Other Support Agencies We Work With
As well as providing support services directly through our own
supported housing services, Leeds Fed also works with various
agencies from the voluntary sector who provide support services in
Leeds Fed accomodation on our behalf. These include the following
organisations and services:
301 Housing CO-OP
A Housing Co-op with 7 units located at 301 Chapeltown Road. We
have been
working with 301 since 1987
Archway
Archway is an organisation set up in 1998 to provide floating
support services to
young people within the SRB3 areas of Chapeltown and Harehills. It
is a joint
venture with LFHA, The Ridings and Unity all providing units for
permanent
tenants to enable young people with a range of support needs to
live
independently in the community. Archway are now able to provide
floating
support to young people outside of the SRB3 area as well as to
young single
parents.
CANOPY Housing Project
Self build organisation based in Hyde Park providing supported
housing in short
life properties.
Carr-Gomm
Floating Support for permanent tenants to enable single parents
with a range of
support needs to manage their tenancy. To encourage skills learning
and offer
practical help, emotional support and confidence building to face
their particular
difficulties.
Catholic Care
A charitable organisation, working on behalf of the Diocese of
Leeds. It offers a
variety of services and support, not only to the Catholic
population, but also to
the wider community as a whole. The organisation provides a range
of services
including Five Children's homes, Six homes for adults with a
leaning difficulties,
Adoption and Fostering services and advice, support and counselling
services for
schools.
LFHA currently only provide Catholic Care with 10 properties these
are at
Foundry Mill Mount, and is a project offering supported living
accommodation for
people with long-term mental health difficulties. Supported Housing
for Adults
with Mental Health Difficulties.
Community Links
A large provider of supported housing schemes in Leeds for people
with mental
health difficulties Community Links manages a number of schemes on
behalf of
LFHA.
Maltings Road Hostel, purpose built property with mixture of shared
and
self-contained units, with shared living space.
Octavia House - a rehabilitated property at 15 East Grange Drive
for
shared use.
Firelight
We have been working with Firelight Housing Co-op since 1986. They
manage
19 units of Shortlife and LFHA owned properties in the Woodhouse
area of
Leeds.
Foundation Housing
Foundation is a large provider of supported housing schemes in
Leeds and has
managed schemes on behalf of LFHA for many years. The Leeds Team
provide
supported accommodation for ex-offenders providing long-term
move-on
accommodation. Foundation Safer Communities is a scheme with ten
dispersed
units across LFHA's stock for high-risk offenders. The Grove
Housing Team
provides supported housing to young people aged 16 to 25. Offering
a range of
accommodation packages including shared housing, bed sits, and
single
tenancies. Two schemes in Harrogate offer support to young people
at risk and
teen parents.
GIPSIL (Gipton Supported Independent Living)
A community-based project providing furnished supported tenancies
to young
people on the Gipton estate since 1993. They have 20 flats for
young single
people, and six houses for single parent families. To assist
residents to develop
independent living skills in order for them to move onto
appropriate
accommodation.
LATCH
Self build organisation providing supported housing based in
Chapeltown
managing 12 short life properties.
LCHAA
Leeds Christian Homes for Adults with Autistism (Ashlar House).
Provision of
long term residential and day services for adults with autism, in
an 8 bed
registered care home.
Leeds Housing Concern
Provision of short term accommodation for single homeless
men,women and young people. Sometimes following a crisis
situation or in need of a settled environment before moving on
to
independent accommodation.
Carr Beck Project
Carr Beck is a unique project, which provides accommodation
for
homeless women over 40 who choose to continue to drink. Carr
Beck
works in conjunction with health professionals, social service
teams
and voluntary agencies to offer a holistic approach to clients'
support
needs.
Women's Sector Project
Women's Sector provides 50 bedspaces for single women who, in
addition to being homeless, may also have suffered violence,
intimidation abuse and harassment. The sector also works with
women who have physical or mental health issues, a background
of
offending, or a drugs/substance use problem.
Men's Sector Project
Men's Sector provides supported housing for single men who
are
homeless, or have lived in hostels and other insecure
accommodation, or have a background of rough sleeping.
People accessing the accommodation have a variety of care
needs
including: alcohol misuse, drug addiction, mental health issues
and
poor coping skills. Multiplicity of need is a common feature of
our
client group
Young Persons Project
The project was established over 15 years ago in South Leeds.
The
service offers supported housing for single homeless young
people
aged 16-25 with varying and multiple care needs.
Sinclair Project
A project providing accommodation and support for people with
substance misuse issues.
Leeds Mind
Provision of floating support for individuals with mental health
problems. They
currently manage The Dove Centre, a day centre located at 33
Foundry Mill
Street
Leeds Women's Aid (LWA)
26 units providing support, advice and safe temporary accommodation
for
women and their children fleeing violence or the threat there of.
Properties
include a hostel, dispersed units and a one bed disabled unit.
Luna Wimins Co-op
Housing Co-op for lesbian women & their children, managing 3
properties on
Meanwood Road.
New Albion CO-OP
Housing Co-op managing 7 properties on Meanwood Road.
Safe Haven
Providing supported accommodation to asylum seekers through the
government
funded NASS.
SAHARA
An independent charity and company limited by guarantee which works
in close
conjunction with Leeds Housing Concern. A refuge and outreach
service
providing services for black single women and women with children
and white
women with black children who are experiencing homelessness and
social
disadvantage as a result of mental and/or physical violence.
Sholebroke Housing Project
11 bed hostel providing temporary supported accommodation, life
skills training
and move on support. For homeless young people with mental health
problems,
predominantly Asian and African-Caribbean in Harehills
St Anne's
An RSL who manage 13 LFHA units. To provide secure permanent
accommodation to single homeless people with support needs,
including learning
disability, referred by Local Authority, St Anne's and Social
Services.
Sign Project
Provide 2 units of accommodation in a shared house for people with
mental
health problems and deafness.
Touchstone
Touchstone is a large provider of supported housing and mental
health services
in Leeds providing temporary accommodation and rehabilitative
support to single
people or single parents with mental health problems and to assist
them on into
permanent secure accommodation.
UNIPOL
51 units of accommodation for students
UBU (formerly Northern Life Care)
Manage one property for LFHA at 59 Stockingate, South Kirby.
Providing 4
units of supported accommodation in a shared house for adults with
learning
disability.
United Response
United Response is a national provider of supported housing and
registered care
for people with profound learning and physical disabilities. United
Response has
managed two registered care homes schemes on behalf of LFHA since
1997
they are located at 14 Lingwell Approach in Middleton and 2A St
Albans Close in
Harehills.
For more information on our agency managed services, or to enquire
about becoming a support/ care provider in Leeds Fed Properties,
please contact:
Carol White
Supported Housing Contracts Manager
0113 386 1148