THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION
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Issue 88 2020
The Benjamin Foundation The Benjamin Foundation is a local charity which helps people across Norfolk and Suffolk to deal with some of the challenges that life throws at them. Whether it’s the prevention of youth homelessness, helping families to build stronger relationships or providing positive activities for young people with limited opportunities, our work brings hope, opportunity, stability and independence to the people we support.
Preventing Youth Homelessness
Last year in the UK, 103,000 [source: End Youth Homelessness] young people approached their local authority for help after becoming homeless or finding themselves in unstable or unsafe accommodation. We want to end youth homelessness and we are tackling the problem locally by providing a home and support to over 100 vulnerable young people every night. We give young people a safe home and help them to build their confidence and self-esteem. We support them to learn life skills such as cooking, cleaning and budgeting, as well as offering guidance with their education and career so they can leave us and go on to lead successful, independent lives.
This work keeps vulnerable young people off the streets and helps to prevent the local homelessness problem growing.
When twin sisters, Carrie* and Alice* found themselves needing somewhere to live during the pandemic, we were there to help.
Carrie says: “We felt like people were never there to help us before, but everyone has been so nice. Even little things, like being given a toaster, mean so much.”
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