Aims & Objectives
It is the aim of SHAID to become a comprehensive provider of services to young people. To achieve this, our work is based on five objectives to become a more effective service provider and employer, these are:
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To be the service of choice for young people at risk
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To have a wide and diverse range of services to enable long term sustainability
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To be the employer of choice for professionals and volunteers who have commitment to working with young people at risk of homelessness or social exclusion
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To secure the future of shaid through effective financial management and building reserves
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To continue to achieve appropriate standards of excellence across the organisation.
Project Objectives
Housing Advice & Support
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Continue to improve existing advice and support services
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Investigate options for shaid to directly manage emergency and supported housing for young people itself
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Work in partnership with other agencies to increase the housing and support options available to young people including more emergency accommodation
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Support and develop supported lodgings schemes
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Develop a volunteer mentoring scheme; to recruit and train volunteers to support young people in independent living
Education for Living
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Evaluate, update and reprint SHAID’s literature to the highest of standards to reflect the present market and legislation which is in force at any particular time
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Investigate the need to produce other publications for young people
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Increase the range of activities available to young people at SHAID’s drop-in facility and replicate the model in other parts of Derwentside
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Expand SHAID’s homelessness prevention programme to more schools, colleges and youth groups
Promoting Social Inclusion
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Continue supporting and further develop the multi-agency resource centre and signposting service for young people in partnership with other agencies
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Develop initiatives to enable young people to access other essential services such as employment, training, education and healthcare
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Develop community-based projects such as regeneration, arts and cultural projects to engage young people in society
Community Links & User Involvement
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Expand SHAID’s membership to ensure greater user involvement and community ownership
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Broaden the skills and experience of the Board of Directors through securing representation from the local business community
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Develop further innovative approaches to actively involve young people in the delivery of SHAID’s services
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Work in partnership with local housing providers, to develop a district wide initiative to explore different ways in which young people can get involved in decisions which effect their homes and the estates on which they live.