First Housing Aid & Support Services
First Housing Aid & Support Services
This service aims to help individuals/ families who are homeless in their transition from temporary accommodation to permanent accommodation and support to people already living in their own accommodation who are finding it difficult to sustain/maintain their homes.
We were established in 1989 in response to rising levels of homelessness and housing disadvantage amongst young single people in Derry. Since then we have developed a wide range of innovative projects and services to assist people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
Services
- Temporary accommodation and specialised housing projects for single person households and families that are homeless.
- Supported housing in the community for people living with mental health illnesses.
- Specialist accommodation projects for young people leaving care, young parents and people that are sleeping rough.
- Early years programme for children 0-5 years living in interim accommodation and the surrounding communities.
- Night Support Service to provide a response to street homelessness.
- Drop in facilities and outreach services for people with chronic alcohol problems.
- Neighbourhood living scheme for clients waiting for permanent public sector re-housing.
- Resettlement and floating support services for young people and those with mental health illnesses.
- Private sector housing and ’SmartMove’ Rent Bond Guarantee Schemes for people requiring
- immediate and permanent housing.
- Mediation and tenancy support services for tenants living in the private rented sector.
- Property management and landlord support services.
- Help with advocacy and housing issues
- Training and employment initiatives for residents and service users.
- Medium to long term support for people with alcohol addiction (harm minimisation programme)
- 5 day supported safe withdrawal from alcohol (detox) programme
Contact Details
NICVA will not disclose any contact details further to those published by the organisation below.
Address
First Housing Aid & Support Services
28a Bishop Street
Derry
Co Derry
BT48 6PP
Phone
028 7126 6115
