St Basils works with young people to enable them to find and keep a home, grow their confidence, develop their skills, increase opportunities and prevent homelessness.
Find Out MoreIt’s a really tough time at the moment for everyone as we respond to the challenges presented by Coronavirus. We want to assure you that our priority and focus is on preventing and responding to youth homelessness in the West Midlands. And whilst some of the ways we help may have to adapt, you can be sure that at the heart of everything we do, will be the health and wellbeing of the young people who need our support and the colleagues who provide it.
We have already put in a raft of measures to make sure we can carry on functioning as normally as possible. Some of these measures are outlined here.
St Basils houses almost 500 young people every single night. We’re short of £5 a day per young person staying in one of our projects. That £5 will assist in supporting each young person out of homelessness and transform their life.
Coronavirus or not, our work continues, regardless. If you can afford to help us, please donate now.
We have now refreshed the national Positive Pathway frameworks, advising on preventing youth homelessness, the youth justice accommodation pathway and on assisting care leavers.
Youth homelessness nationally St Basils Charter
“I didn’t become a statistic… I thank St Basils for the opportunities, which I doubt would ever have come if I hadn’t discovered they existed.”
-One ex-resident shares her story.
28th Jul, 2020
In this recent interview by Birmingham TV, Head of Fundraising and Communications Barrie Hodge updates everyone on how this Coronavirus crisis has impacted on St Basils, specifically on our services, fundraising and events.
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Sleep out so a young person doesn’t have to!
For one night ‘sleep rough’ in a tent or construct a shelter in your back garden, your work space or wherever a bunch of you can get together safely and be part of this amazing event.
6th Aug, 2020
Like you, Coronavirus has had a massive impact on the way we work. But like you, we have adapted, grown and risen to the challenges this virus has presented to continue delivering high quality support and engagement to young people. Here are some videos from staff representing some of our key services to explain more.
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