We appreciate that people want to help out during the coronavirus crisis but we are not able to co-ordinate offers of help to our partners.  We will of course be sharing any of their asks via our social media channels.

We have however set up an Amazon wish list to help those people newly accommodated by Oxford City Council to feel comfortable whilst keeping safe inside. If you want to purchase something then please click on this link Amazon wish list.

Individual organisations may well need extra help at the moment through volunteering or donating items they are short of. Please click on the I want to help tab and select I want to volunteer or I want to donate items to find out how you can contact organisations directly. Bear with them though, as they may not answer as rapidly as normal because of the current situation.

You can also help by donating to our partners directly on their websites or you can donate to us by clicking on the Donate button at the top of this page.

Finally, you might want to consider joining Oxford Together or Oxford Mutual Aid, which are part of the Oxfordshire community response to coronavirus:

https://oxfordtogether.org/

https://oxfordmutualaid.org/

Thank you for your support!

In your work you may come across families, young people and single person households who are homeless or may be at risk of homelessness. 

There is now an introductory course to help you offered via the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board and developed by the Oxfordshire Trailblazer Programme.

The target audience for this course is those who work in specified bodies with the Duty to Refer listed below and those in the wider services including the voluntary sector providing support and advice to households across Oxfordshire:

• prisons
• youth offender institutions
• secure training centres
• secure colleges
• youth offending teams
• probation services (including community rehabilitation companies)
• Jobcentre Plus
• social service authorities
• emergency departments
• urgent treatment centres
• hospitals in their function of providing inpatient care

Please note that you need to register on the website to access this course.

We want to hear from you if you want to help in another way that isn't listed. We will try and respond as soon as possible and will use your feedback to improve the site. Please email hello@oxfordshirehomelessmovement.org, drop us a line on social media or Get in touch.

We really want to know if you’ve got an idea to share. We are looking for innovative ways to prevent, reduce and end street homelessness. Please email hello@oxfordshirehomelessmovement.org or drop us a line on social media.

If you’re worried about someone sleeping rough, you can let OxSPOT, Connection Support or StreetLink know about them – including where they normally sleep.

OxSPOT and Connection Support assess people sleeping rough and help them find the accommodation and support they need to rebuild their lives.

OxSPOT, Connection Support and StreetLink aren’t emergency services but they will follow up all calls and referrals as quickly as possible. If you think someone’s health is in immediate danger, please call 999.

If you want to read about some practical ways to support someone sleeping rough, then please click on the link on how to help someone rough sleeping in Oxfordshire.

To advise someone sleeping rough about where to get something to eat, a change of clothes or even just some company, then please click on this link to daytime services.

We can only solve homelessness by working together. There are many ways you can help and one of these is by donating useful items.

Contact the services below to ask about current opportunities to donate stuff! Including our volunteer partner Helping Oxfordshire Homeless Collaboration who have donation points across Oxfordshire and also run an Amazon wish list.

If you have any unwanted laptops, tablets or phones, you can donate these for refurbishment at one of the Getting Oxfordshire Online hubs in Oxford, Didcot or Bicester.  

If you are concerned about someone sleeping rough then please contact OxSPOT for Oxford, Connection Support outside the city or StreetLink.

OxSPOT and Connection Support assess people sleeping rough and help them find the accommodation and support they need to rebuild their lives.

OxSPOT, Connection Support and StreetLink aren’t emergency services but they will follow up all calls and referrals as quickly as possible. If you think someone’s health is in immediate danger, please call 999.

If you want to report a crime against a homeless person, please contact Thames Valley Police or Crimestoppers.

We can only solve homelessness by working together. There are many ways you can help and one of these is volunteering or using your talents or skills.

Contact the services below to ask about current opportunities. If you are a business wanting to do more in your community, our friends at Team Oxford specialise in employee volunteering.

At OHM we are specifically looking for a volunteer fundraiser to help with a new and exciting programme, please click on the link to find out more: Fundraising Volunteer.

Thank you for your kindness.

You can find out more about how the Movement will use your donation and give directly to us by clicking on donate.

You can also donate money directly to any of our brilliant partner organisations and the ones listed below would all be very happy to accept your donation.

We really want to hear from you if you have an experience to share. There are a variety of opportunities to become involved in our work and we want people with lived experience to be at the heart of shaping what we do.

Please email hello@oxfordshirehomelessmovement.org, get in touch on social media or contact the Lived Experience Advisory Forum directly.