13]

In April 2020, the Labre House was closed down in a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] Due to the sleeping provisions provided by the Labre House night facility, which were often make shift beds on the floor, it was unable to provide a service due to limitations of the virus. In order to house those reliant on the Labre and bring remaining rough sleepers indoors during the pandemic, homeless residents were provided with emergency accommodation throughout the city.[15] This included hotels, apartments and university-owned student accommodation.[15] It was reported in the Liverpool Echo that the response was a success with both health workers and homeless residents of the city.[16]

In response to an uncertain future with social distancing, it was reported in August 2020 that the Labre house would close indefinitely. Councilors have since hailed the response to the corona pandemic as a viable solution to the future, as the move to house homeless residents in self-contained housing was received well by both residents and local workers..[17]

No Second Night Out Campaign

The 'No Second Night Out' or 'Always Room Inside' campaign is an incentive led by the UK Government to help tackle and combat homelessness and rough sleeping in UK cities. Whilst the scheme encouraged all boroughs of the UK to adopt the policy, by 2014 only Liverpool and London were actively doing so.[18] In the Liverpool area, the Whitechapel Centre helps oversee the No Second Night Out Campaign in cohesion with Liverpool City Council in order to bring rough sleepers inside into sheltered accommodation. The tag line was born from the notion that there are a million reasons to sleep rough for one night, but there is never a reason for someone to be on the streets for a second night.[19]

The campaign was supported by an Outreach team, who respond to public calls about rough sleepers and make contact with embedded homeless individuals to offer support, rehabilitation and accommodation.[20] In 2018, the campaign was supported by the opening of the first government-backed night shelter in the country: Labre House. Outreach workers were able to take rough sleepers to the night shelter and members of the public were encouraged to liaise with the center and the staff to bring people in from the streets.

Awards and Recognition

The work of the Whitechapel Centre is widely known throughout the city. There have been a number of large fundraising events in the city where money has been redirected to the Whitechapel Centre, including events from both small[21] and large local organisations. Once a year, the city host a 'Sponsored Sleep Out' to raise money for the centre and it's projects in the city.[22] Famous Liverpudlians have endorsed the centre and it's work to fight homelessness in the city, including prominent Premier League football players, with connections to Merseyside.[23] In 2016, the Whitechapel Centre received the Freedom of the City Award by Liverpool.[24] Their work with young adults has also been highlighted by the BBC Children in Need Programme.[25]

References

  1. ^ Council, Liverpool City. "Labre House night hub". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  2. ^ "THE WHITECHAPEL CENTRE - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  3. ^ "The Whitechapel Centre". Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  4. ^ "IN OUR LIVERPOOL HOME: THE WHITECHAPEL CENTRE |". liverpooletc.com. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  5. ^ "The Whitechapel Centre". Homeless Link. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  6. ^ "The Whitechapel Centre". JustGiving. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  7. ^ "Council plans to close shelter for good as part of post-pandemic transformation of homelessness service". Inside Housing. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  8. ^ "Closure of night shelters in response to COVID-19". Homeless Link. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  9. ^ Council, Liverpool City. "Labre House night hub". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  10. ^ "Our Impact". The Whitechapel Centre. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  11. ^ "Liverpool's new shelter for rough sleepers officially opens". Radio City. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  12. ^ Liverpool, The Guide (2017-12-13), LCC 'Always room inside' new homeless shelter Labre House, retrieved 2020-10-21
  13. ^ December 21, on; Read, 20171 Min (2017-12-21). "Mayor launches 'Always Room Inside' rough sleepers campaign". Liverpool Express. Retrieved 2020-10-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Council, Liverpool City. "Labre House night hub". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  15. ^ a b Thorp, Liam (2020-03-26). "Liverpool's homeless to be put up in hotels for coronavirus crisis". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  16. ^ Hadfield, Charlotte (2020-04-18). "Liverpool 'proves' homelessness can be tackled in crisis". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  17. ^ Tyrrell, Nick (2020-08-14). "Plan to 'eradicate rough sleeping' in Liverpool gets key backing". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  18. ^ "No second night out campaign". Homeless Link. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  19. ^ "FAQs". The Whitechapel Centre. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  20. ^ "Our Impact". The Whitechapel Centre. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  21. ^ "Yodel colleagues show support for Whitechapel Centre". InYourArea.co.uk. 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  22. ^ "Liverpool Cathedral - Liverpool Cathedral Sleepout 2020". www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  23. ^ Kirkbride, Phil (2018-12-22). "Exclusive: Naismith on why he continues to help Liverpool's homeless". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  24. ^ Thomas, Joe (2016-10-05). "Homeless charity the Whitechapel Centre handed Freedom of the City". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  25. ^ "Whitechapel Centre". BBC Children in Need. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
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