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About Us
We’re dedicated to you
Prefer Homes provides supported living accommodation for young males aged 16-18 in the care of local authorities in Stockton-on-Tees and surrounding areas. We are dedicated to offering more than just quality housing—we create a place where young people feel safe, secure, and truly at home. Our tailored support helps them achieve their full potential and prepares them for independent living.
Our experienced support workers come from diverse backgrounds, enabling us to provide bespoke support packages that address each young person’s unique needs. Together, we guide and encourage our residents to develop the skills and confidence they need to thrive independently once they move on from our care.
A Place to Feel Safe and Supported
At Prefer Homes, we offer a variety of admission packages tailored to meet the specific requirements of our young people. Our accommodation is spread across two centrally located sites in Stockton-on-Tees, both in close proximity to one another. Each site features modern, spacious, and bright rooms equipped with all the essentials to ensure a comfortable and supportive living environment.
Our support services include developing tools and skills needed for everyday living, including household maintenance. If you are looking for free online training, please visit The Training Hub website for more information.
We support with money management skills. Within this support element, we provide budgeting advice and assistance, meal planning, and supervised shopping.
What makes us different
Developing Life Skills for a Brighter Future
At Prefer Homes, we focus on equipping our residents with essential life skills to help them thrive independently. From money management and budgeting to cooking healthy meals on a budget and maintaining personal hygiene, our dedicated support workers integrate these vital skills into daily routines. This ensures our young people leave with the confidence and capability to navigate the outside world and contribute positively to society.
Our ultimate goal is to support successful reintegration into society, empowering our residents to live fulfilling, inclusive lives. We also run a range of activities, including gardening, cooking, and arts and crafts. These not only teach valuable skills but also provide constructive outlets that promote mental wellbeing, discourage offending behaviours, and steer them away from substance misuse.
We provide an established, bespoke support package and as a team, we encourage young people to engage in education services and promote their independence.
This plan is in place to ensure our young people are ready to live independently once they leave our project.
If any of our young people have appointments to attend, we remind them of when they need to be there and encourage them to attend.
We support with money management skills. Within this support element, we provide budgeting advice and assistance, meal planning, and supervised shopping.
Safeguarding is an essential part of our day to day support and is embedded into everything we do.
Constantly striving to deliver the best possible service, we ensure we embed a multi-agency approach into our day to day working.
Reviews
What our clients say about us
“Prefer Homes have saved this young person, without the specialised support offered, I would not like to think where he would be today.”
- Ealing Borough Council
“Prefer Homes worked hard to tailor the support they provided to my client’s individual needs and wishes. They remained professional throughout the understanding of his varied needs, brilliant partnership working even with the Home Office.”
- Windsor and Maidenhead Local Authority
“When looking for accommodation for this young person, I had a lot of choices however for me there was only once choice, Prefer Homes. From the first visit, it was evident that there was no supported living like this.”
- IRO Ealing Borough Council
“I have worked with Prefer Homes for over a year now, and every time I visit the project it is always warm, cleaned and staffed. I have also found the team to be welcoming and compassionate, I wish the whole project well and I am confident they will go from strength to strength.”
- Katie Whightman, Enabling Homes
“From the offset of working with Prefer Homes I found the team to be professional and completely understanding of my needs for this young person, they kept me updated throughout my time working with them. I would defiantly recommend this service.”
- Hartlepool Borough Council
“The staff from Prefer Homes go above and beyond for all their clients, the support offered is like no other. From supervised shopping to activities and personalised support, nothing is too much effort from Prefer Homes.”
- Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
Our team
The team behind our exceptional care
We proudly support a diverse group of young people through our dedicated housing and education services. Our team is passionate about making a positive difference, striving to provide the best possible outcomes for those we serve. At the heart of everything we do are our core values, which guide and inspire our work every step of the way.
Sharon Taylor
Managing Director
Amelia Hall
Trainee Young Persons Manager
Jacqui Edge
Early Intervention Practitioner
Tonya McCarrick
Waking Nights Support Worker
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