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Ignite Youth Mentoring and Employability Support
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

We help young people through: 1. Intensive mentoring and coaching sessions that support and challenge young people, helping them to overcome challenges and barriers in their lives. Developing resistance and the mindset to make better choices and help them manage trauma. 2. Improving key employability skills such as team-work, problem solving and resilience. 3. Providing practical support to improve access to employment such as CV writing and job sourcing.

Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    Young people aged 11-25 who are mostly at-risk of criminal exploitation / involvement in the criminal justice system. We prioritise support for boys from BAME communities, as evidence suggests they are more vulnerable to being coerced into crime.

  • Number of beneficiaries - 480

    11-25s reached annually via mentoring/employment support.

Geographic reach

  • England: Greater London
BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

800

Via a programme of sports, music, mentoring, schools work.

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£31,000.00

TIMELINE

Jan 2001 Onwards

Project Outcome Targets

Young people increase their self-efficacy, helping them make positive choices and face challenges.

Young people improve employability skills including communication and problem solving.

Young people increase their resilience to support them to resist becoming involved in gangs.

Project Activities

  • 1:1 mentoring to address issues/barriers faced by setting goals and creating action plans

  • Employability support to write CVs, prepare for interviews, develop employability skills, job search

  • Post-employment support to promote job retention, including mediating with employers where required

  • Weekly newsletter including quick tips alongside links to local employment/training opportunities

  • Detached/outreach youth work to engage with young people

Project Impact and Partners
IMPACT REPORTING

Bi-annually

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 1: No Poverty UN SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being UN SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth UN SDG 10: Reduced Inequality
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

Via debrief forms each session, case studies, anecdotal evidence and working with partner agencies

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

Henry Smith Charity

3-year funding towards Employment Support provision, ending in March 2022.
OTHER PARTNERS

Lloyds Bank Foundation

2-year funding towards mentoring and sports provision, ending in 2023.