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Community Outreach:

The Community Outreach Project offers one to one support and individual advocacy and advice to young adults aged 18 to 25 around a range of issues: Housing - emergency and longer term, Healthcare - access to appropriate services, Substance misuse - referral to appropriate services, Mental health and well-being, Immigration and asylum issues, Disability and access to appropriate support agencies.

Target groups include: lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people, diverse faith communities, black and minority ethnic young people, young people who are, or at risk of becoming, homeless, young people living with a disability, young people experiencing mental distress.

Support can take on many different faces as each young person can have complex needs.

We have made positive links with various agencies across the city which support young people, to provide a diverse approach to meet the needs of all young people aged 18-25.

This includes a partnership with the YMCA and Cobalt Housing, with whom we have developed and delivered a resettlement and life skills package for young people as a 10 week programme. The programme consists of methods and techniques that will provide young people with the skills to live and maintain independent living:

• Cooking on a budget / life skills,
• Opening a bank account / paying bills,
• House maintenance / landlords and law,
• Debt management / credit unions,
• Positive socializing / relaxation techniques.

The Community Outreach Project also enables young people aged 18-25 to attend forums which are relevant to them, so that their views can be heard about issues which concern and affect them.

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