Helping Homeless in Slough since 1997
SHOC (Slough Homeless Our Concern) is a day centre that exists to provide care for the homeless in Slough and those at risk of becoming so.
providing care for the homeless in Slough and those at risk of becoming so
SHOC (Slough Homeless Our Concern) is a day centre that exists to provide care for the homeless in Slough and those at risk of becoming so.
We offer both crisis care and long term transformational help towards independence. We believe that everybody has a right to a home and at the very least a bed for the night.
We began work in 1997 and have helped thousands of people since we began. Our focused and dedicated work has been recognized by awards of Slough Mayor’s Charity of the Year 2011 and a Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2012 and TVP Area Commander’s Commendation 2020.
SHOC is a place where you can get the right personal support to help you make the right choices to bring about change, in your life, in your own way, in your own time.
We don’t just want to help people get by, we want them to start living. Our success is helping people rejoin the community and our team is expert in helping people recover from homelessness.
We forge relationships with our guests and offer opportunities for them to make a better life for themselves. Don’t take it from us – check out real life stories of people who are now enjoying life thanks to SHOC.
Helping Homeless in Slough since 1997
17,178
Meals provided
2,082
Showers
2,028
Coaching hours provided
How can you get involved at shoc
Volunteer
There are a number of ways we can make the most of your valuable spare time. Giving us a few regular hours each week or month to help our staff with the running of our day centre.
Supplying a cooked meal
Cooking for 50 guests either as a one off on or a regular basis (ie once a week/month). We have a number of supporters who do this and come to cook and spend time with our guests and find it a hugely rewarding experience. If you would like to know more please get in touch.
Become a SHOC Sponsor with a regular Donation.
Financial
Please click here to donate as much as you can spare to help us continue our valuable work.
Clothing
We are always in need of new socks and underwear for our guests and good condition clothing such as jeans; jogging bottoms; t-shirts; jumpers; trainers.
Toiletries
We are always grateful to receive shower gel; shampoo; shaving foam; disposable razors; deodorant for our guests and washing powder and washing up liquid for the centre.
Food
We have between 30- 50 guests accessing our services everyday. We are always in need of non perishable food items and tea; coffee; sugar; long life milk etc.
Get in touch for more information and to see if we can help
It is very easy to get touch with Us. You can either come to the day center (address and map below), call us on 01753 577747 or use the contact form below to get in touch.
