Stay or go? Young people living at home and leaving home: a guide for parents

November 2007

‘Stay or go?’ is a guide for parents to help them talk with young people about what is involved in leaving home. The guide provides up to date practical information about housing options, legal rights and sources of advice and support.

SCSH National Homelessness Conference 2007

8th and 9th November 2007 - Edinburgh

This years event was held in Edinburgh on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 November. Click on the link for more information.

Health and Homelessness Conference

26th September 2007 - Edinburgh

This conference provided a unique opportunity for all those with an interest in the health of people affected by homelessness to exchange ideas, make new contacts and, most importantly, drive forward better services.

My Space My Place Young Persons Guide - Award Winning Resource

May 2006

My Space My Place, SCSHs innovative guide for young tenants, won a prestigious UK Housing Award for Outstanding achievement in social housing in Scotland in November 2006.

Every housing provider knows that young people often struggle to sustain their tenancies and that these struggles can lead to crisis and even homelessness. The Scottish Council for Single Homeless' Tenancy Sustainment Resource for young people 'My Space, My Place' can play a valuable role in prevention work. By giving young people the advice and information they need in a form that they understand and respond to we can help them to keep their tenancies going.

My Space My Place - Workers Toolkit

May 2006

The toolkit consists of a My Space My Place young persons guide plus an extra booklet for workers and a CD packed with useful content, including:

• 15 session plans, including one to one, group work, and sessions with a focus on leaving care
• video clips of young people describing their experience of independent living
• sample letters
• templates for customising the My Space My Place pack

Streets Ahead

First published 2003, last revised 2007

The national guide to leaving home and housing for young people in Scotland. The Streets Ahead guide is an innovative resource addressing the issue of leaving home and housing. It has been warmly welcomed by young people and those working with them. Since its launch in October 2002, more than 30,000 guides have been sold and distributed throughout Scotland. A second edition was produced in November 2004.

The Streets Ahead guide looks at a range of leaving home and housing topics. Each topic is covered by a short, youth-friendly booklet, with the complete set of booklets packaged in a zip-up CD carry case. The guide helps young people consider their full range of options and raises their awareness of the support that is available It also introduces them to the challenges other young people have experienced in leaving home and living independently.

Online version of Streets Ahead

Rewards for Learning: Nurturing success in young people with housing issues

May 2007

A survey and report from SCSH on rewarding the efforts of young people who are receiving housing support as they develop new skills and learning. Click the link for more details.

National Conference on Leaving Home & Housing Education

31st August 2007 - Edinburgh

The second National Conference on Leaving Home and Housing Education took place on the 31st August 2007. The event featured workshops, stalls and presentations from SCSH, Shelter, Alone in London and many others. Delegates had the opportunity to discover new ways of delivering housing education including peer education programmes, drama and multi-media resources.

SCSH Annual Report 2006-2007

SCSH annual report for 2006-2007 released.

Monitoring and Evaluating Leaving Home and Housing Education

April 2007

This combined report and toolkit provides a range of adaptable ideas, concrete materials and case studies that can be used in the monitoring and evaluation of work on leaving home and housing education.

A resource for teachers, youth workers, support workers, peer educators or anyone involved in working with young people and delivering any kind of leaving home and housing education.

Download free tools from the toolkit here including quizzes, baseline questionnaires and evaluation forms.