About Maggs
Maggs Day Centre is an open-door, free-access day centre in Worcester, catering for anyone who is homeless, isolated or lonely across Worcestershire.
We are the only centre of our type anywhere in the county and people come to us for help from all the outlying areas as well as the city of Worcester itself.
Maggs was founded in 1984 in memory of John Maggs, a homeless man in his mid forties, who was found dead in a derelict building near the city centre. John had had a particularly difficult life and spent the last ten years of it sleeping on the streets.
As a result of his death a group of people from local churches around the city got together and formed an action group to try and raise funds and awareness to help overcome the issues of homelessness. The Bishop of Worcester offered the use of St. Albans, a Norman church on Deansway in the heart of the city for use as a day centre. This is still our current location.
Two decades later and the day centre is still going from strength to strength. We provide an invaluable service to help the homeless and socially isolated. We have ongoing support from the local community which allows us to continue to offer these services and help those in need.
We offer a range of services, including:
- Maggs Day Centre - a direct access day centre with food, shelter, support, washing/bathing facilities and laundry facilities
- Maggs Outreach & Support Service - on and off street support for the single homeless, including a counselling service for those who need it. Ongoing tenancy support for resettled clients and provision of six sheltered housing flats for the single homeless
- Maggs Clothing Project - providing free clothes, bedding and domestic items to those in need or hardship across the city
- Night Assessment Centre - in a funding partnership with other agencies Maggs opens its doors overnight for the coldest weeks of the year, resettling as many people as possible during the process
