West of England Nightstop Referral Agencies

For a Young Person to be referred to West of England Nightstop they must be referred by an approved agency. A list of the agencies we work with is provided below.

• Who are they?
• Barnardo’s Base
• Believe
• Bristol Foyer
• Care & After Team
• St Mungo's Outreach Team
• City of Bristol College (4 sites)
• Connexions West of England (Central)
• Connexions West of England (Filton)
• Connexions West of England (Kingswood)
• Dean Crescent (Novas)
• Fairbridge West
• Townsend House GFS Platform (Elim Housing)
• The HUB
• The Methodist Centre
• Priority Youth Housing (Bristol)
• Priority Youth Housing (South Glos)
• Right Track
• Way Ahead
• Young Bristol
• What do they do?
• Refer young people to West of England Nightstop
• As part of the referral process, carry out a personal risk assessment of the young person
• What referral agencies can expect from Nightstop?
• Training which ensures workers are familiar with the referral process
• A referral agency handbook with up-to-date policies and procedures
• An opportunity to provide feedback on the referral process
• The referral process
• A young person with nowhere to stay presents at a referral agency
• The referral agency decides whether they are suitable to stay on the West of England Nightstop scheme
• The referral agency contacts West of England Nightstop to see if any hosts are available
• The agency carries out a personal risk assessment with the young person
• An application form is faxed to West of England Nightstop who then match the young person with the most appropriate available host
• The host's profile is faxed to the young person
• The referral agency contacts West of England Nightstop to finalise and agree the arrangements. These include travel arrangements and timings.