What's in the database? Everthing to do with leaving home and housing education, preparation for independent living, and tenancy sustainment. Plus practice and techniques and background information on policy and research.
First published 2005 Scottish Council for Single Homeless
Publication By:
Scottish Council for Single Homeless
Description:
My Space, My Place is a new resource aimed at helping young people to sustain their tenancies. A series of themed magazine cover a range of tenancy issues. Cartoons and illustrations are used throughout and all the magazines have been extensively tested with young people to make sure they are accessible and informative.
The My Space My Place resource won the UK Housing Award for Outstanding Achievement in Social Housing for Scotland in November 2006.
Usage:
Young tenants, young people preparing for a tenancy, housing support workers
Contact:
Sharon Dickens Scottish Council for Single Homeless 0131 226 4382 or Sharon Dickens
The Practice Bites Database allows you to search through a range of youth housing and support projects and includes brief examples (bites) of innovative practice which could easily be replicated by other projects. Click here to search the Practice Bites Database.
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