By opening your home and heart, you can play a vital role in supporting a young person facing adversity. Whether you have time to provide full-time care as a foster carer or prefer the flexibility of being a Supported Lodgings Host, there is a life-changing role for you with Step by Step.
Provides safe and supportive accommodation for young people aged 16-21 years who have found themselves on hard times. Hosts bridge the gap for young people on their journey to independence.
FIND OUT WHICH IS RIGHT FOR YOU
Become a Foster Carer for a child or young person aged 0-18, giving them the stability, love and commitment they need.
“Giving young people faith in themselves, self-confidence, the ability to have aspirations and think they can achieve them, is the best thing you can do."
Support a young person and work as part of a team to help build their independence and teach important life skills.
We provide you with the safety net you need to let out your spare bedroom, with a dedicated team to support you and all paperwork taken care of.
Becoming a host is a way to help young people while still giving you flexibility in your lifestyle to continue with work and other commitments.
Support a young person and work as part of a team to help build their independence and teach important life skills.
We provide you with the safety net you need to let out your spare bedroom, with a dedicated team to support you and all paperwork taken care of
Becoming a host is a way to help young people while still giving you flexibility in your lifestyle to continue with work and other commitments
We will arrange a telephone call with you to outline the role of a host and answer any questions you have
We will ask for a tour of your home and to see the room that the young person would occupy, and to discuss Supported Lodgings in more detail
You will complete a form asking about you, your family, your lifestyle, experiences, and the reasons you would like to become a host. We also require you to complete an e-learning course
We will require personal and professional references for you and, if relevant, your partner, as well as DBS checks for anyone over 18 living in your home
We will assess your understanding of specific things and will provide further training if needed
The panel assesses the information gathered to date and ‘sign off’ hosts as being ready to offer Supported Lodgings
We work carefully as a team to match the right young person to the host. You will then meet to discuss joint expectations and house rules
You will be allocated a Support Worker to work alongside you and the young person, and receive yearly training
