Mission

Wintercomfort is a day centre service for individuals will be sleeping rough, others may be guests at the local night shelter, living in temporary accommodation, or vulnerably housed. We provide a wide range of support and vital services.

Category

Poverty Alleviation

Additional Information

For over 25 years Wintercomfort has supported people who are homeless or at risk of losing their home in Cambridge. We are a day centre open 7 days a week. Wintercomfort was set up by Henry Rothschild and a number of locally based people. They were made increasingly aware of the growing problems of homelessness within Cambridge. In 1990 Wintercomfort was distributing food, blankets and sleeping bags from an old bus known as the blue bus. In 1991 the volunteers opened a temporary winter night shelter in local churches, which also provided showers, laundry facilities and cooked breakfasts for the homeless community. Wintercomfort became a registered charity in 1991 which enabled us to raise grants to hire staff . In 1994 Wintercomfort acquired its own premises Overstream House which has been our permanent home ever since. The building is centrally located which is of vital importance for our service users.