Hosford Homelessness Services, has over 25 years of experience providing services to people who are homeless including: temporary accommodation, a homeless prevention service, and private rental accommodation for people who are homeless.

Hosford has been working with the most vulnerable and marginalised in society for the last 25 years. At the core of this is our homeless hostel, which was rebuilt in October 2012 as part of the Skainos project. Funded by Supporting People and jointly managed with Choice Housing, offering some of the best temporary accommodation in Northern Ireland.

We provide enough accommodation for 26 people (single men and women aged 17 years plus) and have a stepping stone approach of single rooms and apartments which helps people to rebuild their lives and work towards living independently. We offer 24/7 support and each resident has their own Support Worker who provides housing related support to help them to find and maintain their own home. Residents also have a chance to engage with all the other services Hosford and East Belfast Mission provide as well as help to link in with any relevant services in the area.

Hosfords Private Rental Project involves partnership work with a private landlord to provide 6 rooms in private accommodation to people who are homeless. Hosford leases the accommodation and is responsible for filling the rooms, gathering the rent, and supporting the residents with the issues they face.

Hosford Tenancy Support workers provide practical and emotional support to people who are living independently but encountering problems and could lose their home. They aim to enable people to live independently through developing their skills and their ability to deal with problems. The service is about preventing homelessness by intervening in its causes.

Hosfords Health and Welling Project aims to tackle the health and wellbeing issues faced by people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. This project gives those involved opportunities to learn new skills, make progress in their lives, meet friends, and to be part of a community.

At Hosford Homelessness Services we always strive to offer the best possible support for each and every individual we work with. This can be seen in some feedback from our clients:

I wouldn't be on this earth if it wasn't for Hosford. ''They gave me a chance to rebuild my life.

'Their support is unconditional. They have compassion and empathy.

East Belfast Mission is a charity with a wide variety of services which work towards the regeneration of the deprived area of East Belfast; offering services which aim to alleviate the difficulties faced by our community through projects such as Hosford Homelessness services, an Employability project which helps people back to work, an Irish Language project to connect a divided community in an interface area in Belfast, our thriving community groups and Community Counselling and psychotherapy service.