Our Impact

Our work gives the potential of some of London’s most disadvantaged young people a home. In 2019/20:

• 850 young people facing homelessness attended the drop in
• 299 were supported by our street or prison outreach services

ACCOMMODATION

• 186 young people were helped to move into long-term, stable accommodation
• 138 young people were prevented from sleeping rough by accessing emergency or short-stay accommodation 
• 61 young people were given a home in our own accommodation projects or through our Private Rented Sector scheme

PREVENTION AND ADVICE

• 88 young people were supported to return safely to their family home
• 221 attended our Independent Living workshop programme
• 294 young people received benefits advice and help with making Universal Credit applications
• our teams delivered 1,967 advice appointments and 806 advocacy sessions
• 1,778 young people attended our youth homelessness prevention sessions at schools and colleges

JOBS & LEARNING

• 71 young people were supported into employment and apprenticeships
• 200 attended employability sessions and assessments
• 104 went back into education and training
• 253 young people achieved AQA accreditations

MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING

• 528 young people reported improved mental and emotional health

• 494 increased their self confidence

• 111 young people had one-to-one support from our counsellor
• 103 received medical attention from our on-site nurse
• 223 young people attended communication and relationship skills sessions