Wycombe Homeless
Connection formerly known as Wycombe Winter
Night Shelter Christian Trust (WWNS) is
a registered charity based in High Wycombe,
Buckinghamshire. The charity was established in
2007 to provide shelter and support to those who
find themselves homeless during the winter
months of the year.
Operating between January
and March the charity manages seven teams of
volunteers at seven different venues for seven
nights a week, which collectively provide the
one resource which is Wycombe Winter Night
Shelter. Each night of the shelter guests
receive a hot evening meal, a bed for the night
and a cooked breakfast in the morning.
As well as providing for
the most basic of needs that many of us take for
granted there also comes conversation,
friendship and the offer of support to begin
help solve the problems faced by our guests
....... But
moving on into their own accommodation however
is only part of the answer. For many it can be
a time of isolation, loneliness and depression
as someone tries to adapt to a different
lifestyle, often after years of sleeping rough.
WHC now runs year round drop-ins and a support
service for people re-housed during the shelter
or those who are made homeless when the shelter
is not running.