Camden Salvation Army social services

The Salvation Centre in Camden works in partnership with the Cambria House, local council, and other agencies to help the low income, homeless, and poor. Everything from free meals to grants to pay rent deposits, clothes, form filling for welfare and other social services are provided. The aim of the Christian, faith based charity is to help the vulnerable in Camden get emergency help as well as long term support.

Help for homeless from Camden Salvation Army is run through the Cambria House. The accommodation takes a holistic, Christian approach to finding stable housing for men and assisting with the underlying condition which caused homelessness, whether debt, rent arrears, joblessness or something else. The Salvation Army in Camden offers many assistance programmes to the needy in the borough.

Emergency Assistance

The Camden Salvation Army offers five types of emergency assistance. Some are administered directly by the Salvation Army and others are run in partnership with Trussell Trust, Camden Council Community Awards, local housing authorities, or other charities. The five forms of financial aid are noted below.

• Food parcels and Meal Parcels – Free canned or tinned meat, tea, coffee, biscuits, vegetables, bread and more may be passed out to the needy or homeless in Camden. The Camden Salvation Army is a Trussell Trust partner.
• Grants for single homeless met – The Cambria House provides grants (in partnership with council) for rent deposits as well as to help homeless men get passports or documentation.
• Utility Top Ups – The Camden Salvation Army will help clients pay their utility bills by topping up their pre-paid utility meter. This will help a family on a low income keep their electric or gas on.
• Homeless drop in centres – The Cambria House is the agency that offers this. It is a housing as well as re-settlement programme for the homeless, and stresses Christian growth. There are showers, meals and other services.

Basic needs are offered from the Camden salvation Army. Based on donations, there may be baby supplies, water, clothes, seasonal goods like Christmas toys and other free vouchers for items.
Those are the main social services from the Salvation Army Camden. But other aid may be offered from time to time. Plus, case workers can link clients to other schemes, whether welfare, charitable, and much more. The telephone number is 020 7841 0230.

Cambria House at Camden Salvation Army

This is only for single homeless men that need support. The homeless men need to be on a low income or government benefits, including Universal Credit and have lived in a Hostel before. In addition, the male needs to be able to achieve independent living within 12 months. The Cambria House combines shelter, housing, and support services. There are also links to other homeless shelters in London.

The Salvation Army and partners (including adult education Centres, local authorities, in-house training and housing trusts) help clients in the Cambria House. As they want the client to live independently within the 12 months; however even independent living can include occasional follow up support.

The Cambria House is a shared living facility with bedrooms, kitchen, and shared living spaces. Clients need to cook, clean, and learn to live independently. Cambria House and the Camden Salvation Army also give case workers to address and improve basic life skills. The Support Worker addresses many issues as needed with the client, including debt or money management, employment, permanent housing, and more. This is a holistic approach, as it tackles all the needs of the client.

The Salvation Army and Cambria House have an address of 37 Hunter Street, London, WC1N 1BJ. The main telephone number is 020 7841 0230.