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Operations and
policies

The primary objective of Yellow Brick Road Projects is to advance the lives of young people. We provide support, advice, and training designed to improve conditions of living, encourage development of important life skills, and to increase emotional health and well-being capacity. The end goal of this is to enable these young people to actively participate in society as independent, mature, and responsible individuals.

 

Young People are often nominated by services including, but not limited to: Childrens Services through Early Help, Child in Need, or Child Protection plans. Nominations also come from family hostels, Women’s Refuge services, the Family Nurse Partnership, Housing Providers, and Local Authorities.

 

Those who participate in our programmes can be coming from a stable place, but we also regularly help those suffering from: Domestic Abuse, Exploitation, Debt, Homelessness, Mental Health conditions, and Parenting concerns. We ask the nominating body or professional to offer their support by completing our forms with the nominee. We want to know about the young person’s strengths, interests, and motivations for taking part.

 

An important part of our programmes is building a trusting relationship with the young person. We have a growing specialist team of workers & volunteers from a diverse range of backgrounds & lived experiences, meaning it is highly likely we can find the right coach for the right individual.

Outcomes Star is the framework assessment toolkit we use, specifically Family Star, My Mind Star & Pathway Star – all of which have areas of life that can be evaluated on a sliding confidence scale. This is done with the young person, prompting conversations that allow us to build trust and find out their circumstances. This initial star reading will create an action plan that is focused on the nominee's needs and is reviewed at the beginning, middle, and completion of a piece of work.

Anyone taking part in our services receives on average 13 weeks or more of support, encompassing 121 coaching, group work, and individual progression planning. We work in partnership with other agencies to develop our learners confidence in engaging with specialist services including the DWP, and NHS.

 

Our coaches receive regular supervision and training alongside the checks our Quality Assurance Lead carries out. This ensures that all coaching is in line with both our own standards and Laser Learning’s objectives.

 

We always aim to adhere to the highest levels of quality and are recognised by numerous independent bodies such as: Laser Learning Awards, Outcome Star, the High Sheriff’s Award, the Lloyds Bank Foundation, and the Charity Excellence Framework. We are also proud to be recognised as a Committed Disability Confident Employer and by the Real Living Wage Foundation.

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