- Alert Streetlink to anyone sleeping rough (England only) so they can be connected with their local services. Contact them at www.streetlink.org.uk or by telephoning 0300 500 0914
- Volunteer with an organisation that supports homeless people.
- Contact your nearest local area support team (outreach team) to alert them to someone who is sleeping rough. They will make contact with people on the streets.
- Offer a person sleeping rough something to eat or a hot drink (we do not recommend giving people money).
- Contact Shelter’s Free Housing Advice Helpline – 0808 800 4444 – a national service giving advice and information about homelessness and housing problems.
- Donate money to an organisation that supports homeless people.
- Offer a person sleeping rough a hat and a pair of gloves or something warm to wear.
- Find your nearest service to help homeless people at www.homeless.org.uk
- Advise someone who is rough sleeping to find a shelter rather than sleeping on the streets.
- Donate goods to an organisation close to you that supports homeless people.