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Partner organisations

Foyer Federation - supporting homeless young people and helping them realise their full potential

Prince's Trust - offering practical solutions to help change young lives

218 - a new service for women offenders addressing root causes of women’s offending

Say Women – providing safe accommodation to homeless young women who have been abused, assaulted or raped

Fairbridge - offering a combination of long-term personal support and challenging activities in 15 of the most disadvantaged areas across the UK

Barnardos - providing a wide range of support services for children, young people and their families

Apex Scotland - reducing offending by working with offenders and young people at risk of offending through support with employment, education and training

SACRO - promoting community safety across Scotland by providing services to reduce conflict and offending

Addaction - specialists in drug and alcohol treatment

NCH - supporting vulnerable and excluded children and young people

Careers Scotland - helping young people make the most of their career potential

Venture Scotland - helping young people develop self- and environmental awareness through courses run at their Glen Etive bothy

Includem - promoting social integration of young people in residential institutions

Phoenix Futures - providing specialist treatment services for drug and alcohol users in the UK

Edinburgh Young Carers -  a voluntary organisation working with and on behalf of young carers throughout the Edinburgh region

Move On - offering the chance to improve literacy, numeracy and employability skills through nationally recognised qualifications

Passport - a one-to-one employability and education programme for people moving out of care, prison, substance misuse, homelessness or street sex work

Barnardos 16+ - provides accommodation and support for young people who are moving on from the care of Edinburgh City Council. Also one of our partners in the East Ayrshire Programme

Throughcare and Aftercare - aims to improve support for young people leaving care by influencing the development of national policies and local support services

Horizons Project - provides supported accommodation in self contained flats across Edinburgh for 23 young single people aged 16-25 who are care leavers or have mental health issues

The Rock Trust - works in Edinburgh and West Lothian with homeless and socially excluded young people between the ages of 16 and 25 years

Impact Arts - the leading community arts company in Scotland, specialising in youth arts, employability and regeneration

Scottish Prison Service - Young Offenders Institutions at Polmont and Cornton Vale

Violence Reduction Unit - runs the Community Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV) - a multi-agency initiative designed to reduce gang violence across Glasgow

Raleigh International - provides expeditions and volunteer projects abroad

The Willow Project - teaches women of all ages who have been through the justice system a range of life skills and health and wellbeing advice

Turning Point Scotland - provides person centred support to adults with a range of complex needs

More Choices More Chances’ agencies - offer additional support to ensure that every young person has a clear pathway from school into learning post-16; with supported transitions and sustained opportunities

Eight Community Justice Authorities across Scotland - aim to transform the way councils, the Scottish Prison Service and other local organisations work together to tackle re-offending

Cyrenians - Works to create opportunities for disadvantaged people by offering effective and lasting routes out of homelessness and promoting social inclusion

Move On - a national project aimed at helping adults to brush up their skills and gain the National Certificate in Adult Literacy or Numeracy

Rathbone - a UK-wide voluntary youth sector organisation providing opportunities for young people to transform their life-circumstances by re-engaging with learning, discovering their ability to succeed and achieving progression to further education, training and employment

RUTS - provides an education to kids who are often missed in the system, via motorcycle-based training schemes

Link Living  - provides housing support and care services to a diverse group of people who, for many different reasons - such as mental health, drug or alcohol issues or a learning disability - need varying levels of support

Dean and Cauvin Trust - provides residential support to young people and their children in Edinburgh

Leith Neighbourhood Action Unit - empowers communities to make changes to their local areas and improve quality of life

The Transitions for people Leaving Care (TLC) programme – offers looked after children and those leaving care additional support to access further education

St Katharine’s - Young people’s unit in Edinburgh

South Fort Street Hostel – Hostel for homeless people, run by Edinburgh’s Old Town Housing Association