What we do
Barnardos Futures provide Supported Lodgings, Nightstop and Floating Support in Leeds and the surrounding areas.
Floating support
We offer individual support to children and young people under the age of 21, either in their own home or out in the community. This can be support to access positive activities, tenancy support or support to maintain a foster placement or support in the family home.
Futures also offers floating support to Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking young people within Supported Living Accommodation.
Supported Lodgings
Supported Lodgings are available to care experienced young people and other vulnerable young people age 16-21-subject to funding from referring agency- such as Children and Young People Social Care.
Futures recruit, assess, train and support local people with a spare room to offer supported lodgings. All carers and young people receive support throughout the placement, working closely and alongside other agencies.
Nightstop
Futures provide short term emergency accommodation under our Nightstop service for 16-21 years olds. We train, assess and support Nightstop hosts who offer their spare room to homeless young people for 1- 3 nights. This gives the young person a safe, warm and supportive place to stay and allows them time to find safe, suitable and longer term accommodation
We can help with
- We work with young people who are homeless and those living in places that aren't safe or don't have a proper tenancy. We help them get somewhere to live that's right for them, and support them so they can sustain independent living.
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- Barnardo's offers a range of services to support children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and their families. This includes Independent Supporters who advise and guide parents and young people through SEN education, health and care assessment processes. We offer a range of time-limited support, tailored to the particular needs of individual families and young people.
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- All children, no matter where they’re from, or how they arrived in the UK, deserve to feel safe, happy, healthy and hopeful. We support children and families seeking sanctuary in the UK in a number of different ways. We help provide loving homes for children and young people who arrive on their own and help them get the healthcare and schooling they need. We also give parents practical support so their family can feel safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful.
- Find out more about Refugee/asylum seeker services
- Search for Refugee/asylum seeker services services