The Bus Project
The Centre employs 3 outreach workers who work alongside local authority workers on a converted double-decker bus, which they use as a base for their work with rough sleepers. The outreach workers see between 25-45 rough sleepers each night. They provide advice and support as well as referrals to other agencies including the accommodation service at Ty Gobaith.
The Bus Project provides a computer link to the various agencies working in Cardiff and throughout the UK. During the evening the bus is used as a mobile platform for a host of outreach, health and social services, as an evening emergency respite facility and a support and advice facility for the most vulnerable rough sleepers.
Rough sleepers present with a variety of problems including primary health care issues, housing issues, drug/alcohol issues and so on.
With the means of this bus Ty Gobaith is able to contact the most vulnerable people – some who are reluctant to enter a building to receive help. This is back to basics for the Army – where William Booth began i.e. helping street homeless.
