Your Own Place is an award-winning social enterprise delivering Money, Housing, Tenancy and Cost of Living support to prevent homelessness
Working with Your Own Place helps to reduce rent arrears.
Since working with Your Own Place, Saffron Housing Trust can report, that as part of a number of measures, they have seen rent arrears decrease from 3.8% to 2.5%’
Relationships First
In our one-to-one and small group workshops, we build rapport through our restorative and asset-based approach; our emphasis on equity means people feel confident to share their knowledge, work at their own pace and feel inspired to grow their knowledge and skills.
We have 84% retention on our workshops, showing the strength of our approaches and relationships.
Why pre-tenancy?
We work with people in various settings including supported accommodation, with people who may be care experienced, have experienced homelessness before and/or may be coming out of custody so that they can develop skills, knowledge and confidence to sustain their tenancies.
82% of our trainees report increased understanding of their housing options
Trainees tell us they feel more confident in finding and accessing support and services
What we do
We design a bespoke programme of group workshops and/or one-to-one sessions, with flexible content, format, schedule and location in order to adapt to the trainees’ needs.
Trainees tell us that coming on the workshops gives them the confidence to go on other courses as well as access more help
100% of our trainees say they would recommend our workshops
- We design a programme that works for you and the people you work with.
- Our workshops that can last half a day or up to three days for maximum impact.
- The content, format, schedule and location can be adapted to the trainees’ needs.
- The option of accreditation allows those locked out of housing to prove they are ready to sign a tenancy and access a home.
- We work in close partnership with you to plan the workshops and engage with the people you’re working with so that we can amplify your messaging and support, encourage engagement with your teams and co-design an intervention that supports your team and the people they work with.
With 24 modules available we can tackle a comprehensive range of money, cost of living and housing content
Where we deliver
We use engaging, inclusive, interactive, values-led and coaching approaches so that people feel more at ease and confident sharing their experience in a way that works for them.
Our support can be delivered one-to-one in supported accommodation bedrooms or communal spaces, in the secure estate or an external venue so that we can adapt to what is needed by you as an organisation, and to the needs of the individual trainees.
Our group and one-to-one workshops can also be delivered with maximum interactive and engaging techniques via Zoom.
How do we know it works?
- Trainees tell us they feel comfortable to share their knowledge with others
- Trainees tell us we make them feel safe
- 100% of our trainees say they would recommend our workshops
- 80% of trainees after a workshop feel more confident about how to pay their bills
- 82% of trainees after a workshop feel more confident about managing debt
Your Own Place has turned only one trainee away since 2013 – because we are experts at engagement, inclusive in everything we do and build trusting relationships with people others don’t, won’t or can’t work with.
Trainees tell us that coming on the workshops gives them the confidence to go on other courses as well as access more help
Trainee feedback
‘Do it, trust me do it. This kind of stuff is important. It adds another tool to your tool belt.’
‘The hosts are very approachable and very friendly. It’s casual and very in depth, and covers a lot of things really well.’
‘It’s welcoming, it’s people focused, good fun, good food, it’s a safe environment to share, so don’t give up, if you hit a hurdle, keep going. Thank you to all the people involved.’
‘I would definitely recommend these. It’s one way to make new friends if you’re lacking confidence and speaking to others, and knowing there’s more network or people out there that can help you. You’ll learn about loads of different life skills.’
‘Before I joined the course I didn’t know what was going on with anything.
Now that I know, I know what I can look out for and what I need to research and stuff so when I actually start getting my own home it means it will be more suitable for me and I’ve got the support I need.
It was all locked off and now it’s a little entrance to the door, but you’ve got to push it! ‘
I am really impressed by those who attended and by you for clearly making it real and meaningful to them! Exceeded my expectations by a country mile.
– Cathy Hembry, Senior Homelessness and Rough Sleeper Coordinator
‘Just to update you about one of my goals I am pleased to inform I achieved and I paid off my rent arrears, thank you for all your help. I am so proud of myself, next goal is council tax’.
Our Mission is to prevent homelessness
Our Vision is that everyone has a safe and secure home
Get in Touch:
Please email or use the contact form to get in touch:
Tel: 01603 611910
Email: rebecca@yourownplace.org.uk
23 Johnson Place
Norwich
NR2 2SA
©Your Own Place CIC. We are registered in England and Wales. Company number 08751344. All our profits go to back into the business and in supporting the Your Own Place Advisory Board (YOPAB)
