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Leaving Home & Housing Education Programme

Community Resettlement, Support & Advice Service
62 Summer Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1SD
Tel: 01224 625733

Schools Worker - Yvonne Forrest

The Leaving Home & Housing Education staff work in partnership with secondary schools, community education centres, youth work projects etc. in the Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire, to provide preparatory education for young people on leaving home and housing. Funding for this programme comes from these local authorities.

For more information on the Leaving Home & Housing Education service please contact info@aberdeen-cyrenians.org

THE LEAVING HOME & HOUSING EDUCATION PROGRAMME IS DELIVERED TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN:

  • ABERDEEN CITY
  • ABERDEENSHIRE

PURPOSE

  • A preventative tool for those young people thinking about leaving home on a whim
  • Steps to take/organisations to contact and address homelessness

THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH PUPIL SESSIONS, INVOLVING A COMBINATION OF

  • Looking at the advantages and disadvantages of living at home and some of the things that young people may take for granted whilst living at home, e.g. comfort, security, cooking, no bills etc
  • Investigating some of the life skills that young people might lack when living independently for the first time, such as budgeting - a look at how to manage finances responsibly and effectively whether on benefits, low income or student finance.
  • Exploring different types of accommodation by giving advice and information on the main types of accommodation available, the pros and cons of these and where to source them. Local Information can be used for each school.
  • Exploring individual attitudes and opinions towards homelessness and its many causes and consequences. This involves some work on Stereotyping and addressing some of the myths behind homelessness.
  • Providing clear information and contact details on who is responsible for helping homeless people and some of the law surrounding it. This information is localised depending on location of the school.

 

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Quotes

"I was extremely relieved to be allocated a placement in this project. I really appreciate all the assistance I have received since and feel so much more confident in myself. Hopefully I will see the light at the end of the tunnel in the near future"