In 2020, we awarded a grant of £40,000 towards the refurbishment of independent living flats for vulnerable young people.

Organisation

Since 1977, Roundabout has worked to end youth homelessness in South Yorkshire. Now supporting over 250 young people living in accommodation every day, it has a hostel, residential projects in Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster, and provides key services delivering comprehensive programmes of training, involvement and empowerment that help to break the cycle of homelessness and develop long-term independent living skills.

Refurbishment project 

In 2018, Roundabout began to see an increase of rough sleepers under 25 in Sheffield. It began working in the community to identify homeless young people who needed intensive support and helps them to access accommodation and develop long-term living skills. With a shortfall between the number of young people needing support, and available beds, Roundabout bought a six-bedroom property at auction that needed extensive refurbishment to turn them into three independent living flats, and a three-bedroom flat offering a choice of living arrangements to fit the needs of the individual. 

At the time of application, £100,000 was raised towards a total budget of £200,000. We awarded a grant of £40,000 grant towards the refurbishment.