Our work
Our specialist range of support services, along with the safety and stability of our accommodation, helps to rebuild lives that have been shaped by trauma and disadvantage.
Homeless Oxfordshire provides a range of accommodation with access to high-quality, psychologically informed support, to help people facing homelessness take control of their lives.
A journey out of homelessness
A journey out of homelessness
Lucy’s journey out of homelessness
Our work
Our specialist range of support services, along with the safety and stability of our accommodation, helps to rebuild lives that have been shaped by trauma and disadvantage.
Homeless Oxfordshire provides a range of accommodation with access to high-quality, psychologically informed support, to help people facing homelessness take control of their lives.
Lucy’s journey out of homelessness
For over 35 years, Homeless Oxfordshire has been supporting vulnerable people across Oxfordshire. As the largest provider of supported, temporary accommodation in the county, we accommodate over 220 people a night. But we are more than bricks and mortar. We put our clients at the heart of everything we do. We tailor our support to help clients set and achieve their goals.
We connect with people on a personal level and remind them of their strengths and their skills. Helping them to move onto a life with greater independence and happiness.
We do this by providing that safe space, with access to high-quality one-to-one support and initiatives to give people control and independence. Helping to boost their self-esteem and resilience to cope with life’s ups and downs.
Through innovative projects, we support over 550 people each year. We know each journey is different but we’re here, every step of the way, to help people change their lives.
Lucy’s journey out of homelessness
Our work
Homeless Oxfordshire provides a range of accommodation with access to high-quality, psychologically informed support, to help people facing homelessness take control of their lives.
For over 35 years, Homeless Oxfordshire has been supporting vulnerable people across Oxfordshire. As the largest provider of supported, temporary accommodation in the county, we accommodate over 220 people a night. But we are more than bricks and mortar. We put our clients at the heart of everything we do.
We tailor our support to help clients set and achieve their goals.
Lucy’s journey out of homelessness
Lucy’s journey out of homelessness
We connect with people on a personal level and remind them of their strengths and their skills. Helping them to move onto a life with greater independence and happiness.
We achieve this by providing that safe space, with access to high quality one to one support and initiatives to give people control and independence. Helping to boost their self-esteem and resilience to cope with life’s ups and downs.
Through innovative projects, we support over 550 people each year. We know each journey is different but we’re here, every step of the way, to help people change their lives.
Our locations
We run supported accommodation projects across Oxfordshire. Each with a range of specialist services to help people with varying needs.
We cover three areas of the county, and can house over 170 people at any one time.
Hover over the place names on the interactive map below, to find out more about the services we offer in each area of Oxfordshire.
Cherwell
Banbury Hive
- 16 beds for people with complex needs, as emergency provision and for those who are ready to move on
Step-down Service
- Short-term housing for patients who are ready to be discharged from hospital but lack suitable accommodation
Oxford House
- Nine flats for people with low to medium support needs
City of Oxford
O’Hanlon House
- 51-bed supported accommodation
- 24/7 support
Project 41
- 28 complex needs beds, 13 low support, dispersed accommodation in the community
- Some are self-contained units, others are houses of multiple occupancy
Women’s Project
- Five bed shared house for women
Housing First
- Five flats, independent accommodation but with intensive support for people with complex needs
Pre-Recovery Project
- Seven bed high support house for people working towards detox and rehab
- Group programme co-facilitated by Turning Point
Sapling
- Seven bed shared house
- Post residential treatment abstinence project for men and women
- Support whilst service users work on their recovery capital and wait for social housing
Step-up Service
- NHS funded seven bed service for homeless individuals to avoid hospital admission
Vale of the White Horse
Vineyard
- 14 one-bedroom flats
- Low to medium support
Banbury (Cherwell)
Banbury Hive
- 16 beds for people with complex needs, as emergency provision and for those who are ready to move on
Bicester (Cherwell)
Step-down Service
- Short-term housing for patients who are ready to be discharged from hospital but lack suitable accommodation
Oxford House
- Nine flats for people with low to medium support needs
City of Oxford
O’Hanlon House
- 52 bed supported accommodation
- 24/7 support
Project 41
- 28 complex needs beds, 13 low support, dispersed accommodation in the community
- Some are self-contained units, others are houses of multiple occupancy
Women’s Project
- Five bed shared house for women
Housing First
- Five flats, independent accommodation but with intensive support for people with complex needs
Pre-Recovery Project
- Seven bed high support house for people working towards detox and rehab
- Group programme co-facilitated by Turning Point
Sapling
- Seven bed shared house
- Post residential treatment abstinence project for men and women
- Support whilst service users work on their recovery capital and wait for social housing
Step-up Service
- NHS funded seven bed service for homeless individuals to avoid hospital admission
Vale of the White Horse
Vineyard
- 14 one-bedroom flats
- Low to medium support
Cherwell
Banbury Hive
- 16 beds for people with complex needs, as emergency provision and for those who are ready to move on
Step-down Service
- Short-term housing for patients who are ready to be discharged from hospital but lack suitable accommodation
Oxford House
- Nine flats for people with low to medium support needs
City of Oxford
Banbury Hive
- 16 beds for people with complex needs, as emergency provision and for those who are ready to move on
Step-down Service
- Short-term housing for patients who are ready to be discharged from hospital but lack suitable accommodation
Oxford House
- Nine flats for people with low to medium support needs
Vale of the White Horse
