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Young People Living in the YMCA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2011

Peter Somerville ,
Philip Brown ,
Gareth Morris  and
Lisa Scullion
Peter Somerville
Affiliation:
School of Social Sciences, University of Lincoln E-mail: psomerville@lincoln.ac.uk
Philip Brown
Affiliation:
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford E-mail: p.brown@salford.ac.uk
Gareth Morris
Affiliation:
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford E-mail: g.j.morris@salford.ac.uk
Lisa Scullion
Affiliation:
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford E-mail: l.scullion@salford.ac.uk
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Abstract

This article presents interim findings and reflections from a case study of multiply excluded homeless people in Stoke-on-Trent. The article focuses on the experiences reported by a group of twelve such people living in the YMCA hostel. From the interviews, a large number of thematic structures were identified, of which only a few are outlined here, due to restrictions on the article length. The article concludes that the YMCA has had an important impact on their lives, mostly for the better, but the nature of this impact is complex and far from being fully understood.

Type
Themed Section on Exploring Multiple Exclusion Homelessness
Information
Social Policy and Society , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , October 2011 , pp. 559 - 570
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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