The Anchor provides short to medium term periods of accommodation to young people aged from
16-21, giving them the opportunity to live independently but in a supported environment. The
purpose of the units is to provide housing with support to vulnerable young people and help them to
learn about independent living and life skills. We are currently unable to accommodate young people
with a disability.
We respond to young people leaving care with issues such as low academic and vocational
achievement, youth offending behaviour, involvement with gang culture, drug and alcohol abuse,
mental health problems and homelessness as a result of an inability to maintain tenancies. We also
offer support to young people who have experienced the multiple breakdown of previous fostering or
residential placements and work with them to enable them to move on to more appropriate
alternatives. The focus of our transitional housing scheme will be on involving young people to shape
their own roles in order to achieve full independence.