Yellow Wales
Yellow Wales is an accommodation, training and support service for young people who have been made homeless and want to have help to get in to training and work.
It does not matter what experiences you have had before, or what qualifications you come to us with. Yellow will help you to create your own fantastic experiences that will help you to develop the skills, confidence and self belief to stay in, or get back in to training, and to get work experience and work.
Yellow Wales gives young homeless people the opportunity to reach their potential despite their very difficult and challenging circumstances.
Yellow Wales News
Through the Yellow Wales Training Support Worker, Dave Muckle, Yellow Wales teamed up for a joint venture with The Friendship Foundation (through Rev. Brian Gregory), Pro Prietenia (a Romanian charity), and with other 16-25 year old young people from Bridgend Borough for a volunteering visit to Arad in Romania.....
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Successes September 2007-September 2008
43 engaged in Yellow Wales training/support. This does not include young people who continue to be supported from previous years that link in to our support after attaining independent living and obtaining work or entering further education in the community.
7 were 16-18 years old
36 were 18+ years old
19 obtained jobs
2 were special needs
21 attend external training provision after Yellow Wales input
8 have attended mentoring accredited training
15 are involved in listening skills accredited training
2 young people are currently attending basic skills courses
Yellow Wales has three young people who have received the support of Yellow Wales are currently pursing A Level and Degree courses and two following apprenticeships.
As much an achievement are the 8 young people have received their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award, for some this is first accreditation they have ever received! 5 raised the funds to do doing voluntary work in Romania (August 2008) working with disadvantaged and special needs young people and children, reported as 'life changing,' This will contribute to their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award. Others attended Snowdonia peak residential experience, Sailing, Biblins youth camp, put on parties for special needs peers. These are all personal development and confidence building community opportunities!
One of our young people has been accepted on the Introduction to Youth Work course. Another is undertaking an OCN Level 3 Youth Work Course having completed level 2.