Look Ahead - Hackney Road Hostel & Flats
Referral address
c/o LB Tower Hamlets HOST
Albert Jacob House
62 Roman Road
London
E2 0PG
Referral phone
020 7364 7151
Referral email
Website
Who is the project for?
Who do we help?
Single homeless people with a history of rough sleeping who have high support needs primarily around drug misuse. Can accept those with alcohol support needs and couples (on separate tenancies). Applicants referring via HOST must have local connection.
Who we cannot help
Each referral is assessed using standard risk assessment procedure. May not accept people with a recent history of history of arson or violence, or people whose support needs cannot be met by the project.
- Minimum age accepted: 18
- Maximum age accepted: 65
How to get a referral
Referral agencies
Only accept referrals from named agencies via HOST, eg substance misuse services, probation.
Referral procedure
Application form. Interview. Applications initially assessed by duty staff. If there are no vacancies, successful applicants are placed on waiting list.
Length of stay
- Minimum stay: 1 night
- Maximum stay: 2 years
Support and accommodation
Support offered
14 full time staff, 24 hour waking cover. Compulsory keywork system with regular meetings. Pathways Shared action plans with agreed outcomes, reviewed every 3 months or more regularly as required. All residents are offered housing management advice and information and support around a range of issues eg independent living skills, resettlement and support to access external agencies. On-site meaningful occupation worker.
Rooms and charges
£25.93pw (hostel), £5.68pw (flat) required from residents in receipt of benefits.
- Single: 10
- Flat: 25
- Total spaces: 35
Facilities
- Furnishings: Rooms fully furnished, with washbasins. Flats fully furnished.
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- Disabled facilities: 4 ground floor flats are accessible to wheelchair users.
Rules and policies
House rules and tenure
Alcohol and smoking not allowed in communal areas. Smoking allowed in own room. Must attend keywork sessions. Licence agreement in hostel, tenancy agreement in flats.
Visitors
Between 9am-9pm. No overnight guests.
User participation
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Further information
Public transport
Bethnal Green tube - 15 mins, Cambridge Heath station - 5 mins. Buses 26, 48, 55.
Volunteering
Welcome volunteer applications. Email seanhickey@lookahead.org.uk or phone 020 7729 4104 for further information.
Donations
Clothes. Email seanhickey@lookahead.org.uk or phone 020 7729 4104 for details.
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