About the Caring in Bristol
Caring in Bristol is local charity that provides a number of services to people experiencing homelessness, including the 365 Shelter and Caring at Breakfast, Bristol Nightstop and The Common, and Caring at Christmas.
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Night shelter
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Day shelter
Night shelter 
Bristol Nightstop
Provides ongoing key worker support and emergency overnight accommodation, on a night-by-night basis, to young people aged 16-25. Run by Caring in Bristol.
Access
Call 07979 878 814 or ask for Bristol Nightstop at the main reception at The Station, Silver Street, Bristol BS1 2PY (10.30am – 4.30pm, Monday to Friday). Self-referrals accepted.
Service availability
| Monday | 10:30 am - 04:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 10:30 am - 04:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 10:30 am - 04:30 pm |
| Thursday | 10:30 am - 04:30 pm |
| Friday | 10:30 am - 04:30 pm |
| Saturday | Closed All Day |
| Sunday | Closed All Day |
Night shelter
365 Shelter
This night shelter provides emergency accommodation for 15 people, with low support needs, aged 18 and over. Run by Caring in Bristol. Referrals are through the St Mungo’s Rough Sleeping Services.
Access
Referrals are made via the St Mungo’s Rough Sleeping Services. Visit the Citizen Service Point at 100 Temple Street for an assessment.
Referral onlyService availability
| Monday | 09:30 pm - 07:15 am |
| Tuesday | 09:30 pm - 07:15 am |
| Wednesday | 09:30 pm - 07:15 am |
| Thursday | 09:30 pm - 07:15 am |
| Friday | 09:30 pm - 07:15 am |
| Saturday | 09:30 pm - 07:15 am |
| Sunday | 09:30 pm - 07:15 am |
Night shelter
Caring at Christmas Project
This seasonal night shelter provides 50 beds on a first come first served basis only during the Christmas period, 24th – 31st December. Run by Caring in Bristol.
Access
Guests register for a bed in the Caring at Christmas Day Centre, at the Trinity Centre.
Service availability
| Monday | 09:00 pm - 09:00 am
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| Tuesday | 09:00 pm - 09:00 am
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| Wednesday | 09:00 pm - 09:00 am
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| Thursday | 09:00 pm - 09:00 am
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| Friday | 09:00 pm - 09:00 am
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| Saturday | 09:00 pm - 09:00 am
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| Sunday | 09:00 pm - 09:00 am
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Day shelter
Caring at Christmas Project
This seasonal day shelter provides spaces for up to 150 people to enjoy food, showers, social activities, signposting for advice, access to health care, and entertainment from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day. Run by Caring in Bristol.
Access
Open access at the Trinity Centre
Service availability
| Monday | 07:00 am - 11:00 pm
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| Tuesday | 07:00 am - 11:00 pm
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| Wednesday | 07:00 am - 11:00 pm
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| Thursday | 07:00 am - 11:00 pm
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| Friday | 07:00 am - 11:00 pm
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| Saturday | 07:00 am - 11:00 pm
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| Sunday | 07:00 am - 11:00 pm
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Fundraise
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Donate Food
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Donate Time
Fundraise
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Caring in Bristol runs a number of small volunteer lead shelters in Bristol, many of which require funds to pay for equipment (milk, sugar, hot chocolate), members of staff to run shelters through the night and to advertise for more volunteers and physical donations. If you are able to help us help people experiencing homelessness, please get in touch!
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Caring in Bristol runs a year round low support need shelter called the 365 Shelter. As this is open 365 days you can imagine the amount of hot drinks that we serve! We need donations of coffee, tea, sugar and hot chocolate. We also need regular donations of fresh milk. If you are able to help, please get in touch.
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The 365 Shelter
A night shelter for people sleeping rough in Bristol, open 365 days a year.
The 365 Shelter offers a safe alternative to a night on the streets to up to fifteen people who would otherwise be sleeping rough.
The shelter is a partnership with St Mungo’s Street Outreach Team and the Quakers. It works in a pop-up style operating overnight from Bristol Central Quaker Meeting House. Guests at the shelter are referred to us by the Outreach Team following an initial assessment; where guests are found to have low support needs that can be met by a volunteer team, we’re an appropriate shelter for people to be referred to.
Every night, two of our brilliant volunteers open the shelter at 10pm, provide hot drinks and a welcoming environment to guests and then remain at the shelter until morning. By 8am, the shift is over and the building is returned to its normal use, until that evening, when we do it all again.
We ask volunteers joining the team to consider committing one night a month. Our inspirational volunteer team includes students, mid-career professionals and retired couples from a range of backgrounds, all of whom share a simple commitment to offering more than a night on the street to people sleeping rough in Bristol.
Contact details
Contact times
| Monday | 09:00 am - 06:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 09:00 am - 06:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 09:00 am - 06:00 pm |
| Thursday | 09:00 am - 06:00 pm |
| Friday | 09:00 am - 06:00 pm |
| Saturday | Closed All Day |
| Sunday | Closed All Day |
