What If Female: Walking the Journey Together
We provide safe homes and caring support for young women aged 18–25 who have experienced homelessness and trauma. Our aim is simple: to walk alongside each young woman as she builds the stability, skills, and confidence to shape her own future.
Each young woman brings with her unique experiences and strengths, and we recognise that past challenges may shape how she connects with others and settles into her community. Our role is to listen deeply, offer consistent and compassionate support, and create safe, nurturing spaces where trust can grow.
Together, we focus on building skills, confidence, and connections that help young women feel secure in their home, valued as neighbours, and hopeful about their future.
We prioritise consistent, empathetic, and non-judgmental support so that young women feel safe, heard, and respected.
We connect young women with therapeutic resources and offer compassionate care that helps build resilience and strengthen emotional wellbeing.
We provide support with managing a tenancy, navigating benefits, and engaging in education, training, or employment, ensuring young women feel equipped for independence.
Through person-centred support planning, we work alongside each young woman to recognise her strengths, nurture her goals, and support her choices about how she participates in her home, her support, and her wider community.
We ensure that all our spaces and relationships are physically and emotionally safe, stable, and nurturing. Young women can influence how the project operates and shapes the support they receive.
What we offer:
The following issues will describe the range of issues being faced by the young adults we support:
- Personalised Support: Every young woman works alongside a key working team developing an individual support plan, tailored to her needs and aspirations.
- Holistic Support: We work in partnership with other services to provide coordinated support such as mental health, substance use, social work and justice teams.
- Practical Support: Guidance with managing a tenancy, learning how to run a home, and building skills for employment, training, and community life.
- Safe Accommodation: A secure, supportive, and non-exclusionary environment that provides continuity of care and stability for growth.
- Partnership Working: We collaborate with local agencies and communities to ensure young women are supported by a strong, connected network.
Recruitment
We provide safe homes and caring support for young women aged 18–25 who have experienced homelessness and trauma.
Our aim is simple: to walk alongside each young woman as she builds the stability, skills, and confidence to shape her own future.
What We Offer
- Safe accommodation – secure housing with a non-exclusion approach.
- Trusting relationships – consistent, compassionate support from a keyworker.
- Emotional wellbeing – access to therapeutic and wellbeing support.
- Practical support – help with managing a home, finances, education, and work.
- Life skills & confidence – personalised plans that focus on strengths and goals.
- Community connections – opportunities to belong, participate, and thrive.
Our Vision
That every young woman feels safe, respected, and empowered — valued in her community and hopeful about her future.
Information for young people
Moving into your first home can feel exciting — and a bit overwhelming. At What If Female, we’re here to walk alongside you so you don’t have to face it on your own.
What you can expect from us:
- A safe place to live – somewhere stable where you can feel at home.
- Someone who listens – a key-working team who gets to know you and what matters to you.
- Support when things feel tough – whether it’s about your wellbeing, finances, family, or friends.
- Help with the day-to-day – like running your home, cooking, benefits, or finding work, training, or study.
- Building confidence – we’ll focus on your strengths and help you work towards your goals.
- Being part of something – chances to connect with your community and have your say in how things run here.
Our Promise
We’ll treat you with respect, stand by you when life is hard, and celebrate your achievements with you.
This is your journey — we’re here to walk it with you.
Claire's story
Claire shares her experience of being supported by What If (Female).
A day in the life of a What If (Female) Support Worker
A day in the life: supporting young women to build independent futures
What our staff love about What If (Female)
