York residents offer spare rooms to help homeless youths

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Nov, 05:01 · Archive

Residents in York are offering spare rooms to help youths at risk of homelessness through a local charity.

Residents across York are offering spare rooms to help youths at risk of homelessness. The youth homelessness charity SASH (Safe and Sound Homes) is working with around 20 trained households, known as hosts, to provide emergency accommodation for 16 to 25-year-olds at risk of homelessness.

Nick Tilney, placement manager at SASH, described the hosts as 'ordinary people who do an exceptional thing'. After being given accommodation, SASH continues to support the young person in their day-to-day life to help avoid them facing homelessness in the future. The charity, now in its 30th year, has also resulted in youths staying in touch with their hosts later in life.

The need for such services remains high. According to Centrepoint, one in 60 young people in the UK faced homelessness or were at risk of homelessness in 2024-25, equivalent to 123,934 young people nationwide. Nick Tilney said SASH continues to face high demand, and recruiting hosts is 'ongoing and a challenge'. He described SASH's community-led model as having 'a little bit more hope built into it' compared to other approaches.

York residents offer spare rooms to help homeless youths — Image: The Press (York)

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How York residents are helping homeless youths – by offering their spare roomsResidents across York are helping youths at risk of homelessness – by opening the door to their spare rooms.The Press (York) · 15 Nov, 04:00
How York residents are helping homeless youths – by offering their spare roomsResidents across York are helping youths at risk of homelessness – by opening the door to their spare rooms.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 15 Nov, 04:00

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