Monday, 20 October 2014

Homeless Outreach Support (HOST) Dundee-Midnight Patrols


Below is information about the HOST Dundee Midnight Patrols that are operating in the city over the winter months.

 
Matthew 25 – 40

‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
 
HOST Dundee is a small team of dedicated volunteers who aim to demonstrate the love of Christ to all regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or disability by providing support such as a listening ear, hot drinks, warm clothing, food or a warm blanket to street homeless person’s particularly rough sleepers in Dundee and surrounding areas.

HOST Dundee aims to relief suffering and distress by providing or assisting in the provision of humanitarian support, pastoral care such as listening, sign posting to other agencies, supporting, encouraging and befriending in order to save and improve lives.

The HOST Dundee 'Midnight Patrol' which operates from October to March, searches the city including the bus and railway stations looking for those who are street homeless, sleeping rough in shop doorways, church entrances, bin sheds, parks, car parks, in void /derelict properties, etc.

Our first patrol commencing at 21:30 to 23:00hrs and second patrol being at 06:00 to 07:30hrs. We endeavor to provide an on call response service throughout the night. 

Experience from previous years has found that rough sleepers have normally identified a place to sleep and are 'bedded down' by 01:00hrs and do not wish to be woken up in the middle of the night.

Our mission is to maintain human dignity through practical help improving the conditions of life for street homeless person’s in particular rough sleepers throughout the city of Dundee and surrounding environs.
 
Contact Details:
Team Co-ordinator: Gareth Norman
Telephone: 07999 872 928 (3pm-7am)

 

 

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