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Find out more about Action for Children's Guernsey Youth & Housing project. Including FAQs, our training offer, how to donate to our service and more.
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Frequently asked questions?
Yes all of our projects to young people are free to access other than our training accomodation which has a rental cost.
Yes mostly, what you say will usually stay between you and Action for Children. However there are some times we may need to pass information on, for example if you tell us something that puts you or someone else in danger or if we feel you are about to commit a criminal offence.
This applies the same to over 18's as well as under 18's
We recognise people can have a homeless crisis but unfortunately we are not available 24/7 and our office closes at 5:15pm each day (other than our evening sessions).
If you experience homelessness during the day please come straight to our office.
Outside of office hours then you can go to St Julian's Hostel if over 18 year's, if you are younger you can call 01481 222222 and ask to speak to the duty Children's social worker or present to the police station.
We have 2 projects where we welcome volunteers.
Firstly, our nightstop programme looks for volunteers who are able to provide a spare room, a hot meal and a listening ear to a young person who is homeless.
Secondly, our Action Mentors are all volunteers. Action mentors volunteer to become a young person's person usually meeting once a week in the community.
If you are interested contact us via email
Please see below some useful downloads
If you are able to support our work through the giving of time, skills money we want to hear from you.
We offer two workshops which can be delivered for services working directly with children and young people. These are delivered free of charge although we do ask the booking organisation visiting organisation arranges a suitable venue.
We also deliver them on a regular basis for individuals to book on and please download our training calendar for planned dates. Email to make a booking enquiry.
This training explores the substances which young people self report are most frequently used by this age group. For each substance we explore what it does to the body, the signs you might spot and what immediate keep safe messaging you can give. The session is around 2.5 hours long and was co-created with Liam Watson of Drugs Training. Our partners at Independence and H.I.C also co deliver this session.
This training offers an insight into youth homelessness, it explores why youth homelessness is different to that of adults, exploring it's causes, the impacts and possible solutions. It will help professionals understand where they can signpost to and how to respond to a young person who has presented at risk of being homeless.
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