Evidence and experience drive our work. With over 50 years’ experience, we know what works and we assess everything we do so we know we’re making every penny and hour work towards our mission.

See some of our latest impact below or read our most recent Impact Report here.

We help thousands of young Londoners every year. We’ve done that for over half a century.

In 2023-2024 we supported:

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1,479 young people with our holistic housing, health, outreach and youth work support
10,847 visits to the day centre
357 young people into short term or emergency accommodation
210 young people into long-term housing
101 young people through our street outreach service
385 young people with jobs, education and training support

Stories from young people

Hear directly from young people about how our support changed their lives

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It's Not Rocket Science

How Arash went from facing homelessness as a refugee to getting offers to study physics at University.

Arash's story
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My Name Means Hope

After Nadine was kicked out from her family home and faced assault, New Horizon helped her find a safe home.

Nadine's story
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Stable home means a stable mindset

Nick was stressed, angry and struggling to find housing. Now he has shifted his mindset to focus on the future and his goal to be a support worker.

Nick's Story
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Finding a better life for her daughter

Fatima is a young woman who was pushed into a very difficult housing situation with a young baby, but who is focused on achieving her goals.

Fatima's story

Read about our impact

Weathering the Storm 2023-2024

Find out we help young people weather the storm of youth homelessness

Read our Impact Report 2023-2024

Starting Over, Stopping Buses

Find out who we have supported in the last year, and how we have been giving potential a home.

Read our Impact Report 2022-2023

Explore our Theory of Change

We've distilled our work, why we do it and the change we want to create into one easy to digest tool.

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The impact of our Youth Hub

After a phenomenally successful pilot project, we're using our learning to launch a new, multi-year project.

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