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1625 INDEPENDENT PEOPLE ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 2018
1625 INDEPENDENT PEOPLE
ANNUAL REVIEW
2017 – 2018
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                         OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR FROM THE…
                         Chair of the Board                                                           Youth Board
                         As Chair of the Board I had the privilege, last summer, of                   Young people are at the forefront of our decisions and are
                         welcoming HRH The Duke of Gloucester to The Foyer where                      involved in how we run our charity through our participation
                         he had the opportunity to hear about the work of 1625ip. I                   work, so the Youth Forum and Youth Board continued
                         observed with pride HRH’s interaction with our young people                  to be active this year. In the past year, Youth Board have
                         and the staff who work with them. While I am consistently                    encouraged many positive changes to 1625ip. They have
                         proud of what we do, that emotion is often accompanied by                    brought in Welcome Meetings for new young people
                         frustration, as there is so much more for young people that we               moving into the hostel and have updated the Service
                         could, and should, be doing if resources permitted.                          User Handbook.

                         Providing appropriate                  Just one such example, is the         The Youth Board have brought           Election Youth Hustings where         approach to mental health and
Volunteer Board          accommodation for homeless             recent success in securing            in the Suggestions Box, so that        they asked representatives of the     wellbeing. Excitingly, Youth Board
of Trustees              young people, while of                 innovations funding from the          other young people can easily          main political parties running in     were involved in a consultation
                         fundamental importance, is             Department for Education which,       provide feedback on the service.       the General Election about the        with the Social Security Advisory
                         only the beginning. Prevention         in partnership with others, will      They have fed back to the              things they care about. They were     Committee, in which they were
Oliver Delany
                         is better still. The new initiative,   allow us to deliver a social impact   Communications team on the             consulted by the IF group (part       consulted about benefits and
(Chair)
                         Bristol Youth MAPS, is jointly         bond focussed on supporting           iPeople magazine, which will be        of the Golden Key initiative) on      the impact on young people, as
Nick Danks               delivered by Bristol City              young care leavers into education,    relaunched, with Youth Board           mental health issues.                 part of this government feedback
(Treasurer)              Council and 1625ip, and initially      training and employment. We           playing a more active role in the                                            mechanism on Welfare Benefits.
                         aims to keep those at risk of          have also invested some of our        creation of the content.               Mental health continues to be
Brendan Weekes
                         homelessness within the family         reserves in property, as finding                                             a priority for the Youth Board.       The Youth Board have a
(Vice Chair) (resigned
                         home, if it is safe to do so. For      affordable housing is a desperate     The Youth Board carried out their      They have recently undertaken         busy year ahead! They have
August 2017)
                         those who nevertheless end up          challenge for those of our young      annual survey of all Service Users     research to check levels of           established a rents task group
David Clowes             homeless, we offer a wide range        people ready to move on. Another      and used the results to influence      awareness about mental health         and are designing leaflets to help
(resigned August 2017)   of services, referred to later in      key need, for which we would          their actions. An effective            amongst service users and are         service users understand more
Craig Wilson             this report. All our services are      welcome further support, is           change they brought in was their       doing research into what support      about rent, service charges and
                         designed to enable those in our        mental resilience training.           engagement with social media,          is available. In the coming year      why they need to pay, which
Julia Clarke             care to develop into independent,                                            therefore Youth Board now have         they will be planning educational     will be given out to all new
Phil Bowley              confident, capable young people.       This is my valedictory report after   a Facebook page which has              interventions, which will be linked   residents. Their other plans for
                                                                4.5 years as Chair of the Board.      resulted in much easier and more       to Peer Education work, and are       2019 include working more with
Jane Keenan
                         While immensely grateful to all        It has been an honour to be           accessible communication within        planning informative resources        operational services managers
Kane Kirkbride           those listed on the last page          associated with the work of 1625      the Board. 1625ip has launched         on mental health such as posters      through attending each other’s
                         of this report, whose support          Independent People. I am most         an Instagram account, alongside        that could be available in hostels/   meetings. They also want to help
Caroline Howlett
                         enables us to deliver those            grateful to the Board and the SMT     the other social media platforms,      houses. Mayor Marvin Rees             improve the facilities in dispersed
                         services, my plea is to make a         in particular and am gratified that   which continues to engage young        attended a Youth Board meeting        housing, which affects how
                         long-term commitment to 1625ip.        l leave the organisation is such      people with the charity.               to hear from our young people,        young people interact with each
                         Young people are our future and        capable, caring hands.                                                       and the Mayor returned the favour     other in the housing.
                         sadly the issues that give rise to                                           On the back of the charity wide        and invited the Youth Board to
                         homelessness are not going away.                                             evaluations, the Youth Board have      work from City Hall! We therefore
                                                                                                      been involved in consultations         held a Youth Board meeting at
                         The needs of our young people                                                about the physical space at 1625ip.    City Hall and invited members of
                         are both complex and varied and                                                                                     the council to tell us about their
                         I am continually impressed by                                                The Youth Board has continued to       mental health initiative, Thrive,
                         the enterprise shown by staff in                                             engage with initiatives in the area.   which is closely linked to our work
                         addressing them.                                                             They were involved in a General        and aims to create a whole-city
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                                                                                                                           gender
CHIEF EXECUTIVE                                                                            A YEAR IN NUMBERS

