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What to do if you or a friend find yourself homeless
Bradford Nightstop aims to provide emergency accommodation suitable for young people who:
* Are you homeless or likely to be made homeless today?
* Are you aged 16 - 25?
* Are you single without children?
* Male or female?
Bradford Nightstop does not accept self-referrals. You must be referred through an agency. If you don't know where to get referred then go to the City Centre Project, Key House, The Information Shop for Young People Toller Youth Cafe or Shipley Youth Cafe or a Police Station. See more about these agencies on our Links page
Bradford Nightstop provides free emergeny accommodation for young homeless people in the homes of trained volunteers or in a room at a local hostel.
Young People are provided with meals and the chance of a bath or a shower.
We provide basic toiletries and socks and underwear whenever possible
How do you get to your hosts?
Your referral agency will discuss travel arrangements with you. You will be provided with bus fare or train fare or a taxi which will be paid for you. Or we will link you up with one of our Volunteer Drivers who are safe and friendly who drive you to your Host and make sure you arrive safely. You may be able to find your own way to the host or hostel by foot. Depending on the time of day when you refer and what else you need to do that day you may choose to wait at a Youth Cafe. There is one on Toller Lane in Bradford and one in Shipley on Market Street. Please ask your referral point to tell you which one is open today.
Once you get to the host's house or hostel you will be offered something to eat and drink and the chance to have a bath or shower. You may be able to watch television, choose to be alone in your room or talk to your hosts. Most host's ask that if you smoke, you go outside.
Our volunteer Hosts and hostel staff are friendly people, who are good and sympathetic listeners but they will respect your right to privacy, whist you are in their home or hostel.
In the morning after your breakfast you will be given bus fare and /or directions to walk to get to an agency who will help you further.
You may be offered a packed lunch to take with you but if you visit our links page it will tell you of places in Bradford and Keighley that offer free or very cheap meals.
Nightstop cannot accept everyone and so the agency will need to ask you some questions. The agency will make a call to Nightstop on your behalf, and pass on some information about you, with your permission, in confidence.
You need to be referred between 11.30 am and 9pm Monday to Saturday. We do not take referrals on a Sunday.
Sometimes we do not have a bed to offer you but we will be able to suggest other places for you to try.
BRADFORD NIGHTSTOP CANNOT ACCEPT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO:
- Have a recent history of violence, arson or serious sexual offences, or a serious criminal record
- Are under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of referral or who arrive at the home of the host under the influence of drugs, alcohol or solvents
(at times it is possible for some one fitting the above descriptions to be placed in the emergency room at Kelsall House - in this case a referral can be made via our normal agencies or a specialist drug or probation team)
- Have a medical condition that is not properly controlled by them
- Young people who have a child with them. We will explain to the referral agency how to get help for yourself and your child.You need to go to Bradford Housing or Keighley Housing as soon as possible. Out of hours go to any West Yorkshire Police Station.
- Young People who are not seeking longer term accommodation. We are for emergencies only.
- Young People who have in any way behaved inappropriately whilst on our scheme.
- Young People who have not turned up to the hosts on three occassions will be temporarily banned for two weeks.(Young People are given a phone number to cancel their bed if neccesary.)