Project name: CashBack Gateway to Opportunities
Age range: 16-24 years
CashBack Gateway to Opportunities is a bespoke employability, training and mental health project aimed at young people aged 16-24 who have been involved or are at risk of being involved in the justice system.
We provide positive interventions for young people from areas of high social deprivation, including:
- Routes to further/higher education
- Volunteering and employment
- Certified training
- Access to professional therapeutic service
The project has three interdependent strands: our core programme, bespoke sessions in secure settings, and mental health provision.
Core programme
We deliver our core programme at Celtic Park across 10 week blocks. It includes: assessment, motivation and confidence building, certified/accredited training, multisport opportunities, employability support, and review and progression planning.
Bespoke sessions in secure settings
We provide bespoke workshops and taster days in HMYOI Polmont, HMP Addiewell, HMP Barlinnie, and other secure settings. This is planned with a view to the young people engaging with the core programme on release.
Mental health provision
Our mental health provision is available to all project participants. It includes:
- Trauma-informed assessment of need
- Risk assessment
- Care planning of treatment pathway
- One-to-one therapy
- Wellbeing packs
- Aftercare beyond the 10 week core delivery
- Mental health learning modules directed by participants themselves as per person-centred self-determinism
Our participants benefit from working with the Foundation team and external agencies who bring a wide range of knowledge and skillsets to enhance their learning experience.
Local authority areas:
City of Edinburgh; East Ayrshire; East Dunbartonshire; East Lothian; East Renfrewshire; Falkirk; Glasgow City; Inverclyde; Midlothian; North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Renfrewshire; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian
