Our aims
CHYP provides supported accommodation for single
young people who are aged between 16 and 25 years
old. We aim to offer stable housing with the support
services to enable our residents to develop independent
living skills and realise their full potential.
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Who we help
We help young people who are homeless or in ‘housing
need’, this might include people who are:
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Unable to remain in their family home
Leaving foster care
Unable to access private rented accommodation
Homeless following a relationship breakdown
Experiencing domestic abuse
Wanting housing support or help with
independent living skills
People usually stay at CHYP for between 6 months and 2
years and everyone who comes to live at CHYP must be
looking to move on to independent accommodation at
some point in the future.
General advice and support
Finding training and job opportunities
Preparing for independent living
Coping with shopping and cooking
Dealing with your finances
Claiming benefits
Understanding your rights and responsibilities
Gaining an awareness of home security and
personal safety
Developing social skills and learning to live with
others
Helping you plan for your future
Looking after your home
Dealing with laundry
Getting access to other services
Helping you to find your own solutions
Gaining confidence and motivation
Advice on health living and wellbeing
We cannot help with
û Personal care – things like washing, dressing or
eating
û Going shopping for you – but we can go with you
till you get the hang of doing a weekly shop on
your own
û Cooking meals for you – although we can help
you learn to cook
û Doing your laundry – but we can help by
reminding you and showing you how to use the
machine
û Looking after your money – although we will help
you to plan your spending or deal with any debts
Planning your support
We offer everyone an individual package of support. You
just need to be willing to work with us.
In order to work appropriately and effectively with the
people we support, we need to:
• Assess needs and risks
• Identify goals and plan support
• Record actions and achievements
• Review progress
To do these things we use a system called My Way
Forward which was developed by Stonham Housing
Association.
Your file will include a Core Assessment, Support
Assessment and Safety Plan that were drawn up during
your assessment interview.
After you move in you and your Keyworker will agree a
Support Plan. You will then identify steps towards
reaching your goals and look at what help you may need
to do this and when this should happen. These things
are recorded on a Goals Sheet.
You will also have a Communication Record and
Record of Contact that all staff fill in when they have
seen you or helped you with something or discussed
something with you. We need to do this so that we can
see what type of help people need and how our staff can
best meet these needs.
You and your Keyworker will Review your Support Plan,
Safety Plan and Goals at least once a year. Your review
is a time to look at what has worked well and what has
not worked so well; what needs to change and what
should stay the same.
Points to remember
• You are the expert in making changes in your life
- My Way Forward is a way of recording your
views and choices and making sure that you get
the support you need to make the best decisions
for yourself.
• You can see your file at any time - you have the
right to see anything and everything that we
record about you, whether this is handwritten or
a computer record.
• You are in control – if there have been any
changes in your support needs or circumstances
you can ask for a review or to change your
support plan at any time.
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If you have other people helping you like a social
worker, family member or CPN we will work with
them too if that is what you want.
Cirencester Housing for Young People
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29-31 Querns Lane, Cirencester, GL7 1RL
(01285) 651227
chyp@btinternet.com
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