Services for Children & Families

Youth Support Services - East

143 Beacon Lane,
Beacon Heath,
Exeter,
EX4 8LR

Tel: 01392 671941
Fax: 01392 433165  

Youth Development Officer: Lynda Hitchcock  

Aims:

• To provide a preventative services to help young people overcome difficulties they may be experiencing.
• To help young people become independent by building up personal resources and skills.
• To help young people stay within their family, networks or community.
• To extend the young person's range of choices which in turn may promote a better quality of life.
• To act as an advocate for and represent young people's needs to all of the agencies they come into contact with.
• To work alongside other agencies, where appropriate, to help young people with the difficulties they are facing in their lives.

The Link Scheme:

The Link Scheme offers a one-to one befriending service for young people between the ages of 10 and 17 who may be experiencing difficulties at home or at school. It provides trained volunteers who spend time with their 'Links' on enjoyable social activities giving the young person individual attention on a weekly or fortnightly basis. The volunteers will be focusing on specific issues to help the young person.

The scheme is reviewed every 3 or 6 months to monitor progress and needs of the young people.