Project name: The Anchor CashBack
Age range: 10-21 years
Barnardo’s The Anchor CashBack supports young people, age 10-21, across Inverness and Aberdeen City. We take a rights-based, trauma-informed approach to divert young people from potential conflict with the law and disrupt attempts at their criminal exploitation. It offers positive activities to combat boredom, frustration and isolation, contributing to a reduction in anti-social behaviours.
The project supports young people at risk through Safe Space Community Hubs, detached youth workers, and youth and community activities.
The Anchor Community Hubs offer Safe Spaces for young people on evenings and weekends, reducing the number of young people gathering in unsafe locations who may become involved in antisocial behaviour or the target of criminal exploitation. The hubs provide safe spaces where young people can access support, and enjoy activities, hot meals and refreshments.
The Anchor has targeted, assertive outreach/response teams. Working alongside the hubs, detached workers reach and engage young people on the streets in targeted hotspots, building trusting relationships to identify need, provide information and advice, and offer support and safety.
The Anchor delivers youth and community activities. Workers engage with Education and local community providers, and using a youth work approach, deliver 8-week pop-up activities to targeted academies and within community settings for young people who are disengaged from education, to re-engage and raise aspirations.
Targeted activities improve young people’s view of their local community, reduce antisocial behaviour, and through engagement with local communities and businesses, change negative perceptions and encourage young people to positively contribute and lead within communities.
Local authority areas:
Aberdeen City; Highland
