Case Studies
"Nightstop stopped me having to sofa jump and found me a permanent place"
James was living with his Mum and Stepdad until he was 17, when the relationship with his Stepdad became too difficult to tolerate. James was an apprentice plumber under his Stepdad, who would often... Read more »
"Nightstop gave me a base to get my housing sorted"
Lee left home at 15 after his relationship with his parents broke down and they asked him to leave. He moved out at and lived in a number of youth hostels for a few months. Lee then met a girlfriend... Read more »
"Without the help of Nightstop I would have been on the streets in the cold and rain"
Alison's parents were unable and unwilling to take care of Alison and she lived with her grandparents in the North East of England for most of her young life. At the age of just 16, she was made homeless... Read more »
"Nightstop has provided me with a sense of support and belonging"
Following a family breakdown Danielle spent eight months sofa surfing at different friends' houses but she finally outstayed her welcome and found herself street homeless. She contacted her local authority... Read more »
"All the hosts were lovely caring people who were always happy to listen to me"
"As a child I had never even entertained the thought that I may one day find myself without a home. But when I was a teenager, I became estranged from my family and was forced to stay with a friend... Read more »
"I actually think that being a Nightstop host is a privilege"
"My work with foster parents brings me into contact with young people in crisis, and having a spare room myself I was beginning to get a niggling feeling that I should be doing something more useful... Read more »
"I was all alone and sleeping rough, but Nightstop London were there for me."
Depaul Nightstop UK helped seventeen year old Becca rebuild her life, and gave her the strength to confront the severe depression that was threatening her life.
At home Becca had suffered neglect... Read more »
"I don't know what would have happened if I hadn't got a place in Nightstop"
Ant didn't have a good relationship with his mum, and when he was sixteen he was asked to leave home, following one too many arguments.
After staying for a short time with his sister, he moved... Read more »
"I had nowhere to go after prison and no one to help me."
Eighteen year old Shaun is of Irish Traveller background and he grew up on a traveller site within a close knit and supportive community. When he was eight years old, he and his mother moved into a... Read more »
