Impact newsletter - April

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Issue No.8 / April 2022

Focus on Future You

What’s inside...

Page 3 NCS changemakers making a difference

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An unemployed young man is being helped to turn his life around with tailored support from Ingeus as part of the FutureYou programme in Greater Manchester. JH, now aged 19, arrived in the UK from Sudan three years ago and was placed in the care system. He admits that at times he felt lonely and would have liked more one-to-one support to learn about the opportunities available to him. With no family to support him, and no friends living nearby, JH was feeling isolated and struggling with his mental health when he joined the FutureYou programme.

Under the scheme, young people are assigned a dedicated mentor to help them progress into work, training or education. These mentors help young people build their confidence, learn new skills and improve their health and wellbeing. Participants are offered practical support with everything from job searching and CV writing to finding work placements and training opportunities. JH began receiving one-to-one support and guidance from an Ingeus mentor. He told her that he was experiencing racial abuse which distressed him, and he did not have a sense of belonging in his community. He was worried he would struggle to find work as he had no fixed address and had been sofa-surfing and staying out on the streets.

FutureYou is delivered by Ingeus and partners on behalf of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and is co-financed by the European Social Fund. The new £5 million programme for young people in Greater Manchester was launched recently and focuses on 18- to 24-year-olds who are currently not in education, employment or training (NEET).

Since joining the programme in February, things are looking much brighter for JH. He has applied for an apprenticeship and is in the process of securing permanent accommodation. His mental health is improving now that he has gained more confidence, and he feels much happier about the future. He is continuing to receive support from FutureYou as he works towards his goals.

Issue no.8 / April 2022

Ingeus Newsletter

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I feel comfortable speaking to my mentor. We meet every week and she has supported me with my housing issues and helped me look for an apprenticeship. Meanwhile JH’s mentor couldn’t be more pleased with his progress. She explains: “I have seen JH’s confidence grow in such a short time. When JH joined the programme, he was very quiet and found it difficult to share some of the events happening in his life. I would meet JH in a familiar place so that he would feel comfortable. I felt it was important to make JH feel safe so that we could work together to support him to achieve his goals.” Find out more about FutureYou at www.StartFutureYou.co.uk

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