Youth Concern
Our objectives
Youth Concern works with 13-25 year olds across Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire.
We are an independent charity based in Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire that supports 13-25 year olds. We are inclusive; we aim to support all 13-25 year olds, but specialise in helping those facing additional challenges.
In running a Drop-in Centre, counselling and homelessness prevention projects, Youth Concern delivers real benefits for young people with multiple needs. The sum of Youth Concern is greater than its parts. Youth Concern’s vision is that 13-25 year olds in Aylesbury Vale feel safe, seen and supported to live with confidence, purpose and possibility.
Our purpose is to create spaces where young people can feel safe, be real and thrive.
Our activities
Youth Concern’s current strategy pledges that as a result of interacting with Youth Concern, Aylesbury Vale’s 13-25 year olds will feel safe, seen and supported to live with confidence, purpose and possibility.
Our Drop-in Centre is Youth Concern’s front door. Young people access our music studio, gaming, pool and table tennis tables. We provide meals and food parcels, access to Wi-Fi and laptops. Through small group work and 1-1 sessions, we provide independent living advice, financial guidance, housing support and healthy living resources.
Youth Concern provides counselling, free of charge, to 13-25 year olds. We receive referrals from young people directly, adult mental health services, social care, schools, charities and CAMHS. The statutory services value not only the psychological support we offer, but also our practical and holistic support. We are the only agency able to respond in this way in Aylesbury Vale.
Nine young people at a time live with us at our Next Step Project. In central Aylesbury, our supported accommodation project helps previously homeless 18-25 year olds learn how to live independently.
Youth Concern’s message to ‘our’ young people is this: ‘We are proud to be here and to be able to walk your journey with you. You deserve better, so we will campaign and strive so you can feel safe, feel seen, and be supported to live with confidence, purpose and possibility’.