Bauder's practical contribution to CRASH project Step by Step has given the charity the best environment in which to continue its work with young people 8THE ALDERSHOT PROJECTCONSTRUCTING A FUTUREwww.crash.org.ukwww."At 16 I became homeless after a family breakdown. I had nowhere to go which meant I was living on the streets for over three weeks. It was a terrifying time for me, I had sores on my hands and I felt worried and anxious all the time, always looking over my shoulder and never able to sleep. My family support worker introduced me to Step by Step. When I came to visit everyone was very helpful. Talking to some of the other residents there, I started to feel welcome and that it could be a place where I could feel safe again. I decided to move into the first stage accommodation. We had to do lots of tasks. One of my favourites was cooking. We took it in turns to cook which was brilliant because I did not have any cooking skills, and it gave me the basic life skills I needed to gain independence. I started college but I found it very difficult to concentrate because it was a busy, sometimes noisy, environment. Step by Step gave me the motivation to work harder and move on to the next accommodation stage. After that I progressed quite quickly and I am now waiting to hear back about a university place. I have had a lot of support from Step by Step and I am so grateful, for without them who knows where I would be now."IZZY'S STORY32 bedrooms, a communal kitchen, dining and laundry facilities, training rooms and administrative offices. A £20,000 grant from CRASH went towards the construction spend and, taking 'a roof over their heads' to new heights, Bauder designed and built a roof for free along with its approved contractor, Warner Contracting. A project team worked relentlessly to create the best possible product ensuring the 400m2 flat roof offers "the lowest maintenance solution going forward." Andrew Mackenzie, Bauder's managing director said at the time of completion: "We are delighted to have been involved with the Step by Step project by contributing the roof element to provide shelter and n November 2011, roofing firm and CRASH patron Bauder helped to complete a flagship CRASH project. After 16 months of building, a £3.7m investment, free materials and a CRASH grant, a new residential and training centre for young homeless people in Aldershot in Hampshire was declared open after Bauder, quite literally, provided the finishing touch - a roof. The new building is part of Step by Step, a charity that has been working in Aldershot and helping young homeless people for almost two decades. The new accommodation and training facilities gave it the boost it needed to do even more to assist those most in need. The newest addition to the charity's services is located near Aldershot town centre with accommodation spread over three floors, including It is the people that CRASH brought together that gave us a much better building to sustain our missionNEW FACILITIES HAVE GIVEN STEP BY STEP THE BOOSTIT NEEDED TO SUPPORT ITS CLIENTS EVEN MORE

9THE ALDERSHOT PROJECTukwww.crash.org.ukCONSTRUCTING A FUTUREStep by Step provides training in life skills to enable the young people to regain their self-esteem and enter back into the community with a job or a college place or training placement. Clients progress through a four-step accommodation service. Each step offers greater independence as they demonstrate their willingness to take more responsibility for their lives and those around them. HOW IT WORKSsupport to homeless young people. We put together a design and waterproofing package that not only took into account the current structure and thermal performance, but also ensured the lowest maintenance solution." Amanda Dubarry, chief executive of Step by Step, added: "The new building is a significant milestone for us, however it is the people CRASH brings together from the construction and property industry, and the value of their professional expertise and free materials, that have given us a much better building allowing us to sustain our mission of transforming young lives." CLIENTS ARE GIVEN THE GUIDANCE THEY NEED TO SECURE JOBS OR STUDY PLACES A FOUR-STEP ACCOMMODATION PROCESSPROVIDES A PATH BACK TO INDEPENDENCE