Successes
The winter night shelter
2023
531 times a person had a safe night’s shelter off the streets.
3,520 hours given by volunteers to ensure the shelter ran.
Guest stays varied from 2 to 87 nights.
68% of guests did not return to rough sleeping since the shelter ended.
60% of guests made use of [TLR, and this] allowed for the OWNS team to get to know and support guests on a much deeper level than in previous years.
Read the 2023 Report for the Oxford Night Shelter
2022
The shelter began to be used formally for SWEP—severe weather emergency protocol—by the local authorities.
2021
We didn’t run. However, we did support the ‘everyone in’ initative financially, helping the outreach team. St Mungo’s London asked if they could use our volunteers, accepted on the basis of our own training—which they did.
2020
450 volunteers contributed 5,452 hours equivalent to £63,560 in minimum wage salaried work. - source: OWNS report summary 2020.
2019
We worked out that ~50% of those accessing the night shelter did not return to rough sleeping; instead, they began to engage with services resulting in accommodation—and did not return to rough sleeping.
2018
The winter night shelter began, with 7 host venues. We had a waiting list every single night, and the rough sleeper count was ~70.
TLR
2023
1,520 volunteer hours from just 40 loyal volunteers.
1,600 showers and laundry loads.
380 hours of listening and support for one example guest.
75 guests [served since we opened, Sept ’21, of which…]
85% no longer sleep rough
Read the 2023 Report for TLR.
2021
280 volunteer hours were worked in TLR’s first 2 months of operation. - source: TAR, 2021.
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