We are a national homelessness charity with a focus on young people. We exist to end homelessness and change the lives of those affected by it.
We prevent young people becoming homeless by providing shelter and support in a crisis, rebuilding family relationships, and teaching children about the risks of homelessness and where to turn for help.
For those already facing homelessness, we offer expert housing advice, supported accommodation, and programmes of support that develop life-skills, resilience, and an achievable path to independence.
We do everything we can to provide a safe place to call home, a chance to thrive and a brighter future.
How we do it
- We deliver supported accommodation in partnership with local authorities.
- We deliver emergency accommodation through the Nightstop Network.
- We provide social housing through Depaul Housing Services.
- We deliver prevention work through fundraised income and strategic partnerships.
Where we work
We run services in London and the South East, the North East, and the North West. We also manage and accredit the Nightstop Network, where trained and vetted volunteers provide emergency accommodation in their own homes. The Network operates in more than 20 communities around the UK.
Our global family
We are part of a family of Depaul charities around the world. We each focus on the specific challenges in our own countries, but we’re united by our shared Vincentian values and mission to end homelessness.
Our 2026 commitments
- We aim to end youth homelessness by delivering and strengthening the services that prevent it from happening in the first place.
- We will keep the people we support at the centre of everything we do. We will make sure their voices are part of our decision making across the organisation, and we will make the recruitment of staff with lived experience a priority.
- We will evaluate our work and evidence its impact to improve the quality and effectiveness of our service, and to influence the Government to make changes that improve the lives of people at risk of homelessness.
- As part of the Depaul International Group of organisations, we will share and exchange knowledge, expertise and experience to improve the lives of people at risk of homelessness, and to influence policy at a national and international level.
