Project
Future 4 Me
Funding
£1m to support 480 16- to 21-year-olds over four years from 2012 from the Big Lottery Fund's Youth in Focus programme
Background
Youth housing and support charity 1625 Independent People wanted to improve outcomes for young people leaving care and custody. In 2011, it consulted young people, youth offending teams, leaving care and probation teams, as well as voluntary organisations and the Youth Justice Board-funded South West Resettlement Consortium to inform a plan of action.
The consultation revealed an unmet need among many young people for support with the practical and emotional challenges they encounter when embarking on independent life.
Action
Future 4 Me, which started in March 2012, focuses on 16- to 21-year-olds in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset who have been identified by youth offending, probation or leaving care teams as at high risk of poor outcomes such as homelessness or living in unsafe accommodation.
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