                                                                                                                                        54%
Having worked here for 21 years I have seen so many changes, in this report you will see
the breadth of support we offer young people. We’ve developed services by listening
                                                                                           Championing equalities                       MALE

to what young people need and have moved a long way from just providing supported          and diversity                        46%
housing. I remember many years ago I was in a hall full of young people asking what                                           FEMALE
would have made a difference and the main responses were around education in schools
                                                                                           We monitor our equality
about the risks of leaving home in a crisis and about managing finances. We’ve never
                                                                                           and diversity data so we
looked back and we provide these along with other new services to meet the needs that
                                                                                           can better support the
young people tell us they have.
                                                                                           needs of all our young
                                                                                           people. Our ‘Champions’
It is great to see more               and our Psychologically Informed                     for equality areas such
development around education,         Environment (PIE) work gets                          as LGBTQ+, religion,
employment and training in            recognised as being critical                         ethnicity and care leavers
the organisation, as we know          to this. UWE found that staff                        help us to enhance and
that work is the route to being       and volunteers find PIE work                         embed equality, diversity
able to make decisions about          invaluable in helping them to
                                                                                           and inclusion within our
where and how you live. Our
financial capability support work
                                      understand, support, and learn
                                      from each other’s practice and
                                                                                           diverse community of                        Ethnicity
was very successful and had           to take ownership of issues that                     young people. By instilling        32%      32% identified as Black
excellent evaluations. UWE found      emerge in a solution-focused way.                    a diverse and accepting                     Minority Ethic (BME)
that young people saw staff as                                                             culture in our work, all of
‘holders of hope’ when they could     Looking forward we want to                           our young people can feel
not hold it for themselves.           continue to resource the valuable
                                                                                           welcome, safe and valued
                                      services we provide, while
                                                                                           in the compassionate,
Staff are the most important asset    we recognise that housing is
we have as an organisation and        unaffordable to many. As well                        inclusive and equitable                     Disability
their dedication and commitment       as providing affordable move-                        support we provide.                31%      31% stated that they had
is recognised in all recent           on ourselves, we will work with                                                                  a disability
evaluations – for example, the        partners to make sure the housing                    Of young people that accessed
University of Gloucester found that   that is needed will be available in                  our supported housing
Future 4 Me service users reported    the future.                                          services in Bristol and South
positive relationships with project                                                        Gloucestershire:
staff and considered the staff team   With the great partnerships
to be one of the main strengths
of the project. My thanks this
                                      we have with the public sector,
                                      businesses, grant making trusts
                                                                                                                                       Mental Health
year and every year go to the         and individuals we are making a                                                         53%      53% of those with a disability,
fantastic staff and volunteers        difference, but we always need                                                                   stated they had a mental
who make this organisation            more help. Working together we                                                                   health disability
continue to deliver great results     can all make the future brighter
for young people, changing lives      for young homeless people and
for the better and bringing hope.     help prevent homelessness in the
Supporting staff is imperative        first place.

                                                                                                                                       Sexuality
                                                                                                                              10%      10% identified with being
                                                                                                                                       LGBTQ+

Photo by Mark Simmons Photography
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    SERVICE PROVISION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE                                              LOOKING BACK

    1625ip accepted 5,033 referrals from young people who needed support            Participation and learning
    between 1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018. (63 young people were referred for
    more than one service).                                                         Our Participation and Learning Programme is a vital bridge for many of our young people,
                                                                                    enabling them to further develop skills to live independently and engage positively with
    Service                                                 No. of times accessed
                                                                                    society, as well as building the confidence to realise their potential and achieve their goals.
     Bristol
     Floating Support (ended Sept 2017)                                       95
                                                                                                                        Sixes League. Our team captain
     Dispersed Housing (reduced service from Oct 17)                         220    Engagement and learning
                                                                                                                        Scott Harvey won most valuable
     High Support (SGH, Foyer, Assess Centre, Crash Pads)                    296
                                                                                                                        player in the league award for his
                                                                                    In 2017 - 2018, 299 individuals
     Ask Us                                                                   157                                       outstanding leadership and team
                                                                                    took part in our Engagement and
     Drop in service (transferred to MAPS Oct 2017)                          149                                        player skills!
                                                                                    Learning activities.
     Future Builders                                                          24

