Who We Are?
Our Vision
Supporting young people as they move toward adulthood with confidence, safety, and dignity.
We believe every young person should have the opportunity to develop independence in a supportive, respectful, and stable home environment.
Our Mission
To provide safe, supportive, and well-managed semi-independent accommodation for young adults, empowering them to develop the skills, confidence, and resilience needed for successful, independent adult living.
We are committed to:
- Creating stable and nurturing homes where young people feel respected and valued
- Delivering personalised floating support tailored to each individual’s goals and needs
- Promoting independence, life skills, and positive decision-making
- Ensuring safeguarding, emotional wellbeing, and safety are always prioritised
- Working in partnership with local authorities, families, and community organisations to provide holistic, outcome-focused care
Our Purpose
Advocacy Care provides safe, well-managed semi-independent accommodation for young people preparing to transition into adulthood and community living.
We offer a structured, nurturing environment where young people can build the practical, emotional, and social skills needed for successful independent living.
Our work is grounded in six core values:
At Advocacy Care, our values guide everything we do. They shape our approach to supporting young people, inform our daily practice, and ensure we deliver safe, consistent, and empowering care.
Advocacy
We ensure young people are heard, listened to, and actively involved in decisions that affect their lives. We promote choice, voice, and participation, supporting young people to understand their rights and express their views confidently.
Respect
We treat every young person with dignity, fairness, and understanding. We recognise individuality and lived experience, and we promote respectful relationships built on trust and empathy.
Stability
We provide consistency, structure, and reliability during a key stage of transition. Our homes and support model offer a stable environment where young people can feel secure and focused on their future.
Empowerment
We support young people to build confidence, resilience, and practical life skills. By encouraging responsibility and decision-making, we enable them to take ownership of their journey toward independence.
Safety
Safeguarding is central to everything we do. We prioritise physical safety, emotional wellbeing, and risk awareness, ensuring young people feel protected, supported, and secure in their home and wider community.
Independence
We prepare young people for sustainable adult living. Through structured support, guidance, and skill development, we help young people move forward with confidence and maintain independence beyond our service.
Governance & Quality Assurance
Our service is overseen by experienced social care leadership, ensuring the highest standards of care.
We maintain quality through:
- Regular audits
- Young people’s feedback
- Incident reviews
- Staff supervision and training
- Partnership reviews with placing authorities
Our service evolves continuously to reflect best practice, sector standards, and learning.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to anti-discriminatory practice and uphold the rights and dignity of all young people, regardless of:
- Ethnicity or culture
- Gender identity or sexuality
- Faith or ability
Our approach is culturally sensitive, trauma-informed, and relationship-based.
Outcomes We Aim For
We support young people to:
Partnership Working
At Advocacy Care, we believe strong partnership working is essential to achieving positive outcomes for young people.
We work collaboratively with:
- Local authority social workers
- Personal advisers
- Education and employment providers
- Health and therapeutic services
- Community organisations
- Housing services and landlords
Through regular communication, shared planning, and coordinated reviews, we ensure each placement is holistic, responsive, and aligned with the young person’s pathway plan and long-term goals.
Safeguarding & Risk Management
Safeguarding is central to everything we do at Advocacy Care. Our policies, procedures, and daily practice ensure young people are protected, supported, and empowered to make safer choices.
We maintain:
- Robust individual risk assessments
- Clear missing-from-home and escalation protocols
- Immediate reporting to the local authority and relevant professionals
- Regular health, safety, and property checks
- Transparent and timely professional communication
Young people are supported to understand risk, develop safe coping strategies, and build long-term protective behaviours.