Thank You to everybody who supported us throughout 2019.  We received so much amazing support from local people and businesses in the Chorley area, without which we would not be able to undertake our vital work.  Please look forward to our activities in 2020!

Welcome to Chorley Help The Homeless.

We are a small independent local charity working hard to support those at risk of or affected by being homeless in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire.
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Our MISSION STATEMENT:

To help people in the community of Chorley who are homeless or threatened with homelessness and to seek to prevent homelessness.
To act as an advocate on their behalf to ensure they get the support they need; to be a catalyst for change to improve their lives for the better.
 
As an organisation, Chorley Help the Homeless aims to uphold the following values: to be credible, collaborative, accessible and responsive to those who seek our help.
As individuals we personally will uphold the following values: to be respectful, inclusive, dedicated, fair and humane to those who see our help.

Chorley Help The Homeless is registered with the Charity Commission for England & Wales, Registration Number: 1152392

We provide a range of services including:
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* Emergency Food Bank and toiletries parcels
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* Sleeping bags, clothes, bedding and start up     
   household supplies

* Information and guidance on housing and benefits-   related issues, advocacy and representation

​* Talk therapy Counselling
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* Coffee token scheme, in partnership with 
​  Woodchats Coffee Shop

How Chorley Help the Homeless has helped over the last 6 months:

Between April and September 2019 our volunteers and staff greeted over 650 visitors and provided the following face-to-face housing and benefits advice service, food parcels, toiletries, clothing, and household item packs.