A new service aimed at protecting young homeless is being launched in Torbay, providing emergency overnight accommodation. Until now, there has been no bespoke emergency system for young people and they have been forced either into B&Bs or sofa surfing on friends couches instad, until their needs can be assessed, and a better solution found. But Nightstop based at the YMCA South Devon in Paignton aims to get the young people aged between 16 and 25 years) into a safe caring environment, in the homes of trained volunteers. Nightstop already runs in 30 towns and cities across the UK, but it is a first for Torbay, where young homelessness has become an urgent and increasingly severe problem. But the aim of Nightstop is simple: to react quickly to provide a private spare room in a family home, a hot meal, a shower, laundry facilities, and a listening ear. So far, six households in and around Torbay have thrown open their doors to help young people