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In our 2026 edition, you’ll discover how your support is helping young people get the right help at the right time, preventing homelessness before it starts. You’ll hear from young people and staff about the difference your support is making.

With your support, we can reach more young people before they face homelessness.

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Homelessness rarely begins the day a young person leaves home

It often starts much earlier, when family relationships become strained, mental health suffers, or a young person feels they have nowhere to turn. With the right support at the right time, that journey can change.

This year’s Safe & Sound supporter magazine explores how, together with our supporters, we are helping to prevent homelessness before it starts. Through the inspiring stories of young people and staff, you will hear how early intervention can give young people the safety and stability they need to grow and thrive – stopping homelessness from ever becoming a reality.

Inside Safe and Sound

Discover the stories and experiences behind our work to prevent homelessness before it starts.

  • CEO Alexia Murphy introduces our new five-year strategy and explains why preventing homelessness before it starts will be at the heart of our work – page 3
  • Sophie experienced homelessness from a young age, without knowing where to turn for help. She shares how those experiences shaped her, and how a placement with our Education Team gave her the chance to use her lived experience to help others – page 8
  • Kerry draws on her own experience of family breakdown in her work with Reconnect, helping young people and families find a way forward. We also look at how our Education programme is helping young people understand homelessness, recognise the risks and know where to get help – page 6
  • Nicola Harwood, Executive Director of Operations, writes about reaching people who fall through the gaps and struggle to get the help they need elsewhere – page 4

Read these stories and more in Safe & Sound magazine.

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Your support makes prevention possible

Every young person deserves the chance to feel safe, be heard, and to look forward to the future with hope. Thanks to your support, young people are:

  • Staying safely at home with their families.
  • Finding trusted adults who listen and care.
  • Accessing help before problems escalate.
  • Remaining in education and moving into work.
  • Building confidence, independence, and brighter futures.

Together, we are helping prevent homelessness before it starts. Thank you.

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Help more young people before a crisis takes hold

Your donation will help more young people receive the support they need before homelessness becomes their reality. Whether it’s a school workshop, family mediation, emergency Nightstop accommodation, or ongoing support, your support helps ensure that young people at risk of homelessness are not alone.

 

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