BYPHS has been really helpful for me especially Nick, they sorted me a flat within 2weeks a nice decent flat i cant complain about it. They have also been there for my partner and he has nothing to do with then thank you for your help. You are like a family once you are in there and become one of the family you are never forgot about I know in 10years time when I am 30 that if I had a problem and Nick still worked there that I could go to him for help and that is what families do I will never forget and they will always be on my Christmas list.

BYPHS helped me come to grips with the pressures of living on your own for the first time. Everyone offered well received help that made life for me living on my own a lot more bearable. Thanks to you all!

BYPHS have been so helpful especially Linda, they helped me out to get a flat while i was still working and i dont think they could have chose a better flat, nice quiet area decent sized flat and when i need help they are always there, many thanks BYPHS team

When I found myself homeless in 1997 at the age of 17 due to a breakdown in relationship with my mum, I turned to Bolton Young Person’s Housing Scheme. I was taken under their wing and allocated a support worker called Maura. I remember feeling very frightened as I have never lived alone before but Maura helped me to settle in and supplied me with a food parcel and heaps of care and empathy. I can remember my first night in my new home and it was definitely one of the most daunting experiences of my life, one I feel I would not have got through without my support worker.
I became a mother at 19 which was a huge responsibility, however I had learned how to budget money and pay the bills from Bolton Young Person’s therefore I coped with motherhood quite well. I drifted from one job to another until I returned to college but felt that my mission in life would be to help others like me. I eventually secured a place at the University of Bolton, something I was told I would never be able to do by a teacher at school who told me I was “too thick”. I completed four years of study and became one of the first people in Bolton to graduate the BA hons in youth and community studies with a 2.1. During my second year placement from university I found myself back at the door of Bolton Young Person’s Housing Scheme but this time to work as a volunteer. I was again welcomed with open arms by the Manager but was disappointed to hear that Maura no longer worked there. I was eventually taken on as bank staff at Nightstay, a youth hostel for 16-21 year olds run by Bolton Young Person’s Housing Scheme and I love my job. When Maura came back to Bolton Young Person’s as Director this year I was overwhelmed and couldn’t believe that after all this time I was able to work alongside someone who had not only inspired me to succeed in life but who was there for me when no one else was.