Again – source outside agencies such as the aforementioned ‘Solace’ – there is also ‘Ava’ and an agency which has proved extremely helpful is ‘Transform UK’ who offer face to face support in the community and also assist with sexual health interventions.

• Talk to them about what they are experiencing, if possible, this can be in a chosen place the YP identifies and must be away from the abuser. 
• The YP would need to be told that this will need to be shared and a safeguarding will need to be raised and reassure them that we are here to support them. (Social Services involvement) 
• A safety plan will need to be discussed and depending on this the YP may need to be moved to a ‘safe place’ where the abuser cannot find them. Safety plans focus on risks the young person is facing, their physical and emotional needs and equipping them to make choices that may keep them from serious harm.
• YP will be given all information and supported with contacting help lines and support will be offered to get professional help with any trauma / mental wellbeing side of this.
• We would ensure that extra support is put into place to support YP to carry on being able to live a ‘normal life’ and provide emotional support where needed. This may just be a session where YP sits and talks about how they are feeling.
• There may be some police proceedings that need to take place, we would support the YP with this, so they do not feel alone in the process. 
• Non-molestation order may need to be filled. 
• We will support the YP to build their confidence back up and do key working sessions around positive relationships this will support the YP to be able to move on from the past trauma and enable and empower them to be able to live their life and make their own decisions going forward with the right knowledge and support around them.

Due to a collaboration between the Open University’s Future Learning project and Orbital Homes, we are able to offer our young people who are NEET the chance to undertake structured Entry Level courses to encourage them back into education.  These online courses can be completed on a smart phone and take around 3 – 4 hours of study a week over a 4 – 6-week period.  There are a huge number of topics to choose from and a certificate is available at the end of the course if all elements are passed.  We will incentivise our young people to take the courses by offering rewards for completion and promoting their achievements in the house on the achievements wall.

The key worker will encourage and offer support/guidance to the young person to complete assignments or tasks, encouragement will be given to attend the Library where necessary and access resources. Many young people have been benefited and have taken advantage in securing employment. Key workers will help young people in creating CV’s and trainings are reflected on the CV.

Orbital Homes is considering extending the range of services we offer by.  These are areas we would like to develop with our partner organisations and would be happy to discuss:

• Offering our own Social Care Apprenticeships
• Bidding for additional funding which will allow us to enable social enterprise by offering entrepreneurship coaching to our young people and encouraging them to set up their own legitimate businesses (offering a small contribution back to Orbital Homes to co-fund new spin out businesses)
• Sponsoring a scholarship at a recognised London University for disadvantaged people
• Working with the Business Improvement Districts to employ our young people as Street Champions 
• Creating Orbital Homes Employment Services to act as an employment agency brokering training and employment opportunities that do not affect benefits to allow young people access to remunerated work experience
• Training young people to become volunteers.