What does Nightstop UK do?
Nightstop UK is the national organisation to which all local Nightstop schemes must affiliate. Nightstop UK ensures that Minimum Standards of Practice and Care are being adhered to in the local schemes. These Standards are there for the benefit of both young people using Nightstop and volunteers who provide the emergency accommodation in their own homes. Nightstop UK also provides support, advice and training to local schemes. In addition we provide support and consultancy to groups interested in setting up a new scheme
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What is Nightstop?
Nightstop is a model of work that has been successfully duplicated throughout the United Kingdom over the last 20 years. The model is: the provision of emergency accommodation for 16 to 25 year old young people who are homeless, in the homes of trained and approved volunteers.
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How does it work?
Young people are referred via a recognised agency (social services,police, etc)
'Host' volunteers provide the accommodation in their own homes. Young people have a room of their own and are provided with a change of clothes, toiletries, an evening meal and a listening ear (if necessary)
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How long can a young person stay?
There is no maximum time limit that a young person can stay with a Nightstop scheme, however Nightstop UK recommends they stay with the same volunteer host for between 1 and 3 nights. They would then be placed with a different host within the same Nightstop scheme. In addition the young person must be actively seeking a longer term solution to their current housing problem.
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What happens when a young person leaves Nightstop?
Local Nightstop schemes provide support to the young person to ensure they can access the necessary services in order to secure suitable accommodation or to enable them to return home.
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How long has Nightstop been running?
Nightstop has successfully been providing emergency accommodation for homeless young people since the first scheme was established in 1987 in Leeds
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How many young people has Nightstop helped?
Nightstop schemes have provided over 60,000 nights of accommodation for over 30,000 young people since it began.
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How many Nightstop schemes are there?
There are currently 50 affiliated Nightstop schemes in the United Kingdom.
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How old are the young people?
The young people Nightstop schemes work with are between 16 and 25 years old.
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How can I get involved with Nightstop?
Nightstop UK and local Nightstop schemes are always interested to hear from people who want to volunteer. For more details about volunteering opportunities and other ways to help, visit our Supporting Us section.
- Supporting Us
This link will take you to the Supporting Us section of the website where you can find out about volunteering opportunities.
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