The trust aim is to help people who find themselves without a home

The trust already runs four sites in St Helier and an outreach service which provides food for people who sleep rough at night.

The new building, which is next to an existing site in Kensington Place, will mean, as of next May, 34 people can have their own room rather than sharing with others.

Four hundred people were helped by the service in 2002, which costs about �750,000 a year to run.

New site

About 60% of its money comes from a grant from Health and Social Services. The rest is given by trusts, bequests and fund-raising.

Shelter helps people of all ages and offers advice and counselling.

Its aim is to help people who find themselves without a home as a result of financial difficulties with drugs, drinking or family problems to get back to being able to support themselves.

A property is being developed next to a shelter home in Kensington Place, which currently has up to 32 people sharing 12 rooms.

The new site will have 34 single rooms with a communal dining room, kitchen, laundry and lounge.