                                                                                                                                                             “
                                                                                                                        We extended our pre-tenancy
     Care Leavers High Support                                                 8    Young people attended weekly
                                                                                                                        training programme to offer
                                                                                    cooking sessions at our High
     BYL Prevention                                                           86
                                                                                    Support Services and Kingsley
                                                                                                                        regular sessions in the hostels to   Eating all
     Youth MAPS (started Oct 2017)                                           249                                        help 46 young people to move on.
     South Gloucestershire
                                                                                    Hall where they learn to make
                                                                                                                        Step It Up sessions in the hostels
                                                                                                                                                             together it
                                                                                    healthy meals on a budget,
     Supported Housing                                                        10    have fun and foster a sense of
                                                                                                                        helped 94 young people work on       was like a
                                                                                                                        their CVs, job applications and
     Floating Support                                                         75    community in our hostels. For
                                                                                    some young people at the start
                                                                                                                        prepare for interviews.              family meal.”
     Care Leavers Resettlement                                                24
                                                                                    of their journey, the simple act
     Care Leavers High Support (started July 2017)                             3                                        Most activities now include an AQA
                                                                                    of engaging with others through
     UASC (formerly YISS)                                                      12                                       qualification option and this year
                                                                                    cooking a simple meal is a huge
     Drop in service                                                          43                                        139 AQA units were submitted.
                                                                                    achievement. The sessions ranged
     Supported Lodgings                                                         1   from cake baking and milkshake
                                                                                                                        Next year we intend to have more
     Other Services                                                                 Sundays, to a full Sunday Roast!
                                                                                                                        offers of engagement activities to
     Future 4 Me                                                               81                                       increase the scope of what we can
                                                                                    Young people attended arts
     Establish                                                                 5                                        offer young people and provide
                                                                                    sessions where they made soft
     EET: Job Coach                                                           83                                        the tools and resources needed
                                                                                    furnishings and gifts for friends
                                                                                                                        to further improve outcomes. This
     EET: Building Better Opportunities                                       32    and family, as well as attending
                                                                                                                        however, relies upon us securing
     EET Worker in hostels                                                   130    drama groups, wellbeing groups
                                                                                                                        the necessary funding.
                                                                                    and money management sessions.
     Money Tree                                                              290
     Going Green                                                              46
                                                                                    From our weekly sports sessions,
     Money Advice Service                                                     611   several of the football players
     Peer Education: Bristol Youth Links Upfront                             1718   went on to form a team that
     YBS (Private Rented Sector) (started June 2017)                          53    joined the FA affiliated Soccer

     High Support Move-on Training                                            46
     Step It Up Sessions                                                      94
     Other Personal Development Sessions                                     225
     Community Mentoring                                                      28
     1:1 Meet and Greet sessions                                              35
     Peer Support recipients                                                   14
     Peer Supporters                                                          29
     Group Work                                                                61
     Total                                                                  5033
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                                                                                                                EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (EET)

Participation and service user      216 (unique) young people each       See more about our Peer                Education, employment and training (EET) opportunities are crucial to overcoming
                                    attended over 3 participation        Education work in our Money
involvement                                                                                                     homelessness. During the year we extended and embedded our EET offering for young
                                    activities, such as our Youth        Management section!
                                                                                                                people, employing three EET workers. We also established a new EET service for care
                                    Forums and sitting on staff
We offer a huge range of options                                                                                leavers through a Social Impact Bond funded by the Department for Education. The EET
for service user involvement at
                                    recruitment panels.                  Mentoring
                                                                                                                worker based in our high support hostels worked with 130 young people and placed 30
1625ip. We believe the people
that use our services should have
                                    Volunteering                         This year our community mentors        young people into EET between October 2017 and March 2018.
                                                                         and peer mentors continued to
an active say in how they are
                                    We are so grateful to our            act as positive role models for

