Stonepillow

Who we are

Stonepillow operates two ‘Hubs’ and two ‘Hostels’, one each in Chichester and Bognor Regis, and one ‘Resource Hub’ in Bognor Regis.

Working as drop-in day centres, the Hubs are a first port of call for anyone who finds themselves homeless or in crisis. They meet basic needs as well as helping people find the support they need, either with Stonepillow or one of our partners.

The hostels offer bedrooms, communal facilities and are open 24/7. The Resource Hub provides health and wellbeing services, counselling and other support.

Our culture and values

Our five pillars pathway to independence

We want everyone facing crisis to feel hope. That there is opportunity in life. If you find yourself in crisis or facing homelessness, Stonepillow’s support will be focussed on you as an individual and we offer a wide range of specialist services and projects to make sure this happens.

1 Prevent

Our first aim is to prevent people becoming homeless. If your tenancy is at risk of breaking down, we can work with and advocate for you to help to stabilise it. We support ex-offenders to find tenancies so they don’t risk being released into homelessness. We look after young people who are leaving care. And we work with local hospitals to prevent readmission.

2 Relieve

We know, of course, that homelessness is almost always the result of traumatic life events, past and present. And when lives do break down, we are here. To provide outreach. To meet basic needs. To offer vital counselling and mental health crisis support.

Simply by being here – by listening, empathising and advising – we aim to relieve you from the stress and distress of your circumstances. We support where we can, and where we can’t we connect you to the services you need.

3 Recover

The next step is to help those who find themselves homeless to recover. We do this by providing emergency 24/7 accommodation, and by working in partnership with other services for specific needs – whether that is substance misuse, domestic abuse, or acute mental health.

4 Resettle

When you are ready, and able, we will help you to access more independent housing as you move on with your life. This may mean moving straight into your own tenancy, supported and shared accommodation, or a specialist accommodation service.

5 Restore

And finally, we’ll help you to restore your self-reliance and independence. We can help you to access education, skills training and volunteer work. We will support you to find health and wellbeing activities that suit you.