Quick Links
Timeline
1985
The Archbishop of Canterbury's report 'Faith In The City' is published.
1987
The first Nightstop in Leeds is launched as part of the local ecumenical churches response to the "Faith in the City" report.
1992/3
The Bradford Nightstop Steering group is established and they research the need for a Nightstop in the District.
1993
In June two workers are appointed and work from an office in a garage.
On 11th October the referral lines are open for the first time. Soon after the first young person stays on Bradford Nightstop.
1995
Nick Raynsford MP speaks at public meeting organised by Bradford Campaign for the Homeless and Rootless (CHAR).
'Nightstop' is registered as a Trade Mark by the Nightstop National Network.
1996
Marcus Fox MP is presented with a park bench to encourage him to think and act on the issue of youth homelessness.
1997
Bradford Nightstop organise a 1000th Nightstop Week which marked that young people had stayed on Bradford Nightstop one thousand times. Tony Robinson visited the City Centre 'Sleep Out' event and 1000 balloons were launched in Centenary Square by Rev Paul Booth - the first Bradford Nightstop Chair. In the same week a postcard for election candidates to express concern for homeless young people collects over one thousand two hundred signatures.
The Bradford Nightstop office moves to the Carlisle Business Centre.
Bradford Nightstop organise their first collection at Bradford Bulls and their first publicity stall at the Bradford Festival Mela.
1998
Several volunteers and staff participate in the National Nightstop Conference.
In their second Youth Homelessness week Bradford Nightstop build a house in Centenary Square. The week culminates in a debate on Youth Homelessness and Social Exclusion. A video of this debate, chaired by local celebrity Alex Hall, was produced and presented to the national Social Exclusion Unit
1999/2000
New funding is used to develop new area work in Great Horton, Bowling, Keighley and Toller. The first education worker is employed to work across the district on housing and homelessness issues.
Bradford Nightstop are featured on National TV on a programme called 'That's Esther'.
Bradford Nightstop chair a subgroup of the Young Person's Housing Consortium. The group organised a Consultation Day on the housing and homelessness needs of African Caribbean and Asian young People in the Bradford District. A report was produced with action plans to influence local policy and practice.
Publicity events include a Homelessness Street Party in Centenary Square and distributing Calendars at the Mela.
Volunteers are taken on an Agency Tour to develop their understanding of the referral and follow up partners.
2001/2
A new teaching and video pack in partnership with City Centre Project is launched at the Nightstop UK conference
New one to one volunteer induction training and mentoring by more experienced hosts is launched.
Bradford Nightstop receive an award from the Big Issue.
Bradford Nightstop is one of the five winners in the Guardian Charity Awards out of 400 entries.
2003
Bradford Nightstop marks it's Ten Year Anniversary at their 2003 AGM. Volunteers are presented with certificates by the Bradford Lord Mayor.
2005/6
New designated worker training is rolled out to 53 workers to ensure that agencies are better equipped when they make referrals to Bradford Nightstop.
The Nightstop UK database is up and running improving the analysis of data which can be looked at both locally and nationally.
A new partnership arrangement between Bradford City Centre project and Bradford Nightstop means that a young person can be offered an emergency room in the hostel if there are no hosts available.
2007/8
New education funding results in extensive work in secondary schools across the Bradford District reaching almost two thousand two hundred 13 '25 year olds.
A new volunteer driver's scheme is introduced to transport young people to hosts. Volunteer Drivers Guidelines are developed by volunteer TCP's, hosts and the staff team.
In partnership with Bradford Youth Service young people using Bradford Nightstop are offered safe spaces to wait in 'Youth Cafes'.
Bradford Nightstop is featured on national and local radio, in the local papers and on TV all in the same week.