                                                                                                                                                                                                   “
designed and delivered. One
way we do this is through our
                                    volunteers who offer their free      young people and helped them           Through our partnership with         Reboot West
                                    time so that we can provide a        engage in a range of positive          End Youth Homelessness (EYH)
Youth Board.
                                    better-quality service to our        activities based on their interests.   we secured funding from the          We were delighted to establish                 My EET Worker
                                    young people. In 2017 – 2018,        We recruited and trained 38            H+M foundation to provide a
Our Youth Board has gone from
strength to strength, with 17
                                    we recruited 98 new volunteers.      community mentors and delivered        Job Coach service helping 59
                                                                                                                                                     the ‘Reboot West’ Social
                                                                                                                                                     Impact Bond which brings
                                                                                                                                                                                                    has been a hero
regular Youth Board members.
                                                                         188 mentoring sessions. We also        motivated young people access        together four West of England                  and I am finally
                                    Peer education                       recruited and trained 27 new           EET. The service includes a
Over the year they have attended
a number of consultation events
                                                                         peer supporters and our peer           bursary fund to overcome specific
                                                                                                                                                     local authorities, alongside
                                                                                                                                                     Bridges Fund Management
                                                                                                                                                                                                    getting my life on
advising on new housing options
                                    Through our Bristol Youth Links
                                    project, our 12 Peer Educators
                                                                         supporters delivered 65 one-to-
                                                                         one mentoring sessions. There
                                                                                                                barriers to EET, such as transport
                                                                                                                or interview clothes.
                                                                                                                                                     who provide upfront finance                    track … she has
for the city and the national
welfare benefits system. The
                                    delivered 59 sessions, reaching      were 29 new peer support live
                                                                                                                                                     for the service and 1625ip as
                                                                                                                                                     the support provider. We work
                                                                                                                                                                                                    helped me to get
group set themselves a priority
                                    1,718 young people to educate
                                    them about homelessness.
                                                                         placements.                            As part of the Building Better
                                                                                                                Opportunity West of England
                                                                                                                                                     to develop care leavers’ values,               on courses and
                                                                                                                                                     psychological skills, aspirations
of supporting service users to
pay their rent and understand
                                    We are delighted that this work                                             Works fund we partnered with         and motivations, in order to
                                                                                                                                                                                                    I now get along
service charges and they have
                                    will continue next year, thanks to
                                    funding from Nisbet’s and Bristol
                                                                                                                Creative Youth Network (CYN) to
                                                                                                                host an engagement worker to
                                                                                                                                                     transform their learning and                   with people
set up a task group to implement                                                                                                                     employment outcomes.
their ideas.
                                    City council.                                                               provide EET support to 18 young                                                     that I wouldn’t
                                                                                                                people further away from the
                                                                                                                labour market.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    normally get
                                                                                                                                                                                                    along with.”

                                                                                                                daniel’s story

                                                                                                                Daniel was a new resident at         was able to highlight his skills and   questions and planning questions
                                                                                                                our hostel. He had poor mental       experience to help re-build his        to ask. Daniel attended the
                                                                                                                health and was on medication,        confidence. He wasn’t confident        interview and was offered a trial
                                                                                                                but he was keen to get back into     using IT but the EET worker            week. This went successfully and
                                                                                                                employment. Despite having           coached him on how to find             Daniel was offered a full-time role!
                                                                                                                some training and experience         vacancies on jobsites, and how to
                                                                                                                in warehouse work, he lacked         upload his CV.                         The EET worker then helped
                                                                                                                confidence partly due to his                                                Daniel work out his income in
                                                                                                                wellbeing but also due to a period   Through learning these new skills,     relation to rents and benefits,
                                                                                                                of unemployment.                     Daniel was then invited for an         so that he could understand
                                                                                                                                                     interview. The EET worker helped       his expenses and manage his
                                                                                                                1625ip’s Education, Employment       Daniel prepare for the interview       finances with his new job.
                                                                                                                and Training (EET) worker helped     - researching the company,
                                                                                                                him re-do his CV and in doing so     practising answering interview
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                                                                                                              EARLY HELP

                                     in special educational needs
Money management skills
                                     schools. We also provided an
                                                                            Going Green                       Youth MAPS
including peer education
                                     entry level post 16 provision via
                                                                            The Bristol Community Energy
                                     our Peer Education work funded                                           In October 2017 we launched Youth MAPS, which grew from our drop-in service in
We supported young people                                                   fund supported Cash Pointers Go
through money management
                                     by the Money Advice Service.
                                                                            Green. We worked with 46 young
                                                                                                              Bristol. Staff from 1625ip and BCC Housing and Social Care work together to prevent
                                     Research demonstrated the value                                          youth homelessness through informal mediation and family work, providing advice and
and financial confidence work.                                              people through an inter-house
                                     of education from peers as school                                        information about their options and some of the hard realities of moving out.
We produced “The Cash Pointers                                              challenge and group sessions,
                                     participants better identify with
Money Handbook” as a legacy                                                 which enabled 1625ip service
                                     real stories told by young people
to the Big Lottery funded Cash                                              users to learn about energy
                                     and this helps engender a sense                                          Where it is not possible to prevent
Pointers project and delivered
                                     of credibility and trust in
                                                                            efficiency as a way to reduce                                           Ask Us
a training programme to 163                                                 utility bills.                    homelessness (because it is
                                     the relationship.                                                        unsafe to remain, or mediation is
professionals from 18 different                                                                                                                     Ask Us is an advice service,

