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Volunteer with ASLAN

We love to welcome new people to our team, no matter how much or how little experience you have.

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Experience has shown us that the greatest social need for many homeless people is for genuine, loving friendships. Most of our areas of service serve a practical need whilst helping to also foster relationships between volunteers and those they serve. As relationships progress, we seek to tailor our services to meet the specific needs of each person we meet.

Serving Areas

We have different areas where you can be involved in helping people affected by homelessness in central London.

Day centre

Saturday, 8.00am–12.45pm

Webber Street hosts approximately 60 rough sleepers who are served a hot breakfast, and also able to use the shower facilities, receive new clothes, and take part in a bible study group. Serving partners help with the practical running of the centre’s services in a number of roles, including spending time connecting with the guests.

Winter Shelter

Sunday Evening–Monday Morning, December–March

Westminster Night Shelter provides emergency accommodation in the winter. ASLAN provides overnight shelter one night each week, manned by 10-20 serving partners, who serve either a night shift or morning shift once every four weeks.

Visiting

Weekdays, 7.00pm–9.00pm

Visitors take a guest out for a meal every two weeks and pray for healthy friendships that help guests move away from homelessness.

Visiting is our most intensive volunteer area. We suggest people new to ASLAN serve in another area for a year before moving to Visiting.

Sleep Site Visiting

Saturdays, 5.45am–8.30am

A team of serving partners pray for each rough sleeper in the parish. The main aim is to offer to read a psalm with everyone, allow that to direct the conversation and link the person with appropriate professional help. We tend to share the psalm before offering tea or coffee, as this helps the rough sleepers open up.

Sign Up Form

If you would like to sign up to volunteer with ASLAN please complete the form below. If you are not specific about an area of service when you volunteer, that allows us to assign you to the area of greatest need.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact aslan@asstc.org.uk.


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Prayer and material support go a long way in supporting the service that ASLAN provides the homeless people we meet in Central London.

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