Safe, sustainable homes and futures for young people

CAYSH receives Private Renting Champions Award

We are delighted to have received the Private Renting Champions Award from Crisis, the national charity for single homeless people - for our CRIAS Light service. The service has helped more than 150 homeless people find and keep private rented housing over the last two years.

Leslie Morphy, chief executive of Crisis, said: “Homeless people really struggle to overcome so many hurdles when trying to find a decent place to call home. The work of schemes like CAYSH's is crucial. Crisis is really pleased to acknowledge their efforts through this Champions award.”

More about CRIAS Light                    More about the award

You can now donate to CAYSH using your mobile phone, with your donation added to your next mobile phone bill. E.g. to donate £5 to CAYSH text: CAYS01 £5 to 70070.  Every penny of your donations will be used to support our volunteering programme for young people helping them gain invaluable workplace experience.

 

CAYSH Annual Review out now!

CAYSH's Annual Review, looking back at our progress during 2011-12, is now available to download, with selected highlights available online soon. Take a read and see how we've weathered the storm during the last year or so, and how we have come out of it singing in the rain!

Click on the image to read the content online or download a .PDF of the review.

Providing supported housing for more young people

CAYSH has taken on the provision of Supported Housing for young people at risk and leaving care in the London Borough of Sutton. This new work will provide safe homes and support for 36 young people in eight properties. Five members of staff have joined CAYSH from previous providers and we are delighted to gain their knowledge and experience. 

Placing homeless 16 and 17 year olds in 'B&B' accommodation is far from desirable. That's why Sutton Council first developed STOP and now we've rolled one out in Croydon too. These short-stay accommodation projects allow young people to see if they really do want to leave home yet or to improve home-life so they can return.

The Zone is our appointmentless advice service for young people based at the Croydon Turnaround Centre. We help more than 1000 people each month aged 14-21, along with their families. Click on the logo for more information.

CAYSH's service for single 18-24 year olds in Croydon and single people 18+ in Sutton who need to rent a room in a shared house to avoid homeless, but are unable to. CRIAS Light is a rent-in advance service funded by Crisis, the national charity for single homeless people.

We help hundreds of people find new homes each year with CAYSH's Rent in Advance Services. We enable people to get into private rented accommodation when finances alone might otherwise prevent them.

CAYSH's key service user involvement programme enables young people we help house to develop work place skills and rebuild their self-esteem. Those who get involved gain valuable skills and, quite often, employment.