                                                                                  “
agencies!                                                                                                     not successful) we work to find
                                     66.5% of young people who                                                                                      funded by the Big Lottery Fund
                                                                                                              suitable accommodation.
                                     attended Peer Education sessions                                                                               and jointly delivered with Bristol
The Money Tree service, funded
by RBS, provided 290 young
                                     reported improved budgeting                  Interactive,                Of 145 full cases opened since
                                                                                                                                                    Citizens Advice and the Avon
                                                                                                                                                    & Bristol Law Centre. From
                                     skills (including people with
people with money management
information and advice. During
                                     specific language and learning               informative with            October 2017, 20% of closed cases
                                                                                                              saw the young person remaining
                                                                                                                                                    September until the end of May,

2017-2018:
                                     difficulties). Additionally, 74.4%           lots of useful              or returning to their family or
                                                                                                                                                    60 young people reported that
                                                                                                                                                    they were more able to deal
                                     of the attendees improved
• 120 budgets were completed
                                     their understanding of financial             resources. Really           family network, and 90% were
                                                                                                              offered Advice, Mediation and
                                                                                                                                                    with their problems and access
                                                                                                                                                    mainstream advice services.
• 29 grant applications were
                                     terminology.                                 looking forward             Support within 5 days of Triage.
  successful
• 48 young people gained AQA
                                     Over the last 5 years we have                to receiving
  unit awards
                                     developed a considerable
                                     expertise with regard to financial
                                                                                  the toolkit and
Our Cashpointers Upfront project
                                     education. Next year we hope                 excited that this
delivered financial capability
                                     to secure additional funding to
                                     maintain specialist support within
                                                                                  will exist!”
sessions to 611 young people
                                     the organisation.

                                                                                                                                                                                         “
Tim’s story
                                                                                                                                                                                         I don’t feel
Tim was struggling to manage his     The worker helped Tim to prepare                                                                                                                    patronised.
finances. He had direct debits but   for a conversation with his bank
often didn’t have the money in       and supported him while he                                                                                                                          Just supported.
his account to cover these and so
incurred bank charges which then
                                     made the call. His bank listened
                                     and understood his situation and
                                                                                                                                                                                         It helped me to
increased his debt.                  agreed to refund all the bank                                                                                                                       get through
He was suffering from depression
                                     charges, totalling £180! They also
                                     gave him lots of information on
                                                                                                                                                                                         everything
and felt overwhelmed by his          preventative measures he can                                                                                                                        knowing I had
financial worries, to the extent
that he felt unable to discuss his
                                     put in place to avoid this situation
                                     happening again.
                                                                                                                                                                                         my support
problems. Eventually he spoke to                                                                                                                                                         worker to
his support worker who referred
Tim to Money Tree.
                                                                                                                                                                                         count on. She
                                                                                                                                                                                         cares.”
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                                                                                                 INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

                                                                                                 Low cost accommodation
                                                                                                 Given that a key barrier to accommodation for young people is the high cost of rent,
                                                                                                 one of our priorities this year has been to extend our low cost accommodation. We
                                                                                                 were delighted to receive £60,000 from LandAid to support a new project with United
                                                                                                 Communities and Bristol Student Union and we are working in partnership with charities
                                                                                                 and housing providers to increase the number of low cost housing options in the region.

                                                                                                 This helps to overcome a critical   still in employment, education or
                                                                                                 barrier to employment as entering   training after the course finished.
                                                                                                 the labour market is challenging
                                                                                                 with high rent, low salaries and    Establish
                                                                                                 zero hours contracts. Below are

“
                                                                                                 some of our current projects:       Another innovative housing option
                                                                                                                                     for young people is the Establish
I felt understood                                                                                Future Builders                     project, which is delivered in
                                                                                                                                     partnership with Andrew’s
and respected”                                                                                   10 young people were provided       Charitable Trust. The project
                                                                                                 with the opportunity of low cost    provides care leavers with a high
                                                                                                 accommodation and employment        spec affordable flat along with
                                                                                                 support through Future Builders.    dedicated support to access and
                                                                                                 Furthermore, 9 people were          sustain employment. Last year
                                                                                                 supported all the way through       all of the young people involved
                                                                                                 pre-apprenticeship training and     in the Establish project reported
                                                                                                 went on to find employment,         they had developed a more

