Mayfield

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Mayfield EasthousesYouth 2000
Project Y2K Youthwork Works!
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HMIE Conference Wednesday 14th November 2007
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Presentation

• Y2K History
• Development of Young Womens Work
• Development of EH22
• Development of Green Banana
• Partners
• Barriers
• Questions

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Y2K A History
Kevin Ross Projects Co-ordinator
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Y2K A History

• Community Consultation
• Staffing qualified and home grown
• Membership local and commuting
• Funding coalfield area and deprivation
• Partners not just about money
• Barriers its not just about youth work!

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Young Womens Work

• Summer Programme
• Babysitting
• Relationships
• Groupwork Residentials
• Sustained Funding
• Young Mens Work

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Detached Streetwork
June Gardner Team Leader EH22 Streetwork Project
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Streetwork

• Initial Detached Work audience and
  participation
• Melville Housing network and relationships
• Development of EH22 just because its
  attractive
• Alcohol Project research and future funding
• Residentials relationships and practice

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Green Banana
Andy Wightman Team Leader Green Banana
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Green Banana

• Used video as a monitoring tool
• Video work on residentials and programmes
• Created a Social Enterprise Company Green
  Banana Video Enterprise

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Green Banana

• Recruited Staff
• Referral Programme
• Commissioned Work
• New Office Space

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Partners in Success

• McSense
• Midlothian Council
• Funders
• Mayfield and Easthouses Trust
• Mayfield and Easthouses Community Council
• Young People

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The Future

• Maintain current projects
• Y2Kplus - Counselling and Advocacy
• Business Plan Development
• Staff Recruitment and Development

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Questions