Bradford Nightstop

Challenging Youth Homelessness

Emergency Scheme

Since 1993 and over 10,000 bed nights later, Bradford Nightstop's emergency scheme has been providing accommodation for homeless young people in the homes of vetted and trained volunteers.

Homeless people are prevented from rough sleeping until their longer term solution is resolved. One night at a time, they are offered a place of safety with a room of their own, transport, meals, basic essential supplies, washing facilities and support to their next step.

The Nightstop model - active in over 30 locations across the Depaul UK network - is an efficient and valuable alternative to hostel or shelter accommodation. It responds quickly and flexibly to immediate need, is free at the point of use and does not consider the young person's status with regard to entitlement to benefit or residency. Young people's Nightstop experience is overwhelmingly positive in feedback (95%+), and our support and direction to other agencies combats a culture of dependency developing in Nightstop users.

Referrals are made over the telephone from a trusted referral agency to one of our volunteer Telephone Contact Persons (TCP) during extensive referral hours (Mon-Fri: 9.30am-10pm; Sat-Sun: 10am-9pm). Following a short risk assessment the young person can be placed with one of over thirty Nightstop hosts and transport arrangements made. Bradford Nightstop is non-judgmental and embraces diversity - the diversity of its volunteer base is reflected in our service user makeup.

See the referral process step-by-step here.  To refer a young person today please call our referral line number: 03300537664

Nightstop Plus

In addition to the Emergency Scheme, we are able to offer Nightstop Plus to 16 and 17 year olds.  Still free, secure and warm, accommodation for up to 21 nights is delivered by specially trained and enhanced level DBS-vetted volunteer hosts. Young people will be helped and encouraged with skills for independence. 

It is intended to provide a breathing space for young people, and perhaps a social worker or family member(s) if applicable, until a longer term solution to the homelessness issue is found.

Young People

If you are 16 or 17 years old and have nowhere to stay and no social/support worker please go to:

Bradford - The Information Shop for Young People, Culture Fusion, 125 Thornton Road, Bradford BD1 2EP (5 mins walk from City Park)

Kirklees - Young People & Support Team, Housing Solutions Service, Customer Service Centre, Walsh Building, Town Hall Way, Dewsbury WF12 8EE; OR Civic Centre 3, Huddersfield

Social Workers

Nightstop Plus placements are arranged in partnership with the young person's social/support worker who are fully involved in the process.

If you are a worker and have a 16/17 year old who needs somewhere safe to sleep tonight please contact our referral line in the usual way.  Please let our volunteer Telephone Contact Person know that you need a Nightstop Plus referral.

The young peron may be booked on to our emergency scheme whilst a Nightstop Plus placement is arranged.