Banbury Hive
- 16 beds for people with complex needs, as emergency provision and for those who are ready to move on
Step-down Service
- Short-term housing for patients who are ready to be discharged from hospital but lack suitable accommodation
Oxford House
- Nine flats for people with low to medium support needs
Cherwell
Banbury Hive
- 16 beds for people with complex needs, as emergency provision and for those who are ready to move on
Step-down Service
- Short-term housing for patients who are ready to be discharged from hospital but lack suitable accommodation
Oxford House
- Nine flats for people with low to medium support needs
City of Oxford
Vale of the White Horse
Banbury (Cherwell)
Banbury Hive
- 16 beds for people with complex needs, as emergency provision and for those who are ready to move on
Bicester (Cherwell)
Step-down Service
- Short-term housing for patients who are ready to be discharged from hospital but lack suitable accommodation
Oxford House
- Nine flats for people with low to medium support needs
City of Oxford
O’Hanlon House
- 52 bed supported accommodation
- 24/7 support
Project 41
- 28 complex needs beds, 13 low support, dispersed accommodation in the community
- Some are self-contained units, others are houses of multiple occupancy
Women’s Project
- Five bed shared house for women
Housing First
- Five flats, independent accommodation but with intensive support for people with complex needs
Pre-Recovery Project
- Seven bed high support house for people working towards detox and rehab
- Group programme co-facilitated by Turning Point
Sapling
- Seven bed shared house
- Post residential treatment abstinence project for men and women
- Support whilst service users work on their recovery capital and wait for social housing
Step-up Service
- NHS funded seven bed service for homeless individuals to avoid hospital admission
Vale of the White Horse
Vineyard
- 14 one-bedroom flats
- Low to medium support
Our accommodation
Our projects offer a range of accommodation to suit the different needs and stages of our service users’ experience of homelessness.
O’Hanlon House, our 51-bed hostel in the city centre, is the largest of these projects and offers safe and warm emergency accommodation to those who would otherwise be rough sleeping.
Our other projects across the county include self-contained flats with varying levels of support, specialist accommodation for women experiencing homelessness, a step-down service for people being discharged from hospital, and a pre-recovery project for people working towards detox and rehab.
O'Hanlon House (emergency hostel)
Supported accommodation
We even take in our residents' dogs
Support worker at O'Hanlon House
Women's Project
Trauma-informed counselling
Support worker at O'Hanlon House
Our support
Everyone’s route into homelessness is unique, usually with many different contributing factors. That’s why we treat every person’s case individually, ensuring they have access to the tailored support they need; whether that’s healthcare, support overcoming addiction, psychologically-informed therapy, or accessing the financial benefits they are entitled to.
Our skilled and highly trained support workers, many of whom have lived experience of homelessness themselves, form trusting relationships with service users and walk alongside them every step of the way on their journey through homelessness, for as long as it takes.
O’Hanlon House
Emergency accommodation and specialist support
Based in central Oxford, our hostel, O’Hanlon House is one of only a handful of hostels in England providing emergency, second-stage accommodation and specialist services; working to get to the root causes of each resident’s homelessness.
Our beds here are always full, but every night we accommodate an extra 20 people – through our Sit Up service – who would otherwise be sleeping on the streets.
Our kitchen at O’Hanlon House serves 75,000 meals per year and each day, those who aren’t residents can use our day services as a respite from the streets.
Our hostel is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
All of our clients are allocated a keyworker, who will help them create their own support plan and link them with relevant professionals. So regardless of their struggle – drugs, alcohol, mental health, there’s always an expert to listen and advise.
Whatever stage of life they’re at, we remind clients that they deserve to relax and enjoy some downtime. So we run regular events and activities to keep everyone positive and stimulated.
As well as providing accommodation, the hostel also supports people via SWEP, accommodating an additional 10 people during severe weather.
Community accomodation
Supporting clients to rebuild their confidence and independence
Out in the community, we run projects across 24 properties supporting people who are further along their journeys out of homelessness – these projects include Housing First, a women’s project and a two-year Re-connect project.
We support clients to rebuild their resilience and confidence, to develop the skills needed to move on to independent living. We also have the Sapling Project, our 7-bedroom recovery centre for people who have completed residential treatment for substance use. They live in a shared house as they continue building their recovery capital and support network in the community.
New opportunities
We provide mindful activities that stimulate and improve mental wellbeing.
Our resident engagement programme offers service users opportunities to develop existing interests and talents, and to try something new.
From gardening to painting, museum visits to cooking classes, all activities serve to improve mental wellbeing and stimulate interest.
There is something we all have in common: as well as our physical health, good mental health is of paramount importance for improving our quality of life.
Our mental health influences the way we feel, think, act and behave so taking care of it and treating any mental health issues with the right support is crucial to improve our wellbeing.
Homeless Oxfordshire understands the importance of helping to improve our clients’ mental health to give them the best chance of a better future.
Our Strategy
Our 2024-2027 strategy sets out our vision for the future and priority areas we intend to measure and develop.
The positive impact of the work we do at Homeless Oxfordshire is felt by individuals countywide. As we move into a new and exciting time for the charity, it is an opportune moment to both take stock and to look ahead.
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