Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.A project for homeless young people in West Lothian saw 92 per cent of the youths involved sustain their tenancy.The Rock Trust and Almond Housing’s Housing First project supports care leavers, aged 16-25, who are at risk of homelessness in West Lothian.Housing First for Youth (HF4Y) aims to offer young people their own homes, and avoid them having to use volatile homeless hostels or bed and breakfasts.The innovative 31 month pilot project began in September 2017 with 12 vulnerable youths, aged 17-20, all being supported into a secure home of their own in West Lothian.All the youths were care experienced, some had experienced homelessness and.
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