Supported Lodgings and Fostering Afternoon Tea, Southampton
22 September 2026
News
From 9th to 16th November, we’ll be taking part in the first ever National Supported Lodgings Week. This is a fantastic opportunity to shine a light on a service changing the lives of hundreds of young people every year.
With youth homelessness on the rise, and young people leaving care with nowhere to turn, Supported Lodgings offers a lifeline. Young people live in the home of a host individual or family, combining a safe place to live with a mentor to help them rebuild their lives. Hosts are fully trained and financially compensated, with a Step by Step Support Worker on hand to support the placement.
National Supported Lodgings Week, organised by Host the Future, aims to raise awareness of this life-changing service, as well as the pressing need for the public to step forward as hosts.
As the UK’s leading provider of Supported Lodgings, Step by Step is getting behind National Supported Lodgings Week. We’ll be out and about exhibiting, featured in the press, and shouting about it on social media.
You, too, can get involved. Find out more about the week and where we’ll be on our National Supported Lodgings page.
Or click here to find out about opening your home to a young person in need.
If you have a spare room, and around an hour a day, you can help a young person find a safe place to call home and grow towards independent living.
