Children & Young People Services

Our Post-16 housing provides accommodation and support for 16–17-year-old care leavers and homeless young people. It offers dedicated support to help young people develop essential life skills as they prepare for independence.

This service assists young people who may be in their first steps of leaving care. It is also suitable for short term crisis accommodation due to homelessness and family breakdowns.

Trained staff are available 24 hours per day either in person or via outreach to support the young people to complete specific targets in order to assess their level of independence needs.

During their stay young people will learn about budgeting, shopping, cooking, washing, training, or further education, getting a job, making and keeping appointments, paying bills, form filling, accessing services, talking to professionals and most importantly managing a home.

Staff can also assist and facilitate family group conferences for young people where this relationship may have broken down.