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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.

We recently held an event to showcase our successes to our stakeholders, alongside promoting all the incredible services that are on offer as part of the YES Project.

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.

The YES Project has helped young people in Leicester and Leicestershire to take steps towards employment, training and education

The YES Project held an Award ceremony on Monday 18th February to celebrate the achievements of the young people on the project.