Ambition East Midlands (18-24)

Ambition East Midlands is an innovative ‘housing first’ support project focussing on homeless young adults who are unable to access existing services. Launched in January 2015, this three year project will ensure vulnerable 18–24 year olds have a secure home from which to build their aspirations for employment and learning.

Our Ambition East Midlands project is now in it’s final year.

The project had strict eligibility criteria individuals needed to be:

Aged 18 to 24 (care leavers must be 21+)
Not in education, employment, training
Single homeless not in priority need
A strategic priority for local authority support but unable to access supported accommodation, for example; because of previous difficulties, security issues, complex needs or lack of specialist provision

YMCA Derbyshire are proud of the excellent outcomes the team have achieved. To date:

152 young people have been supported to move into suitable housing
47 Young people have entered education
43 young people have entered employment
30 young people have accessed volunteering opportunities

We are no longer accepting referrals to this project however we are continuing to support our current client base.

For further detailed information about the project or to contact a member of the AEM team, visit the website here