Night Shelter

The Night Shelter provides a nightly shelter and some degree of protection for the destitute, deportees, homeless and in some instances unstable persons who dwell on the streets and sleep on the pavements. At the Shelter, persons are offered baths, basic medical attention, meals and sleeping accommodation. Skills training, counselling and employment assistance are also provided to residents. The Shelter also refers incapacitated persons and those who have attained the required age, to the social security section of the department within the Ministry, so that they can benefit from either Public Assistance, or Old Age Pension Services. Residents who have attained the required age may also be referred to the Palms Geriatric Institution or the Hugo Chavez Centre for Rehabilitation and Reintegration.