In an interview with CYP Now, Mark Gifford, who joined the NCS Trust in January 2020, shared plans for a “transformative agenda” for the organisation, which was founded by former Prime Minister David Cameron in 2009.
The Trust, which traditionally provides summer residential programmes for young people aged 15- to 17 in England, was forced to cancel its 2020 offering due to the pandemic.
However, Gifford told CYP Now that this allowed the Trust to “pilot some of the things we are really wanting to do” which includes a year-round offering for young people including work in the community, digital support on issues including mental health and resilience and a residential programme as well as increased intervention before and after the programme ends for the most vulnerable children.
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