Foyle Haven closes down due to COVID-19 crisis

Foyle Haven Day Centre has been serving the Foyle community since 2001 and provides supports to those experiencing, or at risk of homelessness.

Up to 40 people access the day centre on a daily basis.

Depaul has revealed it has to change the way it delivers the service as the centre has to close due to strict new measures introduced to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus.

Resources have been redeployed and support will still be available to the local community.

Support now provided will include phone calls and video link-ins with service users and home visits where necessary. Staff will also prepare and distribute food to those in need, collect and arrange medicines and Naloxine kits will be available for those at risk.

Depaul’s Senior Services Manager for Norther Ireland Deirdre Canavan said: “We will still provide community support in other ways as we know this service plays a vital role in helping those most at risk.

“We want to assure those at risk that we are adapting and we will do everything we can to provide the vital supports that are required. We are living in unprecedented times however we must do all we can to protect the most vulnerable in our society.”

To access support contact Foyle Haven on 028 7136 5259.