What is the Winrose Project?
The Winrose Project provides housing related support to young people aged 16-25 in South Leeds.
The service provides support on a whole range of issues, which include: • Budgeting skills. • Claiming welfare benefits. • Setting up home and settling in. • Understanding tenancy agreements. • Life skills and becoming more independent at home. • Accessing daytime activities, training, education and employment. • Accessing other useful services. • Help with repairing or building social and family relationships. • Support in feeling motivated to make changes. • Support with social and leisure activities. • Emotional support. • Advocacy and liaison with Anti Social Behaviour Unit. • Signposting to specialist agencies (e.g Drugs, Alcohol dependency). • Signposting to other types of accommodation and much more....
The Winrose Project is funded by a grant from Leeds City Council Supporting People Programme and is managed by Belle Isle Tenant Management organisation.
What they say about the Winrose Project..........
20 year old Joe Silverwood from Belle Isle recommends the service. Joe says: “The Winrose Project got me on a bricklaying course. I am now well on track for a valuable NVQ, which will greatly increase my chance of gaining full time employment. The project continues to provide support by attending interviews with me and helping me claim extra cash during my course. Thanks to the Winrose Project, I am now looking forward to a new life in my chosen career."
19 year old Stacy Abbot from Middleton recommends the service. Stacy says: “The Winrose Project helped me for almost 2 years. During that time they supported my initial application for housing, which resulted in me getting a one bedroom flat on the BITMO estate. More recently, they helped me apply and then settle into my two bedroom house by speaking to the staff at the housing office, Gas and Electric companies on my behalf. Pauline, Jo and George have been fantastic."
22 year old Vicky Hearsum from Richmond Hill recommends the service. Vicky says: “The Winrose Project have supported me with everything to do with my tenancy. From helping me complete my housing application, to help in claiming my benefits and even obtaining furniture. When I drop into their office , they are so friendly, they always make time to listen and support me on any issues or worries that I share with them”. I know they are always there for me."
How the Winrose Project works
Young people can ask for help from the Winrose Project themselves.
Relatives or other agencies that work with young people can also make a referral to the service on a young person's behalf.
Application forms and leaflets are available by downloading from the right of this page.
A support worker will visit your home to complete an assessment and discuss what help you need.
If you are accepted into the scheme you will be asked to sign a Support Agreement, an example can be downloaded from the right of this page.
An 'Individual Support Plan' will be drawn up showing the areas of support to be provided to you.
Your key worker will visit you primarily on a weekly basis and the time spent with you each week will vary. For example, one day you may need help to complete a form, another day you may need advice on personal training.
Every three months your situation will be reviewed to see how you are getting on.
The support can be extended for a period up to two years, but the aim is to help you become independent so that you won't continue to need the help.
There will usually be a period of less intensive support before the service is withdrawn altogether. You will have a say in when and how this happens.
Further information
Contact the Winrose Project Floating Support Service on the telephone number below or ask someone you know well to contact us for you and refer you to the scheme.
• Tel: (0113) 214 1755 and speak to Trudy Blackburn.
Should another agency wish to make a referral to the service, please download and complete a copy of the referral form from the right of this page and return it to The Winrose Project, Aberfield Gate, Leeds. LS10 3QH.
All cases are dealt with in the strictest confidence.