Dumfries and Galloway Youth Housing Support Service
We aim to support the Council’s goal of reducing levels of repeat homelessness by providing a high-quality housing support service through our community-based outreach service within Dumfries and Galloway.
Overview
Our Youth Housing Support Service is accessible for all young people aged 16-25 years who are care leavers, homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
Our Outreach Services support young people within the Dumfries and Galloway region and will operate between the hours of 9am ― 8pm Monday to Friday.
Our service aims to provide a person-centred, holistic and multi-disciplinary approach in enabling young people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless to access appropriate advice/guidance; access and sustain temporary or permanent accommodation safely; improve their quality of life; and be socially included.
Our rights-respecting approach ensures we respond to each young person’s emotional and practical needs through a trauma-informed lens, displaying positive regard, with empathy and genuineness. Stickability will be a key feature of our work, and the importance of creating and maintaining trauma-informed practice and person-centred, psychologically-informed environments for young people are important features of our model.
