Our 2025 Review

This service supported 67 young people this year. We focused on making Nightstop more accessible and strengthening mediation on the Island to help young people return home safely and prevent homelessness.

Nightstop was used 46 times this year, the highest number of bed nights ever delivered in Guernsey. It accounted for 64% of emergency accommodation, a significant increase on previous years. Other highlights included securing grants to provide volunteers with extra training and social opportunities, boosting confidence and retention. We also sourced funding to create new host home videos, giving young people virtual tours during Nightstop inductions and increasing uptake.

To enhance mediation, we brought UK Mediation to Guernsey to deliver specialist homelessness prevention training for our team. We extended this offer to colleagues in Exploitation, Early Help, Family Proceedings, and At Home in Guernsey, recognising the value of mediation skills across our community in preventing homelessness.

We were also able to create a new offer of counselling for young people who have experienced historic homelessness, and although they may have moved away from physical homelessness, are now able to access support to process the emotional impact of that experience.

Find out more about the support we offer young people affected by homelessness.

This service supported 38 young people this year, all of whom were also open to our homeless service. Together with our partners at Maison Saint Pierre, we opened Maison Saint Pierre House, providing much-needed additional accommodation. This community project added six new flats and an education room, leased to us long-term at no cost. We are deeply grateful to the Lloyds Bank Foundation for the Channel Islands, the Guernsey Community Foundation, and the Social Investment Fund for covering operational costs to make this possible.

Our Havilaand Street site continued to thrive, housing 13 individuals throughout the year. Thanks to States Housing, we repaired a flat that had been out of use since 2024 and upgraded the building with new carpets, fresh paint, and improved courtyard furniture, including an outdoor pool table. We also partnered with Guernsey Arts to empower young people to design and commissioned a mural for their space, showcasing genuine youth participation.

Beyond the physical space, we launched a new online resource hub on our website, a central and evolving space for life skills. This hub helps young people succeed as tenants, and alongside our new education flat available to those working with young people in the community, we can continue to better prepare them for independence.Find out more about the support we offer young people who need support to develop living skills

This service supported 32 young people through direct work and reached over 3,500 through PSHE lessons. We developed new brief interventions for those at risk of or experiencing low-level substance use. These structured sessions, delivered in three parts, cover alcohol, cannabis, solvents, MDMA, and pharmaceuticals, exploring effects, risks, and essential harm-reduction messages.

Recognising the link between trauma and future substance use, we partnered with Public Health, a GP, and a clinical psychologist to host a community event and screening of Resilience, a powerful film about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). The event reached more than 500 attendees at St James.

Together with Public Health, we launched Guernsey’s pilot vaping support service for young people, Quit Vape. Working with Buzz Creative, we created the Quit Vape brand, self-help tools, and motivational resources to help young people quit vaping. This innovative campaign earned a Silver award in an international design competition, a proud moment for our team and partners.

Finally, we piloted Risk Avert, an award-winning UK school-based prevention programme. This initiative equips young people with the skills and confidence to make informed choices when faced with risk, reinforcing our commitment to early intervention and resilience-building.

This year, this service supported 15 care-experienced young people who were also not in education, employment, or training (NEET). The programme continues to deliver significant and sustained improvements in soft skills such as employability, stability, and resilience. These skills are essential for independence and future success.

We are proud to see positive progression pathways emerging. Since the programme began, eight young people have moved into full-time employment, three have secured part-time roles, and one has returned to full-time education.

Our evidence based Resilient Futures programme from Bounce Forward continues to receive excellent feedback from young people and contributes meaningfully to improvements in confidence, emotional regulation, and decision-making. Leaders Consultancy’s programmes have also been well received, offering young people valuable insights into self-awareness and leadership skills.

Find out more about the support we offer young people around employability and well-being.

This service supported 28 young people through group work and mentoring activities. With the support of the Guernsey Literary Festival, we were delighted to give young people the opportunity to attend two of their events. Thanks to enrichment funding, each participant left with a book personally signed by the author.

We also continued our popular summer and winter socials, with fantastic attendance at our annual beach trip and festive ice-skating event. These activities helped young people build friendships and enjoy positive experiences in the community.

This year, we launched Action Mentoring, a new project offering one-to-one support for young people aged 16 to 25 through trained volunteer mentors. Nine dedicated volunteers have already been recruited and matched with young people, meeting weekly to provide encouragement, help set goals, and offer a listening ear. These mentors are trained in motivational interviewing and solution-focused approaches, equipping them to guide young people through challenges and build confidence for the future.

With four young people having reached their first review of mentoring, we are seeing improvement in 100 percent of the outcome areas we have mapped. These include Choices and Behaviours, Communication, Hopes and Dreams, and Interests and Activities.

Find out more about the support we offer young people around employability and well-being.