FAMILY SUPPORTED LIVING

You will need to think about where you will live, the kind of parent that you would like to be and how you will support yourself and your baby. These are all really big questions and you might also want to think about who will support you to answer them and make some realistic plans.

First of all, we need you to know that everybody at the Project believes that young parents can make great parents. Our owners, staff and volunteers are committed to helping you to be the best parent that you can be, and to set goals and make changes that will help you make a bright future for you and your family.

We also need you to know that every parent, no matter how old they are, who they live with or how much money they have, will have worries about becoming a parent. That is totally normal.

We will offer you support to deal with your worries and if we can’t help with a particular issue, we will help you to find someone who can.

Note for professionals: We do not provide assessment at the Project.

How can we help?

Safe Accommodation

You will have your own space with your own front door and your own key. You will have a comfy bed and a cot for your baby.

There is a small kitchenette with a fridge freezer, microwave, kettle and sink area. You also have your own private shower room with a toilet, so you don’t have to share and can keep your own things in there.

We provide cot bedding and one set of bedding for you. There are some things that you will need to bring with you:

Baby bottles
Baby Monitor
Sterilising unit
Extra bedding for your own bed.

Dedicated Support

You also have a support worker and will have one-to-one sessions with them. You can discuss more personal issues in these and learn parenting skills, and independent living skills.

Your support is led by you, and will focus on things important to you and your specific journey.

What we won’t do is promise you that things will work out the way that you want them to. Parenting is hard and we expect that you do all the hard work for yourself and your baby, with our support. You will need to be able to put your baby first all the time.

We take a lot of pride in our listening skills, we really want to know what you think and care about your views.

Planned Transition

When you have been with us for a while and are feeling confident about your skills, we will support you to move on to independent living. We can’t really say how long that this will take because everyone is different, some people will be confident very quickly, whilst others might feel they need to take their time.

Discussions around your next steps after being at the Project will be had with your professionals, and will include you and your views.

At the Project, we believe that you will succeed. We write plans with you and review them regularly. This means that you can see your progress and how well you are doing.

THE SANCTUARY PROJECT

Ofsted Regulated Supported Accommodation