                                                                             “
South Gloucestershire drop-in           Outreach support                                         continue their education, or        positive relationship with a worker,
                                                                                                 go on to a full-apprenticeship      volunteer, family member, peer or
The South Gloucestershire team          In South Gloucestershire we          I was listened to   programme. We also provided         the wider community. They also
continues to provide a twice-
weekly drop-in from their Patchway
                                        offer an outreach service to
                                        young people who have their
                                                                             and understood      continuing support to the young
                                                                                                 people from the previous year’s
                                                                                                                                     reported they felt better able to
                                                                                                                                     manage their physical health &
site. 43 young people this year         own housing and need practical       very well. And      training intake, of which 68% are   emotional well-being.
were able to “walk in off the street”
with no appointment and access
                                        support to sustain stable
                                        independent living. Last year
                                                                             no matter what
skilled and knowledgeable advice        we supported 74 young people         I said I wasn’t
and support around housing
related issues.
                                        through this service, offering
                                        emotional, social and practical
                                                                             belittled.”
                                        support so that they can be
                                        healthy, stay safe and make a
                                        positive contribution to their
                                        community.

                                        Next year, we hope to secure
                                        funding that enables us to provide
                                        this valuable service in Bristol.
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                                                                                                SPECIALIST WORKERS AT 1625IP

                                                                             “                 Care and custody leavers: Future 4 Me
Supported Lodgings
In South Gloucestershire we            There are already positive            It’s a two-way     Future 4 Me offers specialist support to young people leaving care, leaving custody
began a pilot for a Supported
Lodgings service, an innovative
                                       outcomes including 1 young
                                       person living in supported
                                                                             process and        or who are at risk of entering custody. In 2017 – 2018 Future 4 Me was instrumental in
way of providing a friendly home       lodgings who is managing              really makes       enabling the Trauma Recovery Model to be piloted in the South West with the support
                                                                                                of the Youth Justice Board. We have supported 139 care and custody leavers through
environment to a young person.         well, and the whole family has
                                       embraced the experience and
                                                                             a difference       intensive 1:1 support, groupwork and partnership working.
Some young people may not              welcomed the young person into        to people’s
know what it means to be part of
a family or may not have access
                                       their home.
                                                                             lives! It can be   Next year we are working on            and consultation services for staff   in gaining independent living
to this support network due to         We are prioritising the recruitment   challenging        the delivery of the Future 4 Me        who work with young people with       skills. 64% of UASC in South
relationship breakdown or conflict.    of new hosts and promoting this
                                       fantastic opportunity to be part
                                                                             but also very      toolkit in which we share our
                                                                                                understanding of working with
                                                                                                                                       mental health needs. Next year,
                                                                                                                                       we would like to secure funding to
                                                                                                                                                                             Gloucestershire were in education,
                                                                                                                                                                             employment and training. We are
This experience can transform          of something life changing for        rewarding.         care and custody leavers with          offer mental health support for all   focusing on securing funding in
the lives of young people,             everyone involved!
enabling them to look forward                                                I would            other organisations both locally
                                                                                                and nationally.
                                                                                                                                       young people that need it.            order for us to provide this service
                                                                                                                                                                             to UASC in Bristol, as this is a core
to a brighter future.                                                        recommend it                                              Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking          priority for us next year.
                                                                                                Mental health                          Children (UASC)
                                                                             to others.”
                                                                                                We have taken on 2 trainee             In South Gloucestershire we
Lucy’s story
                                                                                                Wellbeing Practitioners                have a dedicated support worker
                                                                                                as part of the South West              who provides support to 12

