http://www.wordle.net/

Welcome to our new Website,

At Barnabas Safe & Sound our focus is firmly on Young People. This is clearly illustrated by our "wordle" clouds  taken from our text.

Spending time with young people our staff have identified a number of issues which Barnabas Safe and Sound is addressing  to improve the opportunities for young people to reach their potential. A significant focus for us is Housing Crisis which is a crushing blow for any one but for a young person it can seriously interrupt their education and impact on their life chances.We provide accommodation and support leading to independent living but in doing so young people learn their interdependence with neighbours to ensure quiet enjoyment of their homes, interdependence on friends and/or family through building circles of support which can help through difficulties. They learn discipline of budgeting when the challenge of the world is to get the latest mobile phone and pay for it later. Every young person is of value and through taking pride and respecting   oneself, young people learn to take care of their health and wellbeing and can respect other people. We have several projects ongoing to address issues around housing crisis.

In seeking to avoid housing crisis and other social problems we aim to support the personal and social development needs of young people long before a housing crisis may occur.  Believing that encouragement to find fulfillment through self development is a protective factor in being able to cope with difficulties and prevent the escalation into a crisis. Our youth work is fun but its not about ping pong or pool which in itself can be beneficial in providing something to to to break with boredom,  it's about conversations, relationships and development.

The benefits to the community of our approach is not simply getting young people off the streets, (they have as much right to be on the street if they wish as the next person!) but that we seek to inspire a generation of young people that they can influence their lives and the lives of other people in a positive way.

Barnabas Safe & Sound recognise that  facilities and services for young people in Morpeth have not bee what they should for a number of years and our vision is to provide high quality facilities with sustainable supporting services for the benefit of young people.

A significant amount of our work is well funded but there are areas  where we need additional support from the community to make a real difference. We ask you to consider Joining Us and Supporting Us. Act today!

Together we can "be the change" in our community! Thank you for visiting our website!