The West Sussex Supported Accommodation Service (WSSAS), run by the charity Rainer, provides housing for young offenders aged between 18 and 25. Over the past three years the organisation has helped 25 young people leaving custody or community sentences to rebuild their lives. As well as a secure roof over their heads, the service gives young offenders help to address their offending behaviour, access mental health services or to find a job.
"It's not just a case of sticking them in a house on their own," says project worker Dan Hayman. "We'll help the young people with anything they identify as an area where they need support. We'll formulate a plan with them, and if they attain all the goals in the plan within two years they will be offered secure tenancy."
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