Emergency accommodation at O'Hanlon House
“I've got the best advice, help and medication to solve my problems”
O'Hanlon House resident
Are you aged 22 and over? Do you need emergency overnight accommodation? Do you want to tackle the issues that have led to your becoming homeless? We can help.
O’Hanlon House now works directly with No Second Night Out (NSNO), a new programme initiated by Oxford County Council that introduces a significant change in the way we respond to people who are rough sleeping.
There are 7 No Second Night Out beds on the ground floor at O’Hanlon House. These beds are managed by the NSNO team who are based in the corner office near to the rooms.
If you have been verified as a rough sleeper by the Oxford City Outreach team, you will be referred to the NSNO hub and given a bed once one is available. You will work with the NSNO team to be assessed within 7 days and then given a “single service offer” - a chance to move to next-stage accommodation. This might be to another hostel – or to stay within O’Hanlon House. If you have no local connection, or are have no access to public funds you may not be allowed to stay.
The NSNO hub is staffed by a partnership of OxHoP and Broadway workers.
Our services
- Most direct access Emergency Accommodation rooms are single with en-suite facilities. Rooms for couples are available. Pets can be accommodated, subject to acceptable behaviour. A hot evening meal and breakfast are included in the nightly fee of £3.50.
- We will work with you to develop your own support plan, helping you to identify and tackle the issues that have led to you being homeless.
- Our Day Services and Training, Education & Activities programmes will help motivate and inspire you to learn new skills, get fit and change your life.
- Our separate, referral-only Resettlement Floor provides a range of dedicated support to help you move on to appropriate accommodation.
Reconnection Policy
New arrivals will meet the Oxford Reconnection Worker to discuss what services are available to you in Oxford.
Cost
There is a fee of £3.50 per person per night, which covers items not paid for by grant funding or housing benefit (e.g. food, cleaning, heating, lighting).
Booking
You need to book on a weekly basis between 2pm and 3.30pm every Monday. Anyone seeking a bed must go through the No Second Night Out hub and must first be verified by the Oxford City Outreach Team. This system prioritises rough sleepers according to vulnerability.
- More information about No Second Night Out
- More information about Oxford City Outreach
Facilities
- Access to medical services through Luther Street Medical Centre
- Needle exchange and substance misuse harm reduction advice
- Mental health in-reach
- Training, education and activities programmes
- Links with local sporting, leisure and cultural activities
- Laundry facilities
- Separate areas for the consumption of alcohol
- Partnership working with a variety of supporting organisations