Foyers
Helping young people avoid homelessness
East Potential, part of the East Thames Group, is dedicated to helping local people reach their full potential.
A big part of our work is providing specialist accommodation and support through our foyer programme. Our foyers provide accommodation for young people aged 16-24 at risk of being homeless. But they're more than a place to stay, they also help young people get back into education or employment and help them address the underlying problems they have. Our foyer residents stay for between 6 months and 2 years and the aim is that we help them move on to independent living or back with their family.
With about 600 young people living in our foyers based in east London and Essex, we're the largest provider of foyer accommodation in the UK.
Helping young people get back on track
We work with young people who've had difficult upbringings, who might have had problems with difficult behaviour and/or alcohol and substance misuse.
The programme is all about getting these young people back on track and helping them to turn their lives around. We're proud of the achievements our young foyer residents have achieved in the last year:
• Residents attending formal education increased by 25%
• 50 residents achieved a place at university
• 64% of foyer residents engaged in employment, education or training activities
• 27 residents each month took part in volunteering activities to make a difference in their community
For every four young people that come through our foyer services, three will successfully achieve the goals in their support plan leaving with employment, qualifications and general life skills. Many others are helped to be reconciled with their family.
