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Like most other organisations, Leicester City Council and Leicestershire County Council has been planning how to respond to COVID-19 – identifying critical services, planning to keep them open and thinking about the wider implications for residents and communities.

How the YES Project plans to move forward during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Lynette, a 24 year old young adult, was unemployed at the time of joining the YES Project, and had goals she wanted to achieve. Lynette felt that to achieve those goals, she needed some support to help her find employment

In February 2020, we held our event, A New Direction; #ReRouting Futures. This event saw stakeholders from across the county, and from different organisations, including businesses, charities, local authority and Trusts, to a venue in the heart of Leicester.

Before joining the YES Project, 19-year old Hannah* had just successfully completed a traineeship at a leading course provider, but was looking for something to do next.

Two Leicester based projects, the GREAT Project and YES Project, are opening their doors to the public to support World Mental Health Day.

Voluntary Action LeicesterShire (VAL) has secured continuation funding for both the GREAT Project and the YES Project, as part of the Building Better Opportunities programme by The National Lottery Community Fund.

Reuben was studying a Mental Health Nursing degree at University; but realised that although he was interested in mental health, nursing wasn’t the direction he wanted to go.

Daniel found the one-to-one support he received invaluable from the delivery partners he accessed and his YES key worker.