Housing & Homelessness Health & Wellbeing Free 2022

Fledge Youth Support Annual Review, Trustees' Annual Report and Accounts 2021–22

Fledge Youth Support is a small Christian-rooted CIO founded in 2012, providing supported accommodation and holistic wraparound support for homeless young adults aged 18–34 in the Borough of Eastleigh. In 2021–22 it housed up to 26 people across five residential properties, adopted Trauma-Informed Care as the basis for all its work, and achieved total income of £427,914 — an 18.9% increase on the previous year. Despite pandemic pressures, donations grew 44.3% and the charity achieved a surplus of £48,507. A sixth property was secured for 2022–23 to increase capacity. The year saw the appointment of its first Chief Executive Officer and expansion of the staff team from 7 to 10.

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📋About

Five residential properties offering a mix of shared accommodation (6–8 rooms), smaller family-style houses (3–4 residents), and 5 self-contained bedsit flats as step towards independent living; allocated key support workers for each resident; one-to-one and group life skills sessions (cooking, cleaning, money management, personal hygiene); volunteer mentoring scheme; advocacy with health professionals, local government, employment services and judicial system; Trauma-Informed Care and Psychologically Informed Environments training; continued support for former residents post-departure Custom geography from upload: Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK

📊Key Metrics

Up to 26 otherwise homeless young adults aged 18–34 housed across 5 residential properties; 12 staff employed during the year; £427,914 total income — 18.9% increase on previous year Key Metric 1
£368,431 received in Housing Benefit for service users; surplus of £48,507 achieved; reserves of £218,701 (equivalent to 6.96 months' operating costs) Key Metric 2
Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) adopted as basis for all service user engagement; holistic support model covering housing, advocacy, mentoring, life skills and mental health Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Trauma-Informed Care training programme developed and implemented across the organisation — embedding recognition of past trauma in all support interactions
  • Initiative launched to bring all residential accommodation in line with Government Supported Housing National Statement of Expectations (NSE); additional residential property secured for 2022–23 to increase capacity
  • Staff grew from 7 to 10 during the year; new Chief Executive appointed; donations income grew 44.3% to £36,960 despite pandemic pressures; all staff paid above National Living Wage on NJC pay scales

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A Year in Review: Impact Report 2024–2025

23,371 visits to the centre from April 2024 to March 2025
Key Metric 1
45 people helped to secure their own permanent home
Key Metric 2
40 people supported into employment; 44 gained nationally recognised qualifications
Key Metric 3
150 people actively supported to maintain their accommodation; average income maximised by £601.03 per month per person
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Impact Report 2025

Total income £10,019,755 and total expenditure £9,525,116 (year ended 31 March 2025, charity no. 1086320); 5,880 individuals supported to belong, contribute and thrive across 24 YMCA locations in the Black Country; 570 individuals called YMCA home
Key Metric 1
131,185 bed nights provided to young people who would otherwise be homeless; 200,500 hours of funded early years education provided; 1,222 young people moved from receiving benefits into work or training; 523 children developing in nurseries across the Black Country
Key Metric 2
114 teenagers offered a safe home in YMCA Host families' spare rooms; 322 young people engaged with YMCA mentors to overcome barriers to employment; 737 people prioritising health and wellbeing at YGym West Bromwich; 261 hot meals provided to vulnerable people in Walsall
Key Metric 3
60% of Sandwell Youth Hub young people secured work placements or employment through partner organisations; 94% of early years places funded through government support; 12 Early Years apprentices from 2024 cohort secured permanent employment; 9 families supported to flee domestic abuse since April 2025 merger with Living Springs
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Impact Report 2023/24

4,508 emergency (VRF) grants awarded totalling £1,780,676, helping 7,512 people to secure or keep a home in 2023/24
Key Metric 1
937 frontline workers benefited from training programmes across the four nations of the UK; 350 attendees at the Annual National Frontline Network Conference with 94% rating it good or excellent
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71 partner-facilitated events attended by 1,331 frontline workers across the UK to share knowledge and best practice
Key Metric 3
728 grants for preventing eviction; 3,780 grants for moving into new accommodation; 75% of payments made within 5 days of application