Darlington
Night StopDarlington Nightstop have been a registered charity since 1994. They provide a resource to young people between the ages of 16 to 25 in Darlington and the surrounding area who are homeless and in need of emergency accommodation. The young people are temporarily housed with volunteer hosts on an overnight basis providing them with clean, safe accommodation, and a warm meal. The charity help on average over 140 young people every year, however only about 50% end up staying overnight with a host.
Nightstop
were given £1,000 to cover one year of volunteer host expenses
to enable the group to continue providing emergency support to homeless young
people. As a result they were able to house homeless 16-25 year olds and support
them in a family environment, as well finding
permanent accommodation for some of the youngsters.
Darlington Nightstop uses an imaginative way to help and combat
the problem of young homeless people in the Darlington area. The charity relies
upon the goodwill of people in the local community to help these young people
who have no priority under current homeless legislation and would probably
find themselves sleeping rough.