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Our  First  Home  Service  provides
            First Home                    housing  focused  support  to  16-24

                                          year  olds  who  are  considering
                                          moving into their first home.





                                                                               *Care Experienced Young People





                        51 new                       + 17 new                        51

                            FH                         CEYP*                   Affordability

                         Cases                         cases                     Improved








                                     77% Positive                          31
                                       Outcome                     Permanently
                                       Achieved/                       Housed
                                         Likely





                                                       In  November  2018  the  Centre
                       Foster Carer                    commenced     a   pilot   Care
                                                       Experienced    Young  People's
              “The Service is great, it’s definitely   Service.    This  was  an  adapted
             helped us and our placement move
            in the right direction in a comfortable     First Home model to provide an
                           way.”                       intensive,   proactive    and
                                                       inclusive   Service   for   Care
                                                       Experienced Service Users.



                                                                          FIRST HOME CASE STUDY

                                                        Prior  to  referral,  17  year  old  Miss  L  had  been  sofa  surfing  for  several
                  Partner Agency                        weeks  and  her  mental  health  has  been  adversely  affected.  Miss  L  was
                                                        referred to First Home after she applied as homeless.

           “The service provided in the pilot has       Miss L was living in fear due to Anti-Social behaviour near her temp flat.
                                                         We liaised with her SAC Homeless Officer to request she was moved to
            been invaluable to care experienced         suitable  accommodation  due  to  her  specific  vulnerabilities  and  needs.
         young people and provides much needed          We continued to work on tenancy preparation and budgeting skills.
        support that other agencies cannot provide.     Miss L was offered a permanent tenancy which she viewed and accepted.
         The information and advice given allows the    Intensive work continued to ensure Miss L was equipped to successfully
        young person to gain a better understanding     sustain her first home.
         of what is involved/required when they gain    After  a  period  of  settlement  we  continued  to  explore  aspirations,  and
          their own tenancy.  This preparation will     assisted  with  a  successful  college  and  bursary  application.  Better  off
                                                        calculations were carried out to ensure Miss L could make an informed
           help them to move  into a tenancy and        choice, and she was financially able to attend college and maintain her
                      to sustain it.”                   full time employment. We applied for various grant assistance to support
                                                        her throughout the pandemic.
                                                        Miss  L's  mental  health,  confidence  and  family  relationships  have
                                                        significantly improved and she is successfully sustaining her first home.

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