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Donate don’t dump

Due to Covid-19 we are not able to take donations of clothing at this time. The Basement has teamed up with Armadillo Self Storage in an appeal for your clothes! We are asking our supporters to donate any old items of clothing. Having a source of adult clothing enables the staff at The Basement to […]

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Five Year Celebration

On the 5th of December our Peer Mentor program funded by The Big Lottery came to an end. Over five years we have given training and work experience to over 500 individuals. When the project began we were still based in the ‘old’ Basement and courses took place in hostels, recovery centres, day centres and […]

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Christmas Newsletter

The Basement Advisory Centre expects around 50 Service users through the doors over the Christmas period, most of whom will be rough sleeping or in temporary hostel accommodation. There are so many everyday items and toiletries that we take for granted – toothbrushes, toothpaste, shower gel and deodorant, clean underwear and a warm coat. Imagine […]

NCS group inspired by The Basement to fundraise for people in Liverpool less fortunate than themselves

NCS raise £630 for The Basement!

Young people fundraise through national citizen service for Liverpool homeless charity, The Basement. The Catch22 Liverpool and Knowsley branch of NCS (National citizen Service) raised a massive £630 for the Basement Advisory Centre, through a range of creative fundraising events. The young people in the group aged from 15 to 17 years, took ownership over […]

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Flu vaccine for homeless

Homeless clients accessing the Basement Advisory Centre support services are being offered free flu jabs throughout the winter period. According to NHS Choices, for most healthy people, the flu is just an unpleasant illness that we can usually recover from within a week. However, certain people are more likely to develop potentially serious complications of flu, such as bronchitis […]

Liverpool Santa Dash December 7th 2014

Liverpool Santa Dash 2014

Join The Basement in the Liverpool Santa Dash 2014 on Sunday 7th December. On busy evenings the Basement staff can see up to 40 homeless people a night who visit our Centre on Parr Street to access advice on accommodation, benefits and health matters. While gaining support for these issues, individuals can utilise the wash […]

Hope Fest 2014

Hope Fest – Friday 19th September

3 Day music festival in aid of The Whitechapel & The Basement Advisory Centre. Following the success of the first ever HOPE Fest in March, HOPE FEST: The Big one, in aid of the Merseyside’s homeless, will feature eighty bands and be held over five venues in three days which are The Brink, The Lomax, […]