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Starting Point are proud to present our IMPACT in 2025. Starting Point enables young people who face disadvantage to see transformation in their lives – we passionately believe every young person should have the chance of a brighter more hopeful future. We do this through mentoring, creating opportunities, and amplifying the voices of young people – empowering them to make and sustain lasting positive change in themselves and their community.Alongside our valuable volunteers, partners, and funders, we remain passionate in our commitment to young people facing disadvantage in our local community.“I really appreciated our time just getting to talk through ...

Are you passionate about seeing lives transformed and restoring hope where it’s needed most? We’re looking for someone who shares our mission, values and active Christian faith to join us as our Rahab Outreach Worker.In this role you will walk alongside women facing complex challenges, offering tailored, holistic support through street outreach, 1:1 casework, and partnership-based community work. You will build relationships rooted in compassion, dignity, and hope, offering spiritual support where appropriate.Hours: 16 per week (including some evenings)Salary: £29,000 FTE, depending on experienceRole description: Rahab Outreach Worker Job Description Would you thrive in creating a sense of community that supports ...

Back in November, over 150 of us got together for the second annual Safety Summit, put on by the Young Voices Reading group. It wasn’t just another meeting—we had a massive mix of young people and professionals getting stuck into workshops, roundtable chats, and a proper Q&A to finish the day.What was on the agenda?We used the results from the recent Young Voices safety survey, reflecting the stuff that actually matters to local young people, including:– Violence Against Women and Girls– Exploitation– Hate Crime, and Bullying– Reporting crimesCheck out the highlights video below – it was edited by young people, and ...

Simon, our Creative Lead, gives an introduction to our Alternative Provision programme. As part of our creative opportunities, we offer Alternative Provisions (AP) to secondary schools – where pupils can come and get involved in creative projects, learning new skills and gaining confidence, and working as part of a creative media team.Please watch the video below – filmed by some of our young people – to see inside our offices and learn a bit more about the programme.https://vimeo.com/1152498090?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ciTo find out more about AP, or to enrol a pupil, please contact us here ...

Hey creative minds aged 11–16!Join us for a FREE week long creative media adventure. Following last year's success, we're bringing back another incredible week of creativity! Free for local young people, every afternoon across one week in the Starting Point office creative space.https://vimeo.com/1092792238?share=copyCreating a safe space where young people can get out of the house, have fun and increase their wellbeing. Opportunities to try creative media software, photography and video equipment. Developing confidence, meeting other young people and being mentored by the Starting Point creative team. By exploring a topic that interests them, and creating artwork from this, they will be ...