The Porch Day Centre

providing a stepping stone to those who are homeless or vulnerably housed

Current Opening Times

Monday – Friday

Breakfast Session – 8.15am – 11.30am

Accessible ‘only’ for individuals that are experiencing homelessness (Rough Sleeping, Sofa Surfing, Temporary Emergency Accommodation).
Breakfast (served 8.15am – 10.30am) • Refreshments • Showers • Laundry • Clothing Cupboard • 1:1 Support • IT Suite & Wifi • Service User Telephone • Restroom

Lunch Session – 11:30am – 2pm

Accessible to all members (service users).
Lunch (serviced 12pm – 1.30pm) • Refreshments • Showers • Laundry • Clothing Cupboard • 1:1 Support • IT Suite & Wifi • Service User Telephone • Restroom

Afternoon Session – 2.00pm – 3.30pm

Closed Session specifically for appointments and group activities
• 1:1 Support • Group Activities

Activities

Monday

St Mungo’s Outreach Drop in. 9am – 10:30am
Green Space Therapy (Allotment & Gardens) 9am – 3.30pm
Communal Board Games 2pm – 3.30pm

Tuesday

Turning Point Surgery 11am – 2pm
Relaxing Art 2pm – 3.30pm

Wednesday

Connections Housing Support. 10am -12 noon
Green Space Therapy (Allotment & Gardens) 9am – 3.30pm

Thursday

Employability Skills 2pm – 3.30pm

Friday

Green Space Therapy (Allotment & Gardens) 9am – 3.30pm
Music at Oxford Band, Creative Writing, Communal Board Games 2pm – 3.30pm alternate weeks

We provide day long support for homeless and vulnerably housed people wanting to move forward in their lives, away from street-life and addiction.

Our mission is to help, in a totally non-discriminatory way, homeless, recently re-housed homeless or vulnerably housed people.

We encourage our service users (our members) to tackle the issues that prevent them from moving forward towards a more positive lifestyle. Our focus is upon support and nurture, along with challenge.

We concentrate upon housing, health, wellbeing, education and employment. We provide healthy food, practical help, companionship, learning skills, work related skills and opportunities for development.

Donate this Winter

The Porch is delighted to announce
the publication of our new book:

not any old porch

A story of support and encouragement for Oxford’s homeless and
vulnerably housed men and women – from 1985 to 2020”

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The Porch Day Centre

3 days ago

Did you know............The Porch is Open 7 days a week through the Autumn and Winter to provide additional support for individuals that may find themselves experiencing homelessness.You can find The Porch in East Oxford, 139 Magdalen Road, Cowley!The Porch Day Centre targets its services at those who are experiencing, or have experienced, rough sleeping, hostel accommodation, supported housing, or who are vulnerably housed.We provide day long support and everything we have to offer is free. 🤩This includes:BreakfastLunchShowersClothing storeLaundryRest roomGuest Wi-fi & IT Suite1-1 support work (anyone can ask for a support worker, appointments are only Monday-Friday)Green Space Therapy - The Porch Allotments and GardensDay TripsVolunteeringVarious Activities and much. much more 👍In order to sign up, all you have to do is come in and we will do this with them in person! Simples 😀 ... See MoreSee Less

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The Porch Day Centre

6 days ago

The Porch has provided freshly cooked meals, showers, laundry and a wide range of help to homeless and vulnerably housed people for over 35 years - totally free! These delicious meals are cooked from scratch every day – often using our own allotment produce and whatever other ingredients are available any given day. We're now open 7-days-a-week, providing breakfasts Saturdays and Sundays to help support local vulnerable people.This year, support our Winter Fundraiser to help us provide breakfasts and lunches over the most challenging months. Your donations will help us meet the cost of providing hot and nutritious meals from the Porch Community Café and, what all of us need - good food, good company, and sanctuary!For example: £10 will provide us fresh milk for a day £15 will provide maintenance & upkeep of our ovens for a day £20 will provide three fresh, hot & nutritious lunchesWe will always provide a vibrant & welcoming day centre - please help us if you can 💕💕 ... See MoreSee Less

The Porch - Christmas & Winter Fundraiser

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The Porch Community Café provides freshly cooked meals for 100s of vulnerable people each month - please help us meet our costs this winter

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The Porch Day Centre

1 week ago

IMPORTANT! If you are concerned that someone maybe homeless and sleeping out during the cold weather, contact St Mungos Outreach Team Oxford: 07590 863049 or use the Streetlink online service. www.streetlink.org.ukYou can find more information regarding SWEP and referrals through the link below to Oxfordshire Homeless Movement webpage:oxfordshirehomelessmovement.org/i-need-help?question=136Temperatures continue to be forecast to be below ZERO for the next few evenings. At The Porch, we have been extremely busy working with Oxford City Council and Turning Point Oxford making preparation for the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) provisions for the next few evenings. SWEP is a crisis response process that helps to increase support for people experiencing homelessness. The Porch, in partnership with Turning Point, will utilise its buildings to provide 10 Emergency SWEP beds.We do out best to ensure our guests are as comfortable as possible! ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

SUB-ZERO Temperatures are forecast for the next several nights and Emergency SWEP beds are now available for people sleeping outside.IMPORTANT! If you see someone #sleepingrough please contact 07590 863049 or contact Street Link www.streetlink.org.ukThe Porch contributes to the county wide Severe Weather Emergency Protocol Provisions (SWEP) when temperatures fall below zero. SWEP is a crisis response process that helps to increase support for people experiencing homelessness. The Porch will utilise its buildings to provide 10 Emergency SWEP beds. ... See MoreSee Less

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