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YMCA Open Door

Open Door offers vulnerable young people safe accommodation with Host Families – individuals, couples and families who live in the Black Country. A young person placed with a Host will receive a package of support from YMCA Black Country Group to help them gain the confidence and skills they need to become independent adults.

Many young people in the Black Country are unable to live at home with their family for a variety of reasons – bereavement, overcrowding, family breakdown or risk of abuse. At this age most young people still receive the care and support of their parents.

Young people unable to live at home can be extremely vulnerable. They may appear confident and ‘streetwise’ but the reality is very different. They become isolated, lonely and lack self-esteem, missing out on educational and social opportunities that others of the same age take for granted.

Without a safe home and the guidance of caring, responsible adults many of these young people become jobless, homeless and with little hope for the future.

The Open Door Project provides young people with the security they desperately need in the crucial years before adulthood.

For more information on Open Door, please visit our website or contact the team.

Who to contact

Telephone
0121 524 1957
YMCA Wolverhampton: 01902 371 550
E-mail
opendoor@ymcabc.org.uk
Website
YMCA Open Door

Other Details

Availability

Age Ranges
16 - 24
Referral required
Yes
Referral Details

Please contact us for referal details. Unfortunately we cannot take self referrals due to cost implications.

Record Last Updated on: 04/01/2024

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