What we do
Streetlevel can help you get your life back on track.
Barnardo’s Streetlevel offers a range of services including:
- support
- information
- complementary therapies-acupuncture and electronic stimulation therapy
- advocacy
- women’s group
- advice
- alcohol group
- referral to other agencies/rehabilitation
- needle exchange
- internet café
- basic computer skills course
- we hope to be able to offer a men’s group in the future
All our services are free and confidential.
You can be referred by other agencies but most service users find out about Streetlevel through word of mouth recommendations from others who have received a service that they have found useful and effective.
HIV Work
Streetlevel has been offering support since 1989 to people in South Tyneside living with HIV, their partners, families and carers. Information and advice is provided to anyone concerned about HIV. Services offered include information and advice, assessment of needs, one-to-one support and assistance in accessing other services.
Internet café
We have internet café facilities staffed by volunteers who can help you to find your way around the internet. You decide where you want to go, the volunteers will ‘steer’ you if you need help. So, if you have a query we can help you find the information you need. You can ‘chat’ about anything with people who have the same interests – anywhere in the world. You can also learn how to use a computer. Our experienced volunteers can help anyone, from the computer illiterate to the keyboard wizard.
Streetlevel users’ involvement
Streetlevel have always been very strong on listening to service users’ views. This is reflected in our woman’s only afternoon and the development of the internet café.
The planned development of a men only group has also come from views of our service users. A service user group has recently started within the project.
