The Haven Project
The Haven Project | Supporting families and people who are in temporary accommodation

What the Haven Project provides...

The Haven Project supports people experiencing domestic abuse who are living in temporary or emergency accommodation.

The Haven Project | Supporting families and people who are in temporary accommodation

This includes people placed in dispersed properties, bed and breakfast, hotels or other short-term housing.

We recognise that not everyone can access refuge accommodation. Barriers can include access to benefits, employment, family circumstances, or the lack of suitable provision — including for men.

Haven exists to make sure people in these situations are not left without support.

You do not need to be in crisis or have reported to the police to access support.

How We Support

We provide practical and emotional support to help people stabilise their situation and move forward safely.

Support includes:

  • One-to-one support in temporary accommodation or the community
  • Regular contact to reduce isolation and increase stability
  • Safety planning tailored to your current living situation
  • Advocacy with housing providers and other statutory services
  • Support to access longer-term housing and move-on options
  • Help navigating benefits, finances and practical needs

We work alongside you to build safety, confidence and a clear pathway forward.

The Haven Project | Supporting families and people who are in temporary accommodation
The Haven Project | Supporting families and people who are in temporary accommodation

We understand, living in temporary accommodation can be isolating and uncertain.

People may be:

  • Far from their support networks
  • Living in unfamiliar environments
  • Managing ongoing risk from an abusive partner
  • Facing financial pressure or housing insecurity

We recognise these challenges and provide consistent, relationship-based support during this time.

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Frequently Asked Questions

You can be referred to Haven by your support worker, Housing options, midwives, schools, the social care team, the Police or other partner agencies.

We are non-judgemental service and will work with you to get any support you may need. We can make a referral to the Achieve Drug and Alcohol Service and we can support you with the first appointment.

Yes, we can provide up to six weeks food parcels, toiletries and clothing you may need to last you the first few weeks until your benefit claim or sick pay has come through.

If this happens then you may have to look at a prohibited steps order by applying in court as an emergency and again this can be carried out either by a solicitor or the Haven project worker will support you with the paperwork and court attendance.

With the Haven Project worker, you will put an action plan together around your needs, wishes and support. When all actions have been completed, if nothing else occurs during the time then the project worker will look at signposting/referring to the confidence building group called ‘Let’s Get Going’ or sign post to other agencies

Yes we have safe and comfortable meeting room at our offices.

We work to make our service as accessible as possible and have several community language speakers as part of our team. If we are unable to translate in house we have the option to use other external services.

We cannot answer that as it depends on the 56 day assessment that Homeless Options carry out, however we can support you with registering on Pinpoint Homes for Bolton and making bids each week.

I can explain the cycle of abuse and how it works, traits of the dominator, effects domestic abuse has on children and keeping yourself safe.

This can be applied for by a solicitor’s appointment. If you are on benefits, a legal aid eligibility check will be made. If you do not qualify for legal aid, then the project worker can support you with the form filling and applying for you via the court system. The project worker can accompany you also to the court appointments.

Want to talk to us?

There are several ways you can contact us here at Endeavour. You can telephone Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 5.00pm

Tel: 01204 394 842
Email: info@endeavourproject.org.uk

Via Facebook messager service:
www.facebook.com/EndeavourDAV/

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