Barnabas Housing | Supporting Homeless People

Barnabas House

Barnabas has been providing emergency accommodation and support to the single homeless since the late 1980’s. The organisation has developed considerably from its early beginnings as a night shelter, to become an essential provider of direct access hostel accommodation in South Somerset. The association is responsible for managing the site situated at 14-18 Newton...

Crossways

In 2001 Barnabas Housing Association Ltd in partnership with Knightstone Housing Association purchased the building at 1 Higher Kingston. The building itself was largely demolished but by August 2002 it was ready to accept its first residents as a move on from the project at Barnabas House. The building now known as the Crossways project is able to offer 10 bed spaces to...

Hillside

In October 2005 Barnabas Housing Association Limited took over the management of Syed House, a large 6 bedroom property which had been purchased in 2003 by Bournemouth Churches. The project, now known as Hillside, compliments the other Youth Unit managed by Barnabas making the total youth bed spaces 16. Hillside is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, thus enabling the...

Portway

Portway is a large four bedroom house providing residential accommodation for people recovering from addiction issues. Residents of the house are expected to be undergoing treatment with Turning Point and will be following the AA 12 Step Program. The house provides comfortable and spacious communal living for 4 people. Residents are encouraged to live in this communal...

Liberty House

Barnabas Housing Association Limited took over the management of South Somerset Women’s Refuge in July 2004. In September 2008 a full refurbishment of the 9 bed communal building took place and Liberty House now offers 11 en-suite family units to women and their children who are escaping domestic abuse. Communal play, training and office spaces enables families and...

About Us

Since its inception in 1985 Barnabas Housing Association Limited has steadily grown into an organisation that manages six separate projects.

Background

In 1985 concerns were raised at the lack of available accommodation for single homeless people, a “Steering Group” was formed comprising

Mission

Barnabas Housing Association Limited is committed to providing quality accommodation and support to families and single people aged 16 to 65 years.

The British Red Cross

Posted on Mar 18, 2011 in News

The British Red Cross contacted us and offered Basic First Aid training to our clients which, of course, we gladly accepted. Many clients attended this tuition and were awarded a certificate. We have now secured this training on a regular basis. “I felt I had achieved a lot today and also had a laugh, and I am [...]

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