Liz Carter Manager Liz carternolimitshelp org uk 1

Liz Carter, Manager Liz. carter@nolimitshelp. org. uk 1

History 19934 225 c onta Based cts in South ampto n 14 -25 ’s One d rop-in ce Shirle ntre in y ide w e r i h Hamps d young an n e r d l i in 6 Ch 2 r e d un people 2/13 201 tacts n o c 4 40, 95 Now: 5, 911 young people per year, Hampshire wide 2

So what do we really do? (Southampton services) • • • • X 3 open access drop-in centres offering Information, Advice Counselling, Advocacy and Support services for all young people under 26 Floating Support services for young people 16 -25 (housing support) DASH – drug alcohol support and health for 11 -18’s Teen Safehouse, 13 -19 (referral through No Limits or CAMHs) Anger Management groups (Under 16’s and Over 16’s) Health and well-being drop-ins in all 3 colleges and 8 secondary schools in Southampton. Bright Beginnings – working with young pregnant families or babies up to age of 2 Next Steps – young offenders, care leavers and carers Miss U & U Turn sexual exploitation project 8 -18 (25 if a Care Leaver) Advocacy to Looked After Children and Young People, Care Leavers and ‘Children and Young people in need’ aged 10 -21 Street Safe – no 2 nd night out (housing & homelessness) Website Email and telephone support 3

So what do we really do? (Hampshire services) • Just 4 U Project – Advocacy and Independent Visiting to Children and young people in care, or leaving care. Hampshire wide project including sessions at Swanick Lodge Secure Unit. • Health & Wellbeing drop-ins in schools and colleges in Eastleigh • A 2 T in Eastleigh • Website, email telephone support • Breakout (Hampshire and Southampton) Host the Youth Group for LGBT young people aged 11 -21 • Next Steps – supporting young carers/care leavers & young offenders in transition • Right 2 B Safe – Hampshire wide one-2 -one work with young people at risk of / or experiencing neglect, abuse, sexual exploitation 4

Ethos of No Limits • Safeguarding children, young people & vulnerable adults. • Quick and easy access to specialist services • Non-judgmental, confidential services which are all free to young people under the age of 26 • All parts of the service integrated to offer young people a full package of support • Work together as a team to support each other and the young people who use our service • Offer information, advice, support, advocacy and counselling to help young people make their own informed decisions about their own lives. 5

No Limits is a YIACS (youth information advice & counselling service) Open to all young people, YIACS offer a universal access point to targeted and specialist services, supporting young people on a diverse range of issues that are frequently inter-related: • social welfare issues e. g. benefits, housing, debt, employment • mental & emotional health issues e. g. depression, low selfesteem, self-harm, family problems & stress • wider personal and health issues e. g. relationships, sexual health, drugs & alcohol, healthy eating and access to leisure pursuits • practical issues e. g. careers, money management, independent living skills http: //youthaccess. org. uk/ 6

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No Limits Floating Support – a typical month (Sept 2011) Funding Applications to Personalisation Resource. Funding applications to Municipal Charities. Tax Credit backdates. Community care Grant appeals. Discretionary Housing Benefit payments. Housing Benefit backdates. Employment and Support Allowance appeals. Child Benefit backdates. Returned bank charges. Income Support backdates. Total £ 1526. 45 £ 680. 00 £ 1798. 50 £ 487. 00 £ 1461. 69 £ 900. 00 £ 864. 36 £ 300. 00 £ 40. 00 £ 700. 00 £ 8758. 00 This is all ‘additional’ income to the young people supported by the service (up to 100 young people every month), that they would not have received without the support of their allocated workers.

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