We know that it’s hard for our young people to find permanent and stable accommodation. For disadvantaged young people the task is nearly impossible without support. This means that an increasing number of young people are sleeping rough or bouncing form one unsuitable and temporary arrangement to another. The article from RNZ confirmed these stats.
Number of under 16s sleeping rough ‘much larger than we’d first anticipated’ | RNZ News
Catalyst Housing (a charitable housing company created and owned by BAF) has partnered with Manna Youth and TOI Foundation to begin responding to this issue by creating small and affordable tidy homes that enable young people to live semi independently and gain important skills as well as a rental profile that can give them stability and make it more viable for them to find more permanent longer-term options.
Get in touch if you would like to know more.