Supporting the winter provision at Crossways

With restriction imposed by the Covid pandemic in 2020, CCHP’s provision of winter accommodation became untenable when it was no longer legal to host large numbers of guests and volunteers together in communal spaces.

In late 2021, the charity “It Takes a City” (ITAC) opened Crossways, a hostel with 20 ensuite bedrooms, providing shelter to rough sleepers for the five coldest months of the year.

For four winters, CCHP recruited volunteers and co-ordinated their involvement at Crossways. Each winter, around 100 people were involved in cooking, cleaning and socialising with residents at the project.