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DENS
Registered charity no. 1097185 - Company no. 4610820
DENS, Bury Lodge, 1 Queensway, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP1 1HT     
Tel: 01442 262274  Fax: 01442 240496   E-mail: office@dens.org.uk

MP Mike Penning and Mayor Brian Ayling at the St Albans Sleepout 2007

Dacorum doesn’t have a ‘cardboard city’ but there are men and women, young and old, sleeping rough – in cars, on friends’ floors, in derelict buildings or in hostels every night of the year. During October 2007 DENS undertook a homeless count to find out the real number of homeless people in Dacorum. Read More >>

Latest News

DENS Spring Dinner 2008 - "Getting Lives Back On Track", May 22nd 2008; Read More >>

DENS Golf Tournament 2008 - Whipsnade Park Golf Club, July 21st 2008; Read More >>

New ways to donate

DENS are very active on JustGiving.com and are able to accept a multitude of donations and sponsorships via their website. We have also made a direct donation button available courtesy of PayPal, you can follow the link or use the button on the left column.

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Further Information

We have built a page with a selection of resources for churches to use in relation to PAW (Poverty Action Week) please go here to access these resources.

 Need police checking?

DENS is now a CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) Umbrella Organisation and is pleased to be able to offer CRB checks for individuals and organisations that are based in Hertfordshire. DENS is happy to give general guidance and process CRB applications for a small administration cost.

Call 01442 262274 or email office@dens.org.uk for more information.

Some true stories:

Zoe has three grown up children who are now all independent. Read More >>

David is a confident, bright, well educated man, skilled in information technology, who until recently never had trouble finding work. Read More >>

Ray had been a drinker for 20 years and was heavily dependent on alcohol to see him through the day. Read More >>

John was a happily married man with two children when he moved to Dacorum. Read More >>

Emma was 18 when she was found sleeping rough in Ashridge woods. Read More >>