We are a County resource, providing a range of accommodation with support for young people who are vulnerable because they are homeless and/or are assessed as requiring supervision and support.
The accommodation is situated in Gloucester and ranges from ‘low to medium support’ provision in a shared house and independent move-on flats.
Our properties are based in Worcester Street and Alexandra Road, providing low to medium support services Monday to Friday. Our accommodation holds 16 young people, mainly aged between 16-25 years.
Worcester Street
Worcester Street is a 5 bed house with a shared kitchen and bathrooms. There are laundry facilities and use of the back garden. Weekly foods provisions are provided. The house is situated approximately 5 minutes walk from the town centre and is well positioned for both bus and rail services.
Our other property in Worcester Street provides six one-bed flats. You will have access to the laundry facilities in Worcester Street. The house is located within a 5 minute walk of the town centre and all amenities.
Alexandra Road
Alexandra Road provides three one-bed flats and one two-bedroom shared flat. The property has laundry facilities and a landscaped garden for you to use. The house is located within a 15 minute walk of the town centre and all amenities.
For the safety and security of both staff and residents both Worcester Street and Alexandra Road have many security features including a door entry system, alarm systems to office areas. CCTV cameras operate in Worcester Street and Alexandra Road. An out-of-hours on-call system operates within the service.
Who do we support?
- To be considered for housing at Alternatives you should be:
- 16-25 years of age, male or female
- Unable to live at the family home
- Homeless or threatened with homelessness
- In need of the support services offered
- Willing to participate in the Support Plan
The Service is generally unable to accept people who have convictions for arson, are current drug users, or have severe mental health issues. All referrals are made through an independent adviser at the Gloucester City Council.
What we offer?
A support and development plan, identifying your needs and goals, is drawn up with you and your Link Worker and worked through during your stay. An area of the Plan focuses on assisting you to learn to live within the boundaries of a Housing Agreement, with a view to you being able to sustain your accommodation both in the short term and in the future.
Support services include:
- Emotional support – providing emotional and general support to you and enabling you to find solutions to your problems.
- Personal development – promoting and facilitating personal development, self esteem, assertiveness, confidence and independence.
- Practical support – assisting you to acquire practical skills, such as maintaining basic nutrition and hygiene, as well as learning to manage money.
- Advocacy and advice – offering advice and assistance in understanding the benefit system in order to successfully claim benefits, and to assist in accessing agencies available in the community, including training and employment.
- Resettlement – assisting you to secure longer term sustainable accommodation, appropriate to your needs, either initially through the services’ own move-on housing, or through the local council and other housing providers.
- Promoting non-offending behaviour – through challenging anti-social and/or offending behaviour and by supporting and assisting residents to complete Community-based Orders.
How do I refer/apply?
If you would like more information or an application form please contact us on 01452 303857 or 01452 310540