
The North-West Care Leavers Service consists of colleagues working across the North- West of England. Their aim is to help young people develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to secure and maintain independent accommodation.
We offer 2 types of care leaver services:
This service provides semi-independent accommodation in the community with visiting support. It is suitable for young people who have the skills needed to live independently with support and do not necessarily need colleagues on site 24 hours a day.
Stepping Stone Projects provides fully furnished dispersed accommodation with an enhanced landlord service that includes responsibility for arranging all repairs. Properties are sourced in consultation with the young person and their Social Worker in the areas of their choice. Our colleagues provide support to enable the customers to maintain their tenancies and also focus on teaching them the skills needed to manage their own tenancy when the support we provide ceases.
Floating support is provided to support young people who already have accommodation or are in the process of moving into a property. The service supports young people to further develop their independent living skills and to sustain their tenancies.
At Stepping Stone Projects, we realise that each young person is unique and therefore the support they receive needs to be tailored to meet their individual needs.
By including young people with each step of their support, we find out their views and learn how we can assist them best in achieving their goals. We focus on supporting young people to acquire the skills necessary for living independently, experiment safely with their increasing freedom and develop responsibilities associated with adulthood.
The service will enable young people, via the support delivered, to move on from a permanent, full-time care setting and increase the likelihood of them maintaining future independent accommodation.
In addition to housing-related support, we also work with our customers in the following areas:
Health and Well Being
Staying Safe
Relationships
Identity
Enjoy and Achieve
Participation
Independence
Stepping Stone Projects has built up strong relationships with other agencies and will often work alongside them to provide the best support possible.
Agencies we work closely with, include:
Referrals to the service are made by contacting our Central Referral Team on 01706 359600 or via e-mail at crt@stepping-stone.org.uk – an electronic e-mail referral form will be sent for you to complete.
Once a referral form is received, we will arrange a Needs Assessment interview with the applicant; if they meet the criteria they will be placed on the waiting list for the service.