Mission & Impact
Mission
Our mission is to nurture young people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and help them reach their full potential. We do it through our running and personal development programmes and by creating a supportive community.
Homelessness can happen at any time and to anyone
When homelessness happens to a young person, it can affect them for the rest of their life, and they are almost twice as likely to die as their non-homeless peers. At least 122,000 young people in the UK are homeless right now, and it’s a problem that goes hand-in-hand with many complex issues.
122,000
The approximate number of homeless young people in the UK today
£1 = £9
For every £1 invested in our impact we return £9 to society (independent study)
£1.3b
London’s temporary housing costs in the past 7 years
£1.6b
The UK’s temporary housing costs 2021/22
Diverse young people on a journey towards self-reliance
We meet many kinds of young people through our programmes, and all of them are experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. While they come to us as vulnerable individuals with multiple and complex needs, we see their potential and work hard to support and empower them.
Impact
We believe in young people, and it is our role to listen and respond collaboratively, rather than work towards a preconceived idea of what is best for them. With our person-centred approach, we work with young people on a bespoke level to maximise the goals they want to achieve. We can do this because 75% of the team in London are former participants of our work, and 78% of the overall team has direct lived experience of the issues the young people face. With dedicated teams delivering support in our London, Manchester and Leeds hubs, our impact is significant and growing daily.
Impact 2022
354
young people engaged
157
young people became ‘Members’ (averaging 38 hours’ engagement)
1608
running sessions delivered
9,396
hours of youthwork and support
91%
of our young people improved their mental health*
84%
of our young people reduced harmful behaviours
77%
of our young people gained employment or went into education
99%
of our young people sustained their housing (66%) or improved their housing situation (33%)
*data collected using the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale – an NHS approved data collection method & 5 Pillar Survey
In depth support equals long lasting impact
Our goal is to ensure young people, live happier, healthier and more connected and through our strengths, trauma informed approach we are able to make genuine impact over the long term. Our post participation monitoring and evaluation enabled us to capture over 50 young people after they graduated our work.
95%
had not experienced any forms of homelessness since graduating.
100%
of young people are in safe secure accommodation, with 90.2% in private accommodation and 9.2% in long term hostel.
100%
of young people say they have a better understanding of their own mental health and the triggers that can make it worse.
94%
are in employment, education or training
