OUTCOMES
WHAT WE ACHIEVED –
OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE % of young people who achieved a positive housing outcome Bristol Floating Support
95%
Bristol Dispersed Housing
74%
Ask Us: A partnership between 1625ip, Avon and Bristol Law Centre and Citizens Advice supported 130 young people to reduce poverty, manage their money better and improve health and wellbeing. High Support accommodation project for 16-17 year olds leaving care: Working in partnership with social services, 18 young people positively ‘moved on’, returning to the family home or to permanent accommodation.
South Glos. Floating Support
86%
South Glos. Dispersed Housing
95%
“He brought me out of my shell and helped me to become a volunteer” “He helps by giving me someone to talk to when I fall out with my parents”
Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) in South Gloucestershire: 10 young people were supported to adjust to their new environment and access safe, supported accommodation, education and health care.
We recruited and trained an additional 33 Community Mentors, offering young people positive relationships in their community, increasing confidence and enabling positive life choices.
1625ip’s Participation and Learning (PaL) programme supports young people to develop confidence, interpersonal skills and practical life skills (like cooking, budgeting, applying for jobs and maintaining their home). We delivered 216 group work sessions and 100 AQA awards, giving young people a recognised qualification.
“If it wasn’t for my mentor I probably wouldn’t be here. I’m so happy that I had her to help me get my housing back and help me with everything. I’d definitely be in prison or dead if it wasn’t for her.” Jan, 17 years old, Mentee
Our Peer Support project with Learning Partnership West recruits and trains young volunteers to help make a difference to vulnerable young people’s lives. We recruited and trained 13 Peer Supporters, provided one to one support to 56 young people and group workshops to 311 young people.
Our Peer Education project, Upfront, trained and supported 12 Peer Educators to deliver 64 homelessness prevention and financial skills workshops, educating 1245 young people in schools and colleges about the realities of leaving home. We exceeded our targets by over 40%. The Cash Pointers project delivered an additional 158 Peer Education sessions to increase young people’s financial confidence.
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