2025 is the toughest year yet.
It’s not just that more young people are coming through our doors right now than ever before, it’s that the support systems around young people have been buckling under intense strain for far too long. Local councils are overwhelmed. Youth services have been cut. The housing crisis. Soaring rents. The sustained increase in the cost of living. They have all contributed to the situation we now face.
Our teams are seeing more need and fewer options – and that means young people are at higher risk. They’re sleeping rough, living from sofa to sofa or are desperate to leave a dangerous home environment. The risk of exploitation, violence, or abuse is constant.
The help we can give young people is vital and transformative - but we need your help reach more young people with no where else to turn.