Home & Dry is a charity helping young people in need secure a place called home
A charity founded and funded by two individuals who were moved to action, after seeing the plight of the young and homeless in Stacey Dooley's BBC documentary; a case that particularly resonated was the one of Josh which aired on Children in Need. He was stuck between choosing to work and having no bed for the night, or having a bed in a hostel, but no job. Catch 22.
Home & Dry helps young people in Nottinghamshire who are homeless, or facing homelessness. We provide them with a Home & Dry Starter Grant, for their deposit, enabling them to secure safe and independent accommodation.
According to the Framework Housing Association, there are consistently more than 400 young people in supported accommodation in Nottinghamshire, who could benefit from the help provided by Home & Dry.
How we do it
We identify those young people whose lives will benefit most from a leg up, on to the independent accommodation ladder. They tend to be disadvantaged young people who are working hard to get back on their feet.
Our values
We believe that young people should not be made homeless by social or economic circumstances. Our approach is pragmatic. We work in partnership with organisations and charities experienced in delivering housing and care services to young people, to help those in need.
A word from one of our partners
The Framework Housing Association are delighted to be able to work with the Home & Dry charity, who generously provide Home & Dry Starter Grant rent deposits for young people.
Donate
Through your generosity and kindness, there will ultimately be another young person in need, living in a place they can call home.
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Corporate sponsorship
If your company would like to support Home & Dry, we’d love to hear from you.
Success stories
Discover more about some of our Home & Dry success stories
Stuart's story
“Without Home and Dry young people who are ready to move on would be stuck in our service due to not being able to afford the rent deposit.” A member of Transitions South staff
John's story
“Home and Dry has massively helped one of our young men move out and become fully independent. We were struggling to know what to do and it is really disheartening when a young person is ready to take the next step to independence but is held back financially. Home and Dry is a great resource!” A member of Transitions North staff
Sarah's story
“Without Home & Dry’s financial support, Sarah wouldn’t have been able to move into her property, ultimately lengthening her stay in supported housing. Thanks to your support, Sarah and her daughter are now thriving in their new home.” A member of Framework staff
Brennan's story
“With Home & Dry’s help to secure Brennan’s deposit, I’m confident he can successfully maintain a house share and go on to realise his ambitions” A member of Transitions North staff
Brice's story
“Brice was facing eviction. He is a lovely lad and was trying hard to get a place of his own. We supported him in this process, but he needed help with a deposit to enable his move to happen” A member of Framework’s Teenage Parents Service
Djamel's story
“A refugee from Afghanistan at 18, two years on, Djamel was struggling to find a deposit. Home & Dry undoubtedly helped him move his life forward” A member of Framework staff
Mary's story
“Having lost her job and her home because of the pandemic, Mary found herself homeless and sofa-surfing.”
A member of Framework's Staff
Des' story
“Without Home & Dry’s intervention, Des would have been homeless that evening”
A member of Framework's Staff
Sammy's story
“Home & Dry came to the assistance of former asylum seeker Sammy, when he had no means of finding a deposit to secure a rented place of his own. Without their help, Sammy would have been in supported accommodation for much longer than needed. ”
A member of Framework's Transition South Team
Djed's story
“It's fair to say that Home & Dry went above and beyond, to ensure Djed secured his accommodation; even making a payment over the weekend. Without this he would almost certainly have lost the accommodation.”
A member of Framework’s Transitions South Team
