Get Help

Call our advice line for confidential help, advice and support on homelessness issues with one of our team members, including services available at our Resource Centres or with an Outreach worker.

Call 01872 264153

(Please note this phone line is not monitored 24 hrs a day and operates during the resource centre opening hours).

Find out about our services

Are you concerned about someone you have seen sleeping outside

StreetLink enables members of the public to connect people sleeping rough with the local services that can support them. It can enable services to reach rough sleepers more quickly; this has positive impacts on their safety and wellbeing.

If you think the person you are concerned about is in immediate danger or needs urgent care, please call 999.

Visit the streetlink website

In an emergency situation call 999.

If you are sleeping rough and feel under threat, but not in immediate danger, call 101.

Latest

Working together to end homelessness

Today marks 38 years of commitment to supporting people experiencing homelessness. We're celebrating the incredible impact of the past year and the resilience of our clients who inspire us daily.
Louise's fundraiser for St Petrocs

I am a recovering alcoholic coming up for a year sober. When I was very poorly and vulnerable St Petrocs gave me somewhere safe and since completing treatment St Petrocs have continued to help me.
'Tap for Penzance' Project launched to tackle homelessness this spring

‘Tap for Penzance’ is a partnership project between Safer Penzance, Penzance Business Improvement District and St Petrocs.
Preventing homelessness at St Petrocs

In 2023, we helped prevent 202 people from experiencing homelessness. Preventing homelessness requires our team to work with people who are at risk of experiencing homelessness, or those who are at risk of repeating their experience of homelessness in Cornwall.

Useful Donations

We have a specific range of items that are most useful to us to ensure that we have the most appropriate items to suit the individual circumstances of our clients.
How we help people

Our ambition is to end homelessness in Cornwall. We have developed strategic objectives focused on four areas which contribute to achieving our mission: preventing homelessness, making homelessness an exception, making the experience of homelessness short and supporting people out of homelessness for good.
Homelessness in Cornwall

Cornwall has long had a shortage of affordable housing. Housing supply for local people continues to be squeezed with more and more properties being used as holiday accommodation.
Get Help

If you're experiencing homelessness or if you, or anyone you know, might be facing homelessness in Cornwall, St Petrocs can help.
Our history

St Petrocs has been working with people experiencing homelessness in Cornwall for over 38 years. Find out more about our history.
Make a donation

Thank you for choosing to support St Petrocs. We believe that everyone should have a safe and secure place to call home. Your support will enable us to provide essential services for those without a home in Cornwall.
Other ways to give

Easyfundraising and using our Amazon Wishlist are some of the simplest ways to raise money for St Petrocs. Every time you buy something online you could also be raising money for us at the check out.
Making a Difference

The impact of our work has the power to transform lives and communities. Could you help us?
Matt's Story

Matt was made homeless at 16 years old didn’t have the easiest start to life.
Jobs

St Petrocs is an organisation which attracts, develops, and retains talented individuals who are united around a common purpose; to end homelessness in Cornwall. You can see any of our current vacancies here.