Accommodation

Charles England House is a low support service, based in Patchway, with, 20 flats, some shared, some one-bed and some two-bed. It can accommodate couples and children.

Based on the centre of Bristol, St Georges House is a high support service, it has 25 beds, and a ‘Crash Pad’, offering short-term emergency accommodation for young people facing homelessness

Woodleaze, is a high support service based in Yate, South Gloucestershire, it has 18 beds in self-contained studio flats with shared spaces and facilities to allow a range of support services to be delivered on-site. Over half the residents are care leavers, with the other half from a range of other backgrounds including homelessness or those at risk of homelessness.

Bristol Youth MAPS, based in central Bristol, is a multi-agency hub for preventing homelessness in young people aged 16-21 (up to 24 by referral). In partnership with Bristol City Council and supported by 1625, MAPS offers guidance on housing, mediation to help young people stay at home, and support in finding privately rented or supported accommodation.

1625 manages a further 270 bed spaces across Bristol, in a range of properties such as terraced houses for shared accommodation, and single–bed flats. All young people who live in these properties have a support worker who works with them on their independent living skills and tenancy management skills.

Future Builders is a programme in partnership with Every Youth and Bristol City Council to make affordable accommodation available to young people participating in education, employment, and training opportunities. This enables young people to take the first step towards their future without worrying about the impact on their benefit allowance.

Establish is a project run in partnership with Andrews Charitable Trust. The purpose of Establish is to provide high-quality, affordable and safe housing to young people vulnerable to homelessness, as they grow into independent adults.

Our Patchway office provides a drop-in session every Tuesday between 2:00pm and 4:30pm. If that time doesn’t work for you, just get in touch – we’ll be happy to arrange a meeting at a time and place that suits you.

The Asylum and Refugee team manages 12 bed spaces across 3 shared houses in Bristol. Young unaccompanied asylum seekers are supported to apply for their leave to remain, integrate into the community, access education, and build on their independent living skills. Once Refugee status has been gained, the young people are supported to move on into independent accommodation.

The project supports unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people who are, or have previously been, in the care of South Glos Social Services. The young people are supported to apply for their leave to remain, access suitable accommodation, integrate into the community, access education, and build on their independent living skills.