Mobile outreach unit set to help young people in Buckinghamshire

Young people in Aylesbury and across Buckinghamshire are set to be supported by a mobile unit.

A mobile outreach unit for young people has been given the go ahead for Buckinghamshire, after being formally ratified at the Aylesbury Community Board meeting yesterday.

The unit will be run by Community Youth Ventures which is a community interest company the focuses on inspiring young lives through innovative and diversionary activities..

Karl Gayle, Director of CYV explains the goal of the unit:

"The aim is to take it to areas that are suffering for higher crimes rates, antisocial behaviour and poverty.

"We will set up a youth provision in those areas offering young people different activities in their spare time.

"The whole purpose is to reduce anxiety and mental health issues, especially at this difficult time. So we want to bring the services to young people and their families so they have the support and service in place if they need it.

"Our aim is to empower young people to make positive choices and widen their horizons. Including, the impact and support within the community around them."

The Aylesbury Community Board Funding Report explains some of the service the unit will be offering, these include:

• Cooking, health and nutrition
• Driving course simulator or similar online courses
• Youth participation projects
• Music training schemes
• Games and competitions
• Targeted youth projects (gender specific groups, issue based, employability or training)

• There will also be a list of confidential helplines displayed.

• The range of activities offered are focused on creating a supportive environment that offers advice on a young person's situation but also helps them to improve skills and social interaction levels.

• Karl explains the holistic approach is important to success:

• "We need to look at the whole picture when we are working with communities and young people.

• "It is so important that wet take in the surroundings of where they live, but also how they live at home, their school life and the support networks they have.

• "We look at the whole picture because it is so important to make progress."

The three areas that will see this unit visit are Southcourt/Walton Court, Buckingham Park and Bedgrove.

Each will see 40 hours of face to face time, with 2 youth workers. This includes 1 hour of set up and 1 hour of travel time.

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