Our Impact

Our work has a huge positive impact on the lives of some of London's most disadvantaged young people, as our 2016 statistics prove:

ACCOMMODATION

• 935 were helped into accommodation
• 451 were supported to resolve their housing debt and benefit problems
• 4678 attended one to one advice sessions
• 747 were given in-depth case assessments 

OUR WEEKLY TIMETABLE

• 98.7% of young people said they were satisfied with our service 

JOBS & LEARNING

• 320 secured work placements or training
• 143 were supported into employment
• 333 people enrolled on our Education, Employment and Training programme
• 175 completed the Independent Living Skills Training programme, helping them hold on to jobs and accommodation
• 820 accredited learning certificates were achieved in IT, Literacy, Numeracy and ESOL. 

SELF DEVELOPMENT

• 610 reported improved health or mental wellbeing
• 413 reported improved self-confidence
• Over 2,000 reported improved skills and knowledge in avoiding homelessness and/or sustaining accommodation

PRISON AND OUTREACH

• 263 young people were supported by our prison outreach team
• 1,635 school and college pupils attended our homelessness prevention workshops
• 250 are now on a pathway towards a positive future as a result of our work
• 582 vulnerable young people on the streets were supported by our Outreach team
• 270 young offenders were visited in prison including Feltham Young Offenders Institute, Holloway Women’s prison, Isis, Littlehey, Wormwood Scrubs, Wandsworth, Thameside and Rochester.

HEALTH AND FITNESS

• 446 health checks including: chlamydia; TB screening and 60 blood sugar levels; blood pressure and weight were completed by the lovely Godgive our nurse
• 243 accessed our in-house counselling service