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1993-4225 contactsBased in Southampton14-25’sOne drop-in centre in Shirley
Now: 5,911 young people per year, Hampshire wide
Hampshire wide
Children and young
people under 26 in
2012/13
40,954 contacts
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So what do we really do? (Southampton services)
• X3 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 2nd night out (housing & homelessness)• Website• Email and telephone support
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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• A2T 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 2B Safe – Hampshire wide one-2-one work with young people
at risk of / or experiencing neglect, abuse, sexual exploitation
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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.
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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 self-esteem, 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/
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No Limits Floating Support – a typical month (Sept 2011) Funding Applications to Personalisation Resource- £1526.45Funding applications to Municipal Charities- £ 680.00Tax Credit backdates- £1798.50Community care Grant appeals- £ 487.00Discretionary Housing Benefit payments- £1461.69Housing Benefit backdates- £ 900.00Employment and Support Allowance appeals- £ 864.36Child Benefit backdates- £ 300.00Returned bank charges- £ 40.00Income Support backdates- £ 700.00Total £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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www.nolimitshelp.org.uk
