Prevention of Homelessness across the West London Boroughs

We provide one-to-one support to young people aged between 13 and 19 who are experiencing difficulties with their housing. This could include sleeping rough, being evicted from your home, thinking of leaving home and don’t know what your choices are, or living in temporary accommodation and needing advice and support.

The service has created a video aimed at raising young peoples’ awareness of leaving home and the problems they can encounter such as not being eligible for assistance with their housing. This video is available for schools and agencies to use as a tool to discuss the issues of homelessness with groups of young people. Video coming soon...

For more information or support please contact:

Joel Blackmore - Connexions Homelessness PA

Telephone: 020 8832 1541
Mobile or Text: 07817 359 957
Email:

Mediation Services

LINK Mediation

The objective of our Mediation Service is to work with young people who are at risk of becoming homeless from their parental home because of a breakdown in their relationship with their parent or carer. Lara Rose meets the young person and their family with the view to rebuilding the relationship or find some practical way forward.

For more information and support please contact:

Lara Rose - LINK Mediation and Community Liaison Manager
Hammersmith & Fulham

Tel.: 020 8748 5164
Mobile or text: 07371 959 514
Email: lara.rose@londonymca.org

LINK Workshops

Kate De Rees, Education and Outreach Officer, provides one off and sets of workshops for young people - be it at school, referral unit, or in a youth club. She tells them what youth homelessness is really like and helps them learn ways to improve family life. If a young person is having problems at home with their family she will signpost them to LINK Mediation for one to one support.

For more information please contact:

Kate De Rees - Education and Outreach Officer

Tel: 020 8753 4043
Mobile or text07866 372 481
Email:Kate De Rees

The Move On Project

Young people are placed in Hammersmith & Fulham Young Person's Assessment Centre by Cleo Lewis for approximately 6 weeks. Once placed in the Assessment Centre they are allocated a floating support worker who works with a young person to improve their life skills and encourage them to live independently. Cleo will then collate and review a young person's needs and find them suitable supported accommodation to move on to.

For more information please contact:

Cleo Lewis - Young Person Single Assessment Worker, Move On Project

Tel: 020 8753 4046
Mobile or text:07870 680 691
Fax: 020 8753 4133
Email: Cleo Lewis