Thru Care

Description: Keywork systems. Meetings at least weekly. Individual support plans with agreed outcomes, reviewed monthly. Support offered with life skills, benefit claims, budgeting, accessing training and leisure opportunities, and liaison with other agencies.

Criteria: Single women with enduring mental health problems.

Will not accept some applicants with a history of violence, arson, sex offenses and ongoing drug and alcohol dependency.

Minimum age: 21

Referral Procedure Agency referral only.

Description: Staff help residents to live as independently as possible whilst offering support around social and living skills. 6 monthly review meetings. Further support may be provided and funded by statutory services. Residents are expected to share in the running of the house.

Criteria: People with a history of mental health problems or learning disabilities.

Will not accept people in need of intensive psychiatric health care. Those whose behaviour is disruptive through alcohol or drug abuse. People who are violent.

Minimum age: 20

Referral Procedure Statutory agency referrals only.

Description: Staff provide supervision and support around offending behaviour, employment, training, life skills, social skills, leisure activities, drugs, alcohol and long term accommodation. Literacy, numeracy, art and computer classes provided 4 days a week by Broxtowe College Stepping Stones.

Criteria: Men who are subjected to parole, licence, bail, resettlement leave from prison or Probation orders.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Nominated agency referrals only.

Call the Intake Officer at Trent House on 0115 841 5632

Description: Staff provide support to address offending behaviour and assistance on matters including health, benefits, budgeting, employment, training and leisure.

There is a Criminal Justice worker on the staff team and a Hostel GP.

Criteria: Bailees, probationers with conditions to reside and licencees, including those who have high support needs or a high risk of re-offending.

Will not accept those who pose too high a risk to residents, staff or the local community. Those whose sole need is accommodation or whose offenses are minor.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure From Probation Service Only.

Description: Staff provide support around the skills and confidence needed to manage a tenancy. Working with other services making links to education, work and volunteering opportunities.

Criteria: People with learning disabilities, especially those making the first step from living at home or in a residential unit.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Agency referral only.

Description: Staff provide support with daily living skills and help residents organise their social time. Support is aimed at helping residents remain as independent as possible.

Criteria: People with learning disabilities. Can accept couples. Applicants must have a local connection to Ashfield.

Will not accept people with a history of arson, sexual offences or violence. People with challenging behaviour.

Referral Procedure Agency referrals only.

Phone for application form.

Description: Individual care provided by a keyworker system, supporting issues surrounding social skills, health, benefits, drug and alcohol addiction. Also have weekly discussion groups.

Criteria: People with drug and alcohol issues who wish to abstain and engage in a recovery programme.

Will not accept sex offenders.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Self or agency referral.

Phone for application form.

Description: Information and advice on housing issues and living skills. Residents may be eligible for additional Social Services support following a community care assessment.

Criteria: People who are profoundly deaf with additional needs. Can accept couples.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Self or agency referrals.

Phone or contact by text phone for an application form.

Description: Compulsory keywork system, weekly keywork meetings. Support plans agreed between resident/worker. Staff offer advice and support with benefit claims, budgeting and domestic skills. Close liaison with probation officer and other agencies. Regular residents' meetings.

Criteria: Men aged 25 and over who need housing and support at the end of a prison sentence and are committed to trying to change their offending behaviour. Must have a local connection, and regular contact with a Nottinghamshire Probation Officer.

Will not accept men presenting a very high risk of harm to the public, staff, residents and property. Those not motivated to change their offending behaviour.

Minimum age: 25

Referral Procedure Nominated agency referrals only.

Phone or write for application form.

Description: Action plans with agreed outcomes, reviewed quarterly. Staff visit residents in their homes daily and provide advice and support around managing money, health, drug and alcohol issues, education, training and employment.

Criteria: Single homeless ex-offenders who need support with developing independent living skills.
Will not accept people considered to be 'high risk', including arsonists, sex offenders and those with a history of violence.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Nominated agency referrals only.

Phone, call-in or write for an application form.

Description: Keywork system with meetings as often as required. Staff provide about 11 hours of support per resident per week. provide help with benefits, budgeting, daily living skills and accessing education and training.
All staff are trained in mental health issues.

Criteria: People with enduring mental health problems who want to live independently in the community.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Self or agency referrals.

Phone for application form.

Description: Keywork system, with meetings as often as required. Staff provide advice and practical help with all aspects of daily living, including budgeting, cooking, domestic skills, leisure activities, education, training and finding employment. Regular residents' meetings.

Criteria: People with mild to moderate learning difficulties who want to live independently in a community setting. Must need between 7 and 24 hours of face to face support per week.
Will not accept people with severely challenging behaviour.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Self or agency referrals

Phone for application forms

Description: Staff provide help with general upkeep and housekeeping, claiming benefits, resolving neighbour disputes. Further support may be arranged with Social Services according to individual need and may include help with budgeting and living skills.

Criteria: People with mental health problems, who have support needs. Couples may be accepted if both individuals are in need of support.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Self or agency referrals

Phone for application forms

Description: Staff provide advice and practical help with all aspects of daily living, including budgeting, benefits, cooking, domestic skills, leisure activities, education, training and finding employment.

Criteria: People with mild to moderate learning difficulties who want to live independently in a community setting.

Will not accept people with severely challenging behaviour.

Minimum age: 16

Referral Procedure Self or agency referrals

Phone for application forms

Description: Staff provide help around maintaining tenancies, claiming benefits, budgeting, independent living skills and accessing other services including education or training.

Criteria: People with mental health problems.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Self or agency referrals

Phone for application forms

Description: Staff provide advice and practical help with all aspects of daily living, including budgeting, cooking, domestic skills, leisure activities, education, training and finding employment. Regular tenants' meetings.

Criteria: People with mild to moderate learning difficulties who want to live independently in a community setting. Must need a minimum of 7 hours per week support.

Minimum age: 16

Referral Procedure Self or agency referrals.

Phone or write for info.

Description: Staff provide support to residents to provide skills and confidence that are needed to live independently.

Criteria: People with learning disabilities. Can accept couples.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Agency referral.

Phone.

Description: Twice weekly meetings. Keyworker advises on benefits, budgeting, cooking, education, housing and health care. Compulsory day programme Mon- Fri and weekends. The support aims to maintain and strengthen sobriety.

Criteria: People with drug and alcohol misuse issues who wish to abstain and undergo a programme of recovery. Must have a local connection to Nottingham. Can accept people with dogs.

Minimum age: 18

Referral Procedure Self or agency referral.

Phone for application form.