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The Whitechapel Centre Impact 2024-25

The Whitechapel Centre is Liverpool's leading homelessness charity, open 365 days a year since 1975. Working across Liverpool and Merseyside, it supports 2,814 people annually through a comprehensive range of services spanning street outreach, housing advice, harm reduction, family accommodation, hospital inreach and recovery support. As the city's commissioned outreach provider, it coordinates the Always Help Available rough sleeper response across the Liverpool City Region.

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About

Advice Centre and day centre; street outreach and city region outreach; Pathways supported accommodation; harm reduction service; hospital inreach; recovery support; shared accommodation; Steps to Sanctuary; resettlement; Wirral Support Service; family services including Yates Court and Belvidere Family Centre; children and young persons support; Always Help Available rough sleeper freephone helpline

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 2,814 people supported to end or prevent their homelessness in the most recent year
Key Metric 2 Open 365 days a year, 12 hours a day across services for rough sleepers, people in temporary accommodation and those at risk of homelessness
Key Metric 3 Total income of £8,568,050 in 2023-24 — a 27% increase year-on-year reflecting significant growth in service delivery

Key Outcomes

  • Rough sleepers across Liverpool and Merseyside connected with shelter, support and housing pathways through the city-wide outreach service
  • Families and individuals in temporary accommodation supported through specialist family services including Yates Court and Belvidere Family Centre
  • People with complex needs — including those with substance use issues, mental health difficulties and long-term rough sleeping — supported through harm reduction and recovery services

Geography

North West

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
1,481 young people supported in 2024/25, with 325 accommodated across all services
Key Metric 2
3,216 counselling sessions delivered to 528 young people, a 101% increase on the previous year
Key Metric 3
A Social Return on Investment analysis found every £1 invested generates £6.80 of social impact
78% of young people in Supported Accommodation demonstrated positive progression, up from 62% the prior year
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
5,952 children and young people supported across Sussex and Surrey in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
896 young people provided with a safe home, and 4,186 children provided with counselling services
Key Metric 3
870 children, young people and families received specialist information, advice and support
81% of residents said they were satisfied with the service provided
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
£301,000 given in grants to homeless people in 2023-24
Key Metric 2
Nearly 3,000 people helped across England over the year
Key Metric 3
£102,000 in resettlement grants enabling 592 homeless people to move into a home
512 homeless people received six months of free mobile data through digital inclusion grants