What we do...

Tailored support, care and accommodation services for young people

Main Stay Living supports young people — typically care leavers in the 16-to-18 age group — who have challenging backgrounds; who live with complex support needs; who may be vulnerable or at risk from social exclusion. We — and our partners — have comprehensive experience in providing:

• A high standard of accommodation

• Supportive environments

• Welfare and educational based support

• Specialist support

• Interventions

…to enable a successful transition into independent living.

 

A holistic approach...

Working with our partners, we are able to deliver a holistic approach for helping to bring a brighter future to young people:

• Tailoring support to the individual’s unique needs

• Focusing on the core values of being non-judgmental

• Providing high standards of care and empathy

• Caring for young people the way they want to be cared for

We are committed to being understanding and responsive to the needs of young people. We accept each person as a unique individual and work with them so they can feel safe, secure and inspired to lead fulfilling lives.

 

How we set young people on their way to a better future, enhancing their prospects and developing their employability

The needs of the individual must lie at the heart of everything we do.

Each individual gets their own support plan, tailored to their unique needs and circumstances, which maps out the actions that they need to take to achieve independent living. We have many resources to draw upon to ensure each young person gets the best support possible.

 

In all our services we take a restorative, person-centred approach, working with young people to meet their needs and develop their strengths.

We help young people to enhance their employability and to improve their confidence and life skills by addressing individual barriers and needs.

We provide valuable education, preparation and guidance for the young people we work with at a crucial, pivotal point in their lives. This education is on a basis which is informal yet essential and foundational to their development in terms of learning to become a responsible adult, facing the challenges of life in the ‘real world’ and modern society.

We start with the basics and strive to recognise their strengths and achievements to date, and how they can develop these further, by gaining as many useful qualifications and as much useful experience as possible. Our approach: the more strings a young person has to his/her bow — the more rewarding their path as they progress through life.

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