St Petroc's Society

St Petroc's Society

01872 264153

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What your gift could provide

£10

a personal hygiene pack to include essential toiletries, underwear & socks

£25

cutlery, crockery & small electricals for a resident to move on

£35

all meals for one week for a supported accommodation resident

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Our mission is to provide accommodation, support and advice to the single homeless of Cornwall.

The single homeless are those who, more often than not, fall outside the responsibility of statutory authorities. Very often they are sleeping rough and may have a range of difficulties, including mental ill health, relationship breakdown, drug or alcohol dependency, or an offending lifestyle which contribute to their homelessness and social exclusion. St Petroc's exists to provide a diverse range of services for this particular group.

Why the community needs us

Our houses across Cornwall provide safe environments for 50 individuals to have a place they can call home. In Truro and Penzance our Resettlement Centres offer services including showers, toilets, food, clothing, bedding, laundry facilities and GP surgeries. We provide support to enable individuals to access a variety of accommodation and specialist support services. Our Smartmove scheme provides guarantees to landlords to enable suitable clients to move into private rented accommodation.

Our impact on the community

Our Assertive Street Outreach Team aims to reduce rough sleeping, assist those with multiple issues in gaining the support they need, to contribute to community safety partnerships and help people to adopt a less harmful lifestyles. Our aim is to help all clients progress towards living independently.

Volunteers needed

At St Petroc's we readily welcome and value volunteers, their ideas, energy and time. In recent years recruiting volunteers has been developed to maximise this fantastic resource of wonderful people. We also like to make good use of all the skills, experience, hobbies and interests that the volunteers bring with them as this enhances the work of the organisation in a very creative way. Skills previous volunteers have provided include gardening, cooking, photography, befriending and admin.

Charity information

Telephone: 01872 264153

Address: 8 City Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2JJ

Established in: 1986