About Us
Centre 33 was founded in 1977 and takes its name from it early premises at 33 Hatfield Road, St Albans. It moved to its current premises in 1991. It is manned and managed almost entirely by over 150 volunteers. The charity does not employ anyone, although since late 2011 it has paid for part time help in running the volunteer rota, a crucial and time consuming task.
Centre 33 provides practical support for people who are homeless or otherwise socially deprived. Despite St Albans' affluent image, people rough sleep in the area and others "doss" or "sofa surf" on the floor of friends or in squats. Others may have moved on, but still require support. Centre 33 aims to help these people by being somewhere warm and dry to meet, offering hot food and drinks, and by providing toiletries and shower facilities. The need is there; in 2018 there were around 8,700 visits to the centre by about 300 individuals, the largest number of meals we have served in any year.
Centre 33 is a winner of the prestigious Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. To learn more about the award, click here
To learn more about the Governance of Centre 33, please click here
To learn more about the Trustees of Centre 33, please click here
Centre 33 is the trading name of Centre 33 (St Albans) Limited, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England No 7795132, and registered with the Charity Commisssion No 1146438.
Centre 33 provides practical support for people who are homeless or otherwise socially deprived. Despite St Albans' affluent image, people rough sleep in the area and others "doss" or "sofa surf" on the floor of friends or in squats. Others may have moved on, but still require support. Centre 33 aims to help these people by being somewhere warm and dry to meet, offering hot food and drinks, and by providing toiletries and shower facilities. The need is there; in 2018 there were around 8,700 visits to the centre by about 300 individuals, the largest number of meals we have served in any year.
Centre 33 is a winner of the prestigious Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. To learn more about the award, click here
To learn more about the Governance of Centre 33, please click here
To learn more about the Trustees of Centre 33, please click here
Centre 33 is the trading name of Centre 33 (St Albans) Limited, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England No 7795132, and registered with the Charity Commisssion No 1146438.
