Young people and care leavers referrals

We have worked with young people across London and the South East for over 30 years.

Our supported living services are for young people in and leaving care including young parents and their children and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking children (UASC) aged 16 – 25.

Our support is person-centred allowing young people to direct their own choices and ranges from low to high needs.

Staff support young people with practical and emotional help around safety, relationships, housing, finances, education, training and employment, physical, mental and sexual health and more. Our staff have a wide range of young people’s experience and qualification and includes several Specialist Support Workers.

Staff are trained to work with young people with a wide range of complex needs and experiences including abuse and exploitation, mental health needs and offending behaviour.

Each service team includes a designated staff member who has received additional training around child exploitation awareness including criminal and sexual exploitation.

These services are funded on a spot-purchase basis which means the referring local authority will fund the young person’s placement.  We work in close partnership with the local authority and young person to regularly review their needs and can flex their support package up and down to reflect their changing needs and independence without having to move home.