Centrepoint Soho
London, UK
Centrepoint’s supported housing accommodation for 16-21 year olds. We are the Uk’s leading youth homelessness charity providing homeless young people with accommodation, health support and life skills in order to get them back into education, training and employment. At the Barnet Foyer we support 24 young people (12 male and 12 female) by preparing them people for moving on while they’re with us and continue to support them for six months after they've left. This support includes workshops teaching practical skills like managing budgets and paying household bills, help to find suitable accommodation to move into. Young people can stay with us up to two years education/training - The advancement of health or saving of lives - Accommodation/housing - Children/young people - Provides buildings/facilities/open space - Provides services - Provides advocacy/advice/information - Sponsors or undertakes research • What premises does your project operate from? The project operates from semi-independent shared accommodation where staff are on site 24 hours a day. The project houses 8 flats which occupy 3 residents in each flat. Staff offices are on site and the building is managed by Centrepoint but owned by Network Sovereign Homes • How do you identify service users and their needs? Service users’ needs are identified at the point of referral to the service and through a thorough assessment process where we identify needs and risks. Once service users are living in our accommodation their needs and risk continue to be assessed ongoing and on a monthly basis. • Are there any other services provided by your organisation other than food support? Other services provided include; housing, psychotherapy, employment and training, legal advice. • Is there a charge for the service(s) provided by your organisation? Service users pay a weekly service charge which covers utility costs • Do you currently collect surplus food from any other retailers? We do not collect surplus food from any other retailer or organisation. • Has there been local press or similar that demonstrates your organisation's work in the local community? There has been no local process demonstrating our work in the local community. • Would it be possible to provide photographs of work that your organisation does in the local community? We are unable to provide photographs of our work and service users at the service due to the vulnerable nature of our service users. Some of whom are feeling violence and fear f • Have you partnered with other local good causes or council members who may be able to provide a reference? If you would like to provide a reference from a local organisation, if you could ask them to email us at food@neighbourly.com as soon as possible, that would be great. We have not partnered with any local good causes. However we are funded by Barnet council family services commissioning team. • Please include up to date social media links wherever possi
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