DENS Day Centre
Contact details
DENS Day Centre
Bury Lodge
1 Queensway
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1HT
Public phone: 01442 275900
Email: needhelp@dens.org.uk
Website URL: http://www.dens.org.uk
General information
Service offered: Day Centre for people experiencing homelessness, providing a hot meal, showers, laundry facilities and other provisions. Help and support available with finding accommodation, employment, money, life skills, and literacy/numeracy/IT. Staff available to signpost/refer visitors to external partners for support with other issues
Target group: People experiencing homelessness, poverty and social exclusion.
Area served: Hemel Hempstead and surrounding areas.
How to contact: Drop-in during opening hours, email needhelp@dens.org.uk, or call 01442 275900.
Availability
Monday: 9am-1pm (Open to those experiencing homelessness only Breakfast 9am-10am, lunch 12pm-1pm) / 1pm – 4pm (Open to the wider community, anyone facing poverty/social exclusion)
Tuesday: 9am-1pm (Open to those experiencing homelessness only Breakfast 9am-10am, lunch 12pm-1pm) / 1pm – 4pm (Open to the wider community, anyone facing poverty/social exclusion)
Wednesday: 9am-1pm (Open to those experiencing homelessness only Breakfast 9am-10am, lunch 12pm-1pm) / 1pm – 4pm (Open to the wider community, anyone facing poverty/social exclusion)
Thursday: 9am-1pm (Open to those experiencing homelessness only Breakfast 9am-10am, lunch 12pm-1pm) / 1pm – 4pm (Open to the wider community, anyone facing poverty/social exclusion)
Friday: 9am-1pm (Open to those experiencing homelessness only Breakfast 9am-10am, lunch 12pm-1pm) / 1pm – 4pm (Open to the wider community, anyone facing poverty/social exclusion)
Weekends: Closed
Office Hours:
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes - limited
Accessible toilets: Yes
Access notes: Wheelchair access downstairs
Other information
Languages other than English:
Charity number: 1097185
Year established: 2003
Staffing: 3 Full time
Public transport:
Record last checked: 10 November 2025