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The EYST Dream
by eystwales
Family Link Project
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The Family Link Project provides culturally and emotionally sensitive support through a designated Team. The team continues to use the family approach, covering families and young people between the ages of 11 to 19; including all Black Asian and Minority Ethnic communities across Swansea. Some of the support we provided in the last year ranged from domestic/sexual violence, family/relationship breakdown, employment, training, housing, volunteering, education, parenting, welfare rights and working with schools to tackle bullying and racism. Over the last year we have supported 46 families and 219 individuals. We received referrals from Social Services, schools, job centres, Individual Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA), within Ethnic Minorities Youth Support Team and other organisations such as YMCA, Swansea MIND, African Community Centre, Citizens Advice and SCVS as well as self-referrals. Specifically, we have worked with 16 families, who have all received support with parenting skills, and 10 domestic violence cases. This year, we have worked with 29 of our partner organisations, helping to directly support our clients. Thankfully we have closed 45 cases with a positive outcome. Thank you to our funders for enabling us to provide much needed support to the community of Swansea.
BME CYP Project
Our BME CYP Project went from strength in 2021, funded by the Welsh Government our project workers led by Fateha Ahmed supported young people and families across Wales. The BME CYP Project works across Cardiff, Newport and Wrexham providing one to one and group support across the full range of topics including well-being, housing, benefits advice, employment and education. The work of the project continues to enhance and develop our work in Newport and Wrexham which are two of our newer areas, and both have shown the great need there is across Wales for quality holistic and culturally sensitive support. BME FAMILIES
