Oxfordshire Homeless Movement
Lou's Lighthouse
Service Type
Supported housing for women only
Operating Hours
7 days a week, 24/7
Eligibility & Referral
Self-referral
Service Description
Lou's Lighthouse provides supported accommodation for women only, offering support with recovery from addiction, and help with positive move on options.
Focusing on providing support to women in recovery from addiction, they provide women-only housing in 4-5 bedroom houses in the community.
They offer support in recovery from substance use, and services such as group therapy, one-to-one chats and with the use of allocated key workers.
Self-referral from women with a desire to change wanting abstinent living.
Accommodation requires the use of Housing Benefit and hence the service is unable to offer housing to women who have NRPF status.
Key functions & activities offered
Lou's Lighthouse offers support to women in their accommodation including:
- Daily check-ins
- Support in the community
- Peer support groups
- Life skills workshops
- Independent living skills
- One-to-ones
- Wellbeing activities