Nightstop
Greenwich and Lewisham Nightstop - reaching out to young people in Greenwich and Lewisham who are or may become homeless:
Homelessness Prevention Work:
Greenwich and Lewisham Nightstop gives young people the opportunity to tackle aspects of their lives such as finding and managing a home, managing relationships and conflicts, dealing with money and careers. We give young people an idea of where they can go to get support with these issues, offering them information and guidance in an empowering, empathetic way. We offer accessible reading material for young people, teaching resources for schools and colleges and group sessions for young people in school and community settings. We provide Individual, one off support for young people
Emergency Accommodation:
We provide Emergency accommodation for young people (aged 16-25) referred to us from agencies throughout Greenwich and Lewisham on a one night at a time basis in the homes of trained and Vetted Volunteers.
"An old man had a habit of early morning walks on the beach. One day, as he looked along the shore, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. As he came closer he saw that it was a young woman and she was not dancing but was reaching down to the sand, picking up starfish and very gently throwing them into the ocean. 'Young lady', he asked, 'Why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?' 'The sun is up, and the tide is going out, and if I do not throw them in they will die.'
'But young lady, do you not realise that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it? You cannot possibly make a difference.' The young woman listened politely, paused and then bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves, saying: 'It made a big difference to that one.'
We are constantly in need of Volunteers who are able to:
- Host a young person in their home at least one night a month
- Answer the telephone at least two afternoons a month
- Drive young people from the referring agencies to the hosts homes at least two evenings a month
- Help delivering Homelessness Prevention to young people
Find out more
If you would like to know more about the project, volunteer or refer a young person, please:
- email rebeccab@youthreach.org.uk
- or phone Rebecca on 020 8269 2200
Gallery
These illustrations were drawn by young people in local schools.
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Prison 
Remember
Heart
Angel
