The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has made a donation to support catering at a homeless youth charity in London.

The PRS has donated £5,000 to back the New Horizon Youth Centre, a charity supporting 16 to 21-year-olds with accommodation, employment, literacy and numeracy as well as social skills.

The charity also educates young people on maintaining a tenancy.

Sean Hooker, head of redress at the PRS, said: “New Horizon Youth Centre is a fantastic organisation that has helped countless young people over the last 50 years.

“Not only do they provide them a safe environment to spend their days off the street, they provide essential life skills training to get them back on to their feet.

“I was particularly impressed with their private rented scheme that is successfully supporting young people to find suitable rented homes, providing help to manage their rent and guaranteeing their deposit.

“This valuable service breaks the desperate cycle many of these kids find themselves in and allowed them to escape from rough sleeping and sofa surfing.”

Stella Howe, project development manager for the charity, said: “New Horizon offers loads of different skills, workshops – it has everything you are looking for.

“They help you build a bigger support network which is really important when you have to cope on your own.

“We would like to put the £5,000 towards our catering costs. We provide a nutritious breakfast and lunch for up to 60 people 365 days a year.

“This is often the only cooked food our young people will receive that day.

“We are so grateful for the support from PRS and are looking forward to working with them in the future.”