Bron Afon Community Housing‘Own Two Feet Living’

Connect & Create Connecting People…Connecting Partners…Creating Opportunities…

Who are we?

- Qualified Youth Workers - Age range 11-25 years old

- Supporting Families- Not just Bron Afon Tenants … Cross Boundary- Work from an holistic approach

- Solution focused … Not Time Bound- Creating independence not dependence - Creating skills capacity and resilience - Partnership working

Connect & Create Connecting People…Connecting Partners…Creating Opportunities…

Where did it all begin?Youth forum – Giving Young People A Voice

Connect & Create Connecting People…Connecting Partners…Creating Opportunities…

Launched in 2009 – Now currently over 250 Members

Became a constituted group in 2011– Now currently over 250 Members Meet once a moth – Make decisions about the community

Youth Led – Deliver sessions around “homelessness, healthy eating etc”

Young people are diverse– Schools, Homeless, NEET’s, University etc.

Youth Forum…#housingcrisis…“By 2020 Housing For Young People Will Be Extremely Limited.” …Peter Mackie

Research and Experiential learning…’weird and wonderful’

Local Mapping…. 305 Torfaen empty commercial properties …’thinking differently’…

Partnerships and Creating Buy-in….Local Authority, Wales Co-op, Welsh Government and community…

Setting the scene…Connecting People…Connecting Partners…Creating Opportunities…

External Landscape…housing supply challenge

Maximising Assets…thriving social enterprise…meeting core priorities

Increasing Housing portfolio… affordable ‘move on’ accommodation

Young people shaping sustainable tenancies….social impact and core business impact

Thinking Differently…New investment routes…concepts…models

Business Mind…Social Heart…

Rationale…Connecting People…Connecting Partners…Creating Opportunities…

Connect & Create Connecting People…Connecting Partners…Creating Opportunities…

Out of my Hands

Connect & Create Connecting People…Connecting Partners…Creating Opportunities…

Introducing 8 starter homes for young people in Education, Training or Employment wrapped in support of ‘Own Two Feet living’. Thus improving life chances through adopting Youth Co-operative principles enabling ‘move on’ to future

sustainable tenancies.

Ty Cyfle….Own Two Feet Living

‘Vision’

Transformation of build…hand in hand with Employment programme…’Trade That Works’

Bron Afon investing and believing in young people ‘thinking outside the box’…

Driven by Young People Connecting People…Connecting Partners…Creating Opportunities…

Thinking outside the box….Needs driven…innovative

Building and design…hands on influence and ‘making it happen’

Employment programme wrapped around build.

Home Starter packages…wrap around support…sustainable independence

Home Starter packages…wrap around support…sustainable independence

Tenancy Agreement …Ty Cyfle Specific…’Own Two Feet Living’

Anti Social Behaviour Policy…traffic light system…

Youth Co-operative principles…Management Committee

Business Snapshot ‘Outcomes…’Connecting People…Connecting Partners…Creating Opportunities…

The creation of a sustainable transitional housing model for young people based on cooperative principles

Increased accommodation…Re use of a void building Increase housing supply….adaptation to create 8 units of accommodation Financial model on place for future projects Potential tenants supported to maintain tenancies before

permanent accommodation…leading to decreased housing management Delivery of homes that meet needs.

Trusted provider of new and innovative accommodation which can be demonstrated to funders, regulator and partners

Project Snapshot ‘Outcomes…’Connecting People…Connecting Partners…Creating Opportunities…

Engagement and support for young people to develop the model, build and tenancy structures …100% of Young people engaging in

support offered as part of tenancy agreement and leading less chaotic lifestyles.

Trade that Works …Contactor buy in…community buy in….young people buy in….40% into employment

Community engaged and feel positive about Bron Afon's commitment to them and young people.

Improved life chances of young vulnerable people…

Real lives…Connecting People…Connecting Partners…Creating Opportunities…

Before living in Ty Cyfle, I was homeless, Living under

Asda’s Car Park feeling like I had hit rock bottom.

Now I have a roof over my head and support along

side it. I am now accessing Training and Employability

course and even have access to my son!

Before Ty Cyfle, I was living in an over crowded property, I was unemployed and had no idea how to live independently. Now I have a full time job and have moved into my own Tenancy with my partner. Without Ty Cyfle I wouldn’t be where I am today, more housing like this is needed!