                                                                                                                                                                                       “
                                                                                                Collaborative, ‘Improving Access       Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking
Lucy finished a degree course          The Establish project worker                             to Psychological Therapies’            Children (UASC). Support includes
at university and was facing
the prospect of homelessness,
                                       was able to support Lucy to
                                       maintain her tenancy, access the
                                                                                                services. They deliver low intensity   helping them to secure and sustain               My Future 4 Me
                                                                                                cognitive behavioural therapy to       suitable accommodation and
following moving on from student       health support she needed and                            help young people (up to age 18),      access legal and health support.                 Support Worker
accommodation. Lucy had no
family support to fall back on and
                                       support her to access relevant
                                       employment opportunities. She is
                                                                                                achieve better mental health.          They were all able to engage                     is a legend. He’ll
                                                                                                                                       with participation and learning
had not yet secured employment,        now in full time employment and                          We also have 2 mental health           opportunities, including attending               do anything,
so she moved into an Establish flat.   is very much enjoying using her
                                       skills in a graduate position,
                                                                                                workers as part of the Future 4 Me
                                                                                                service so that young people are
                                                                                                                                       the Children in Care Council, the
                                                                                                                                       1625ip Youth Forum and various
                                                                                                                                                                                        as much as he
Initially the process of finishing a   whilst feeling stable within                             more able to manage their health       participation activities. Through                can. I know for
degree, moving to a new flat and       her accommodation.
not having secured employment
                                                                                                and wellbeing proactively. They
                                                                                                do intensive work through their
                                                                                                                                       our Participation and Learning
                                                                                                                                       team the young people gained
                                                                                                                                                                                        a fact that if
was hard for Lucy, and she                                                                      case load and offer short term 1:1     AQA accreditation which helps                    SOMEthing could
struggled with her emotional
wellbeing.
                                                                                                support, as well as signposting        to evidence their achievements
                                                                                                                                                                                        be done he’d do
                                                                                                                                                                                        everything in his
                                                                                                                                                                                        power to do it… ”
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CORE HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES                                                       “
                                                                                        I feel supported
                                                                                        and enabled.”

High support in Bristol
Our emergency support provision is often the first stage of a young person’s journey
towards independence. So the support we provide has a huge impact. In Bristol in 2017
– 2018, 296 young people were referred to our High Support service. This includes St
                                                                                        “
                                                                                        Sarah has helped
                                                                                        me massively
Georges House and the Foyer and combines ongoing accommodation, Crash Pad and           with sorting my
assessment beds. This year, St Georges House had 89% positive move ons!                 head out.”

One of our future priorities at St   This first year has been positive                  We have a particular focus on
Georges House is to work on the      and going forward we are hoping                    building social networks, including
physical environment, improving      to add additional flats.                           within our properties. We facilitate
communal areas so they are                                                              regular meetings in our houses
more conducive to emotional and      Lower support housing in Bristol                   where young people can get
mental wellbeing.                                                                       together to hear about ways to
                                     Last year, 219 young people were                   get involved in the organisation,
Our High Support Care Leavers        supported and accommodated in                      find out about training and
project in Bristol had great         our dispersed housing service in                   education opportunities and
success with Bristol City Council    Bristol. 87% of young people who                   resolve interpersonal issues
committing to fund an additional 5   moved on moved on in a positive,                   using a restorative approach.
flats alongside intensive support.   planned way, well exceeding the
100% of young people that we         contract target.                                   Lower support housing in South
supported had a positive move                                                           Gloucestershire
on, 87% participated in EET and      We provide a combination
80% recorded better physical and     of shared and self-contained                       In South Gloucestershire we
mental health.                       accommodation across the city.                     supported 10 young people at
                                     This provides a safe and supported                 Supported Housing in College
High support in South                environment from which young                       Way; 80% of them now have
Gloucestershire                      people can focus on employment,                    a positive planned move on.
                                     education and training, before                     Our Care Leavers Resettlement
Our South Gloucestershire            moving on to more independent                      support worker supported 24
CYPS High Support project,           accommodation.                                     young people who need extra
which started in June 2017,                                                             support while under Social
provides intensive support                                                              Services care or need support
with accommodation.                                                                     to transition out of care.
                                                                                        There was an increase of 32%
                                                                                        in young people engaged

                                     “
                                                                                        in meaningful education,
                                                                                        employment or training.
                                     You’ve really
                                     helped me ….I
                                     don’t know what
                                     I would have done
                                     without you.”
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FINANCE

We have continued to invest in our finance systems to ensure strong, effective
management of our finances through efficient technology and systems working                                                                    STAFF DEVELOPMENT
alongside our qualified and dedicated Finance Manager.                                                    expenditure 2017/2018

