The challenges facing young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness were compounded by the COVID pandemic and are now being made worse by the cost-of-living crisis. Our clients tell us they need us now more than ever. Current data is showing that the number of young people coming through our doors is likely to increase significantly over the coming year.

If Clock Tower didn’t exist, especially at the minute with how expensive everything is and how hard it is to access services, I feel like I’d be back in the life or death situation I was in a year ago, just in survival mode all the time. Bryony, 23 (she/her)

Our small team of key-workers provide vital one-to-one support to our young people, helping them to access safe and long-term accommodation while integrating health support, life skills and access to education, training and employment; essential factors for all young people to thrive. This consistent, close support is an essential element of our mission to ensure that young people's experience of homelessness in Brighton is brief, rare and non-recurring.

They didn’t even know me well at the time, but my CTS keyworker saved me after a really bad mental breakdown. They were so good at helping me process the kind of issues I've experienced. Gemma, 25 (she/her)