Depaul UK helps young people who are homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged'

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Depaul UK helps young people who are homeless,
vulnerable and disadvantaged. We are passionate
about what we do, working in the very heart of
local communities. Nightstop North East
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• Nightstop North East
• What do we do?
• Safe emergency accommodation
• 16 to 25 year olds in immediate need
• Referral
• Sign posting
• Joint support

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• Nightstop North East
• Who are our hosts?
• Aged from 30 to 80!
• Male and female
• Singles, couples, couples with children, LGBT
• Retired, professionals, unemployed
• CRB reference checked (including GP
  reference)
• Fully trained
• Access to full support including a 24 hour on
  call service regular group events

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• Nightstop North East
• Host Training
• The Nightstop North East host training programme
  includes the following
• Safeguarding
• Handling difficult/potentially violent
  situations
• Health safety in the home
• Confidentiality disclosure
• Communication effective listening skills
• Young peoples issues

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• Nightstop North East
• What does the host provide?
• A bed for the night in a private room
• An evening meal
• Breakfast the following morning
• Somewhere to wash and dry clothes
• Bathing facilities
• A listening ear if needed
• Privacy
• A non judgemental environment
• A SAFE PLACE TO STAY

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Nightstop North East Geography Areas by
LA Current Hosts Newcastle 7 North
Tyneside 5 Gateshead 3 South
Tyneside 3 Sunderland 2
Northumberland 3 Durham 4

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• Newcastle Area Hosts
• Where is the accommodation?
• Spittal Tongues
• City
• Byker
• Westerhope
• Gosforth
• Walkergate
• Jesmond

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• Nightstop North East
• The story so far..
• From Jan to Nov 09, Nightstop North East has-
• Provided 469 bed nights to vulnerable young
  people
• Processed 282 referrals with 50 accepted onto
  scheme.

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• Nightstop North East
• Outcomes for Young People
• From Jan 09 to date
• Returned to family 10
• Referred to LA for accommodation (priority
  need) 10
• Referred to supported lodgings 7
• Placed in supported housing 16
• continued work with Housing Options 49
• Moved directly to LA accommodation 8

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• What Nightstop has provided in Newcastle.
• From Jan to Nov 09 Nightstop North East has-
• Received 50 referrals
• Provided 153 bed nights to those young people
  referred from Newcastle

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Nightstop North East Who has referred in
Newcastle?

• W E R S Tyneside Foyer
• Streetwise Simonside House
• N E R S Shelter Norcare
  
• Connexions Newcastle College
• Childrens Rights Council
• M E S M A C
• HAC Panah

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Nightstop North East Is it for higher risk
young people? Young people referred by Newcastle
agencies accepted by Nightstop disclosed the
following issues (current at the time of
referral) Alcohol 12 Drugs 3 Mental
Health 11 Offending 15
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• Nightstop North East
• How Does it Work?
• Telephone project staff to discuss referral
  (referrals accepted 10am to 3pm)
• Complete referral form fax or e mail
• Risk assessment conducted by Nightstop North
  East
• Most referrals processed within one hour
  (Nightstop does not need to meet with the young
  person at this stage)

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Nightstop North East How Does it Work?

• Accommodation offered in home area when
  available
• Young people are taken to their accommodation on
  their first night with a new host
• Arrangements are made to contact the young
  person the next day to review their situation

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Nightstop North East How Does it Work?

• Young persons longer term housing options are
  reviewed
• Assistance and advice is given
• Referrals are made, if possible in conjunction
  with the original referrer
• A further Nightstop is arranged if needed
• Contact is maintained with the young person daily
  to review the situation

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Nightstop North East Case study one- Ant

• Ant grew up with his mum and sister in Walker.
• He left home aged 16 due to family breakdown
• Stayed with his sister, then girlfriend and
  various friends across Newcastle
• By age 17 was drinking heavily and had a YOT
  order
• He moved into Supported Accommodation but was
  evicted for arrears and behaviour under the
  influence. He did not engage well with the
  service
• Back to sofa surfing and rough sleeping
• Short stays in hostels/supported accommodation
  over the next two years all ended with eviction
  due to alcohol related behaviour or arrears.
• Still drinking but starting to consider the
  effect on his life

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Nightstop North EastCase study one- Ant

• Engaged with DnA after spell in hospital with
  alcohol related illness
• Ant referred himself to Nightstop after a friend
  told him about it.
• DnA worker and previous accommodation providers
  provided risk information for the referral
• Stayed with several hosts over a couple of weeks
  and was helped to submit accommodation
  applications, set up a payment plan for arrears
  and sort out benefits. Ant was given toiletries,
  clothing and money for food and travel to and
  from his accommodation.
• Moved into Simonside House and engaged well with
  support. Now on resettlement programme awaiting
  a tenancy and no longer drinking. Just started a
  plastering course at college.

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Nightstop North East

• Ant described Nightstop as
• A relief to have somewhere that people are not
  going to be on at you all the time. I just
  needed somewhere to get my head together and
  wash my clothes and stuff. Otherwise Id be
  trying to find friends who would let me stay on
  their sofas or be walking the streets. The hosts
  were really nice, they didnt judge you or
  anything and you could just be yourself. I
  wouldnt have got to where I am now if I hadnt
  come to Nightstop.
• Ant says his plans for the future are to
• Run my own business
• Become a billionaire

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Nightstop North East

• Case study two- Dec
• Dec lived with Mum, step dad and three younger
  siblings in North Shields
• He was an apprentice plumber under his step dad,
  who would often get angry with him and one day he
  hit Dec across the face.
• There was also domestic violence towards Decs
  Mum thats he found difficult to deal with
• Dec quit his apprenticeship and left home
• Went to London and stayed with an uncle but came
  home after a few months as he was unhappy
• Moved in with Gran in Durham
• Gran became ill and could no longer look
  accommodate him
• Spent a few months sofa surfing
• Attended The Base in Whitley Bay for help with
  education, benefits etc Dec had poor literacy and
  numeracy skills and very poor communication and
  all round life skills. He was lacking in
  confidence and had poor personal hygiene

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Nightstop North East

• Case study two- Dec
• No longer able to stay with friends, The Base
  referred Dec to Nightstop
• Accessed Nightstop for 10 nights then accessed a
  Supported Lodgings placement in North Shields
• Continued to attend The Base, started to play
  Rugby again for a local team having stopped
  months earlier and engaged well with the host
  family improving his hygiene and confidence and
  becoming a very good cook
• Dec went on to Supported Accommodation in a
  shared house and continued to improve his skills.
  
• Continued with education programmes and playing
  rugby
• Built bridges with Mum and moved back in with her
  in Durham where she relocated after splitting
  from Decs step father

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Nightstop North East

• Case study two- Dec
• Dec described Nightstop as
• It stopped me having to rely on other people
  all the time and found me a permanent place. You
  get proper meals, a comfy warm bed and can just
  sit and talk if you want to but they leave you
  alone if you dont. Its really good.
• Dec says his plans for the future are to
• Go on a catering course and then join the
  army as a chef

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Nightstop North EastStaff team contact details

• Tracy McDonald Kester Young Liz Fry
  
• 0191 2536161
• nightstopne_at_depauluk.org
• tracy.mcdonald_at_depauluk.org

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Nightstop North EastWhat the young people say..