We urgently need you to give your support today to young people experiencing homelessness.
Many have been through family breakdown and violence but don’t know that help is available. Others have nowhere to go because of soaring rents and unaffordable bills.
Some may be visible on the streets, but more often their homelessness is hidden. And so are the dangers.
They might turn to friends for a place to bed down, stay with people they’ve just met, or simply find ways to stay out and awake all night – riding on buses or socialising all hours, only to find themselves in unsafe situations.
Jasmine, a student from the North East, slept in her car for a week after a family breakdown meant she had nowhere to go:
“I didn’t know who to turn to, I was struggling mentally, and I felt really lonely.”
Watch Jasmine’s video:
Nightstop can help keep a young person safe
Nightstop is our national emergency service for young people at risk of homelessness. Trained and vetted volunteers’ welcome young people into their own homes, provide a safe and warm place to sleep, a hot meal, and a listening ear. Nightstop can arrange a comfortable and safe place for a young person to stay within a few hours.
Jasmine said:
“Anna the Nightstop coordinator was so helpful and understanding. She worked to find me a place to stay, and a couple agreed to host me the same evening. [Their house] felt so peaceful and calm compared to the busy City Centre I’d been parked up in.
When I left Nightstop, I felt like nothing I could do would be good enough to thank them. It had such a positive effect on my life.”
136,000 young people faced homelessness last year, but experts say the true number could be as high as double that figure.Politicians, charities, and celebrities have united,calling on political leaders to commit to a national strategy to end youth homelessness.
Join us to campaign for a #PlanForThe136k and sign the petition today.
