FondcareA home, and the support to make the most of it.
Fondcare supports young people aged 16 to 25 in two ways: supported accommodation in Keighley, and floating support for those living in their own tenancies. Both are built on the same trauma-informed, relational model.
Private space, in a small and settled house.
The house in Keighley supports up to five young people at a time, plus a separate emergency safe-place suite. It has been modernised throughout to feel like a calm, comfortable home rather than an institution.
Private en-suite rooms
Each young person has their own en-suite room, several with their own kitchenette, alongside shared kitchens and a communal lounge. Rooms have secure keypad entry and a private intercom.
A self-contained flat
A self-contained flat at the top of the house offers the highest level of independence within the home — a step up for a young person preparing to live on their own.
An emergency safe-place suite
A dedicated suite for urgent or short-term placements, giving a young person somewhere safe and welcoming to be at short notice.
Furnished and ready
Rooms are fully furnished, with bedding, towels, essentials and a welcome pack, so a young person can settle in from day one.
Built around each young person.
Support is personalised, co-produced and reviewed regularly. The shape of it flexes with a young person's needs, but the core offer includes:
A care team on call, around the clock
On site through the day and reachable 24/7 for reassurance, guidance and emergencies — with a named key worker who knows the young person well.
Regular one-to-one time
Weekly one-to-one sessions focused on goals, wellbeing and anything on a young person's mind, alongside a co-produced support plan that's genuinely theirs.
Everyday independence
Practical help with money, cooking, cleaning, appointments and travel — the skills that independent living is actually built from.
Education, work and health
Support into college, training, apprenticeships and work, and help to register with and attend health services — with specialist help brought in where it's needed.
Support for asylum-seeking young people
Culturally responsive support including liaison with immigration solicitors, help to attend Home Office appointments, and access to ESOL and trauma-aware health services.
Move-on, done well
Preparation for independence begins early and is planned with the young person and their network, so the move on is steady rather than abrupt.
Getting the match right.
Fondcare suits young people aged 16 to 25 who can live semi-independently, don't require 24-hour care, and would benefit from a stable, supportive base as they build the skills for full independence. That includes young people who are or have been looked after, young people leaving local authority accommodation, and unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people. It's just as suitable for a young person who is progressing well and simply needs a supportive step toward independence.
We're equally clear about who we're not right for. Fondcare isn't suitable for a young person who needs 24-hour care, whose level of risk couldn't be safely managed in a semi-independent setting, or whose needs would be better met in a children's home or more specialist provision. If that's the case, we'll tell you plainly — getting the match right matters more than filling a room.
Support that comes to them.
Not every young person needs to move. For those who already have a tenancy of their own — or are ready to take one on — Fondcare provides visiting support that helps them keep it and build a life in it.
Floating support is for young people aged 18 to 25 living in their own accommodation who'll do well with regular, planned support without living in a supported setting. A named member of the care team visits on an agreed rhythm across the week, including evenings and weekends, with 24-hour access in a crisis.
It's practical and relational in equal measure: sustaining a tenancy and keeping on top of rent, budgeting and benefits; running a home; registering with and attending health services; getting into education, training or work; and building the local connections that make somewhere feel like home. The same trauma-informed approach we bring to our accommodation — delivered on a young person's own doorstep.
Arriving alone, building a future.
Many of the young people who need us have come to the UK on their own, seeking safety. Supporting them well takes more than a room — it takes an understanding of what they've travelled through, and real help with the systems they now have to navigate.
Fondcare offers culturally responsive, trauma-aware support for unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people: liaison with immigration solicitors and help to prepare for and attend Home Office and asylum interviews; access to ESOL so language isn't a barrier; registration with GPs and trauma-aware health services; and support around faith, diet, cultural identity and community, so a young person can hold on to who they are while building a new life here. Where a young person is also looked after, we work alongside the responsible authority's leaving-care team.
Talk to us about a young person.
We'll talk through availability, suitability and how we'd support them — and give you an honest answer either way.