Foyers
Foyers are integrated learning and accommodation centres providing safe and secure housing, support and training for young people aged 16 - 25.
With over 130 Foyers operating in urban and rural communities throughout the UK, the Foyer Network provides safe, quality assured environments where experts reconnect around 10,000 young people every year with personal development opportunities, and back into education, training and employment.
In exchange for services tailored to their needs, young people entering a Foyer are expected to actively engage in their own development and make a positive contribution to their local community. The nature of this exchange depends very much on the individual, where they have come from, the barriers they are facing and their aspirations for the future.
It often means picking up the threads of education, developing skills for independence and encouraging greater resilience to overcome barriers. It can also mean rebuilding family relationships, overcoming mental health issues or developing stronger self confidence and self belief.
In placing young people at the heart of a flexible 'deal', which in the case of Foyers is expressed through a formal contract, it affords them the tools they need to take responsibility for their future and helps them to secure lasting personal and social change.
Find out about the origins of Foyers here