Coventry and Warwickshire services
Coventry and Warwickshire services
We provide supported lodgings for young people aged from 16 years who are leaving the care Warwickshire or Coventry Local Authority (LA) or who have contact with the LA and are homeless. We aim to bridge the gap between Care and independent living, providing young people a safe and supportive environment to develop skills for a successful transition to independence.
This service is for children and young people in the Care of the Local Authority or homeless and in contact with the Local Authority, aged 16-21 years old.
If you are a young person interested in supported lodgings, please speak to your social worker who can refer you. We have a young person’s handbook and profiles of hosts you can access and any placements in Supported Lodgings only happen if you agree.
Referrals for placements are made through a social worker. Whilst we primarily offer placements to Warwickshire County Council or Coventry City Council, we may also be able to offer placements on a spot purchase basis to other LA's wanting accommodation in our local area. We welcome enquiries from members of the public who feel that they may be able to offer accommodation to young people fitting the criteria above.
Do you have a spare room? Open your home and hearts to a young person leaving Care. If you have a spare room and are keen and motivated to make a positive difference to a young Care leaver we would very much like to hear from you. No specific skills required, but personal qualities such as empathy, patience, good communication skills alongside a willingness to help acquire the practical life skills needed to eventually move on to independence. Full training is given to our new hosts as well as a weekly allowance of £164 per week.
We do not provide training to external services as part of our offer, however our hosts are provided with relevant training modules and facilitated learning to support their role with young people.
If your organisation would like us to share the experience of being a host to help with our recruitment, we would love to hear from you! Please email warwickshiresupportedlodgings@barnardos.org.uk