Supporting Young People through Semi Independent Living
About Us
Start For Life is a limited liability company established in 2021. We specialise in providing a 24-hour shared placement with a comprehensive professional support service. We offer both short and long term support and emergency placements.
Our aim is to provide a warm, safe and caring environment for young people who are preparing for semi-independence, as well as unaccompanied asylum seekers, where they can be supported and encouraged to develop their skills towards independence and to grow and develop into young adults.
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Our Objectives
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To assist in developing and implementing person centred pathway support packages for the young people in our service.
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To promote safety for the young person by ensuring that each young person has a holistic risk assessment, that is regularly reviewed.
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To enable the young person to meet their health and emotional needs.
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To promote and maintain positive relationships that benefits the young person and enable them to develop their identity, self-respect and care for their own well-being.
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To promote a culture that is conducive to learning, education, training and employment, ensuring resources and support are available, and encourage the young person to gain and maintain employment, education and training.
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To enable the young person to develop skills to communicate and interact with others and to integrate and contribute to the community in a positive manner.
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To work in partnership with parents, relevant adults, education, health and other agencies to ensure the young person is enabled to maximise their potential.
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To ensure high quality yet cost-effective services delivered around the needs of the young person.
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To promote equality and an atmosphere of trust and respect.
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To enable the young person to be empowered to make choices and decisions in all areas of their lives.
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To encourage the young person to participate in and be involved in the delivery and development of our service.