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Nottingham Nightstop provide safe and welcoming emergency accommodation to young people aged 16 - 25 who are facing homelessness in the homes of volunteer hosts. We also provide crisis support to young people throughout the period they stay with host to help them navigate their circumstances.
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Situation
Young people who are made homeless are more often unprepared and have no experience of finding somewhere to live. They may try sofa surfing or staying with a relative for a while but this may not work out. While some young people have a right to housing support, most won't be given emergency accommodation, leaving them vulnerable to rough sleeping and further harms. At Nightstop we have seen a doubling of demand for emergency accommodation from 2021 to 2022.
Solution
On Nightstop a young person can stay with a host in their home on a nightly basis. They are offered a room a meal, the opportunity to shower and wash clothing. The young person can be referred again to Nightstop until they get longer term accommodation. The Nightstop team operate a 24 hour on-call telephone number and are able to offer advice to the young person. We also work alongside other agencies so that the young person receives the support they need at a time of crisis in their life.
