Our story
Our mission is to transform lives through holistic, compassionate support — helping young people in and leaving care make a positive journey to independence.
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Foundations Youth Support Services is a supported-accommodation provider dedicated to the support and education of young people in and leaving care. We aim to empower individuals at risk of social exclusion by fostering independence, building trust and supporting personal development.
Our mission is to transform lives through holistic, compassionate support — supporting young people to feel safe, secure and inspired to achieve their potential, and promoting the resilience, respect and self-reliance they need to function well in adulthood.
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More than a place to stay
We are not just another semi-independent accommodation provider. Here at Foundations we help transform lives through robust residential services. We take a holistic approach to our residents' development and never lose focus of our core values of being non-judgemental whilst providing empathy and compassion.
Our support is trauma-informed and person-centred. Staff are skilled in a range of intervention models — cognitive behavioural, task-centred and crisis intervention — and use an integrative approach because each young person is unique. We accept each person as an individual, because we believe the needs of the individual must lie at the heart of everything we do.
The principles behind everything we do
Working closely with professionals
We are committed to networking, multi-agency collaboration and benchmarking best practice, so we evolve with the needs of the young people we serve.
Young people feel listened to
We help young people feel understood by making sure they see their needs being addressed — our service is informed by their feedback through house meetings, feedback forms and Quality & Support Reviews.
Young people feel part of something
Residents choose activities, trips and campaigns to get involved in — from fundraising challenges to community projects — so everyone feels part of something bigger than themselves.
A bespoke plan for every young person
Our young people receive a bespoke intervention tailored to their individual needs, supported by a team fully committed to understanding them. We want to inspire and nurture young people's potential as we would our own children, advocating on their behalf so the significant people around them understand their behaviours and share the same aspirations we do.
We don't believe in 'one size fits all'. All our work is informed by a Pathway Plan, with an Action Plan to help achieve it — and our Futures programme is one of these actions, with an engaging curriculum preparing young people for independent living and adult life.
Have a young person who needs a place to land?
Talk to our team about a referral or availability — we respond quickly and confidentially.