We scrutinise risks, including         and we have been delighted to                                          Supported accommodation          We know that our staff are
operational risks, through our         see existing funders continue to                                       for young people
                                                                                                              £3,452,546                       our greatest resource. In
Risk Register, which is reviewed       support us.
                                                                                                                                               2017 – 2018, we invested in
quarterly by the Board. We have                                                                               Advice and outreach services
                                                                                                              £317,011                         staff training in a number
in place a Board Assurance             Through working with businesses,
Framework.                             trusts and individuals, we can                                                                          of different areas, including
                                                                                                              Mental health support and
                                       increase our capacity to meet the                                      Future 4 Me                      promoting equalities and
Our Reserves Policy is reviewed        needs of young people, therefore                                       £293,627                         diversity in the organisation.
annually by the Finance                adding to the services we provide.
                                                                                                              Education, employment
Committee; a highly qualified sub                                                                             and training, peer support,
group of the Board Trustees who                                                                               mentoring, volunteering and
meet quarterly with the Corporate                                                                             service user involvement
                                                                                                                                               We delivered General Data
                                                                                                              £230,147
Services Director to review                                                                                                                    Protection Regulation (GDPR)
financial performance and plans.                                                                              Prevention: Bristol Youth MAPS   training and extended the training
                                                                                                              and peer education work          that supports our Psychologically
                                                                                                              £205,276
The Finance Committee meet to                                                                                                                  Informed Environments (PIE)
strategically plan for the charity’s                                        Income 2017/2018                  Improving financial skills
                                                                                                              & confidence
                                                                                                                                               framework. This framework
future, diversify income, oversee                                                                                                              supports the relationship between
                                                                                                              £205,078
our asset management strategy                                                                                                                  staff and young people as
and proactively plan for a future                                               Statutory                     Fundraising and Partnerships     being key to achieving positive
with less reliance on public sector                                             £1,851,442                    Investment                       outcomes, using strengths-based
funding.                                                                                                      £90,757
                                                                                                                                               and solution focused approaches.
                                                                                Rental
                                                                                £1,951,759                    Leaving Care Personal Adviser    Through reflective practice
1625 Independent People relies                                                                                and Resettlement support         and learning at individual, team
on income from a number of                                                      Big Lottery Fund              £46,521                          and organisational levels, we
                                                                                £293,946
different sources to deliver the                                                                              Specialist support for           will continue to develop tools,
high quality services young                                                     Grants, trusts, events,       Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking     training and environments over
people need. In light of current                                                individuals                   Children                         the coming year and share best
                                                                                £525,936                      £27,040
pressures on government income,                                                                                                                practice locally and nationally.
1625ip is mitigating this risk by                                               Other                         Restorative approaches
working to diversify and grow                                                   £93,489                       £6,436
sustainable income. Our Funding
and Communications Team play

                                                                                                                                               “
a key role in diversifying and
strengthening our funding base
                                                                                                                                               Staff are the
                                                                                       Grand Total
                                                                                                                                               most important
                                                                                        £4,716,571                 Grand Total
                                                                                                                   £4,874,439
                                                                                                                                               asset we have as
                                                                                                                                               an organisation.”
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS
Alongside the partners we’ve listed below, thank you to our many other supporters
throughout the year, including those who joined our Sleep Out in November, the My
Cause volunteers, those who set themselves fundraising challenges and those who
regularly give to us!

4YP                                 Engage Therapy                              Second Step
Andrews Charitable Trust            Eversea Fund                                Sidcot School
Avon & Somerset Police & Crime      Fareshare                                   South Gloucestershire Council
Commissioner                        FoodCycle                                   South West Resettlement
Avon and Bristol Law Centre         Gleeds                                      Consortium
Bath and North East Somerset        Golden Key Partnership                      St Basil’s
Council                                                                         St Mungo’s
                                    Gopals Curry Shack
Beyond Youth Custody (NACRO)                                                    Tiffin Time
                                    H&M Foundation
Big Lottery Fund                                                                Transforming Conflict
                                    Hargreaves Beare Charitable Trust
Bishop Fleming Chartered                                                        Tuixen Foundation
                                    Horfield Quaker
Accountants
                                    Jonny Matthew and Trisha Skuse              UNITE Students
Blake Envelopes
                                    LandAid                                     University of Bristol and Bristol
Bridges Fund Management                                                         SU
                                    Learning Partnership West
Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau                                                  University of Gloucestershire
                                    Local churches
Bristol City Council                                                            University of West of England
                                    Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol
Bristol Community Energy Fund                                                   Waitrose
                                    Money Advice Service
Bristol Drugs Project                                                           Wessex Water
                                    Nisbets Charitable Trust
Bristol Institute of Modern Music                                               Yorkshire Building Society Group
                                    North Somerset Council
Business in the Community                                                       Young People’s Substance Misuse
                                    Off the Record
Cardboard Citizens                                                              Treatment Service
                                    OVO Energy
Caring in Bristol                                                               Youth Education Service
                                    OVO Foundation
Centrepoint                                                                     Youth Justice Board
                                    Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Citizens Advice
                                    Perform Green
Clinks
                                    Quartet Foundation
Creative Youth Network
                                    RBS Skills & Opportunities Fund
Deloitte
                                    Rotary Club
Empire Fighting Chance

                                    1625 Independent People is a charity and a registered society
                                    (Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, reg: 23964R
                                    exempt from registration with the Charities Commission).

                                    Registered Office:

                                    Kingsley Hall, 58-59 Old Market Street, Bristol BS2 0ER T 0117 317 8800
                                    www.1625ip.co.uk

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