London Councils Grants Executive
Reduce Youth Homelessness Through Targeted Item 17
Prevention Activities With At Risk Groups (service
52)
Report by:
Mark Brangwyn
Date:
7 September 2007
Contact
Officer:
Mark Brangwyn
Telephone:
020 7934 9794
Job title:
Email:
Head of Policy & Grants
[email protected]
Summary
This report makes recommendations about the thirty-two Stage One proposals London Councils
received for this service. Twelve organisations are recommended to be invited to develop Stage
Two funding proposals. Twenty are not recommended.
Recommendations
That members agree:

to invite the twelve organisations listed in Table One to develop Stage Two funding
proposals

the twenty organisations listed in Table 2 should not be invited to develop Stage Two
funding proposals, subject to consideration of any right to reply submissions.
Introduction
1. The Grants Executive agreed the context for the specification to reduce youth
homelessness through targeted prevention activities with at risk groups at its meeting held
on 1 February 2007. £700,000 is available per year.
2. The Grants Executive agreed that the following outcomes should be achieved through
commissioning a service to reduce youth homelessness through targeted prevention
activities with at risk groups:
Outcome 1: Increase in the number of young people (16-24 year olds) resettled into
accommodation
Outcome 2: Tenancies maintained for 16-24 year olds
Outcome 3: Increased access to education, independent living skills, training and/or
employment opportunities for 16-24 year olds
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Outcome 4: Increase in young people’s (16-24 year olds) awareness, enabling them to
access activities, information and advice to prevent homelessness.
Outcome 5: Improve equality of opportunity of disadvantaged groups through the
service delivery, marketing, evaluation and management of the proposed service
3. The specification was advertised on 23 May 2007 and 32 proposals were received. London
Councils officers assessed the funding proposals against London Councils’ Stage One
funding criteria.
4. Table One A includes all organisations recommended to be invited to submit a Stage Two
application.
Funding proposals
5. Table One B includes the organisation project descriptions for the twelve organisations
recommended to proceed to Stage Two. The table includes the average yearly request, the
assessment score and conditions that should be attached to the invitation to proceed to Stage
Two.
6. Table Two includes all the organisations that were not successful at Stage One together with
a brief description of why the funding proposal should not be taken forward.
7. The Grants Committee is recommended to agree grants to the twelve organisations. Each
organisation made a strong application and offers an effective service to reduce youth
homelessness through targeted prevention activities with at risk groups. Officers recommend
that the organisations proceed to Stage Two as their programmes include accommodation,
tenancy sustainment, rent deposit and guarantee schemes, through the gate services for
young ex-offenders and drug intervention programmes. Projects also include conflict
resolution and relationship mediation, casework, referrals and court advocacy, peer-led work
within schools, community outreach, health and physical activity programmes and
employment training and job placement schemes.
8. The organisations recommended for Stage Two also serve the most vulnerable target groups
including young people with behavioural difficulties, mental health issues and disabilities,
young people experiencing relationship breakdown, young people out of employment,
education and training and young people who misuse substances. Services are also
available for young people who are teenage parents, single homeless, rough sleepers, and
those who are ex-offenders. Additionally, services provided by the recommended
organisations will be available to support young people from BAMER communities.
9. The organisations will offer services across London and have met the outcomes highly.
10,000 service users a year would benefit from the services to reduce youth homelessness
through targeted prevention activities with at risk groups proposed by the 12 organisations.
10. Applications will be assessed for funding on a competitive basis. With the demand for
resources and organisations seeking resources for similar services, officers will have regard
to borough coverage, target groups and the strategic impact of projects when making
recommendations to the Grants Committee.
11. Organisations that have not been recommended for Stage Two did not provide information
that officers felt met the specification strongly. This is reflected in the scores and information
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contained in Table Two. As well as being mindful of scores however, officers also paid due
regard to strategic considerations and the extent to which projects would have a strategic
impact, as a coherent package of services.
Borough spread
12. Organisations have submitted provisional budgets for the proposed service. Officers have
compared these indicative service costs with the Grants Committee’s expectation of how
much benefit residents from each borough would receive.
13. London Councils received individual funding proposals that cost more than anticipated by the
Grants Committee in all 25 boroughs. (Barking, Brent, Camden, City, Croydon, Ealing,
Hackney, Hammersmith, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kingston,
Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond, Southwark, Tower Hamlets,
Waltham Forest, Wandsworth and Westminster). Organisations that are invited to make a
Stage Two application will be invited to review their proposals to work in these boroughs.
14. London Councils received funding proposals which offered less benefit than expected for the
residents of eight boroughs. (Barnet, Bexley, Bromley, Enfield, Greenwich, Havering,
Kensington and Chelsea and Sutton). For these boroughs London Councils will write to all
organisations that proposed to deliver services in neighbouring boroughs, to encourage
more organisations to deliver the anticipated level of benefit.
Financial implications
15. As detailed in the previous section, officers will work with voluntary organisations to ensure
that the cost of funding the service in each London borough supports the Grants
Committee’s intentions.
Equalities implications
16. As a condition of funding all organisations must demonstrate that their service includes
users in the delivery of services and must also show that they are monitoring impact. All
services must also demonstrate the ability to comply with relevant equalities legislation in
delivering services. Through the development of funding agreements with the organisations
and through monitoring their progress, officers will ensure the projects deliver their services
in a way that is fully accessible, compliant with equality and diversity practice and targets the
communities that are traditionally termed as hardest to reach.
Background papers
17. London Councils right to reply procedure.
Recommendations
That members agree:
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18. to invite the twelve organisations listed in Table One to develop Stage Two funding
proposals.
19. the twenty organisations listed in table 2 should not be invited to develop Stage Two funding
proposals, subject to consideration of any right to reply submissions.
Table One A: Summary of organisations recommended to be invited to submit Stage Two
funding proposals
London
Councils
Reference
5172
Organisation
Community Links Trust Ltd
5188
Eaves Housing for Women
5208
French African Welfare Association (FAWA)
5285
Stonewall Housing
5286
Street League
5181
The Depaul Trust
5308
Threshold Centre Ltd
5301
The Kipper Project
5192
Alone in London Service
5161
Cardboard Citizens
5119
P3
5248
New Horizon Youth Centre
Assessment Score
Average
Yearly
Request
110
87,013
110
55,804
110
18,691
110
86,172
110
100,000
110
140,042
110
93,169
105
138,051
100
231,621
100
45,000
100
93,654
95
118,996
Total
£1,208,213
Table One B: Organisations recommended to be invited to submit Stage Two funding proposals
London
Councils
Reference
Organisation
Assessment
Score
5192
Alone in London
Service
100
Average
Yearly
Request
(£)
231,621
5161
Cardboard Citizens
100
45,000
5172
Community Links
Trust Ltd
110
87,013
5188
Eaves Housing for
Women
110
55,804
Project description
Reason for recommendation and Conditions
The organisation will provide a
reception, advice, family mediation and
school work service. This will include
family relationship work, telephone,
casework and advice and group work
within schools and their drop-in centre.
This will be delivered by three senior
caseworkers, one adviser and one
mediator.
The organisation will organise four
Youth Forum for Change theatre
projects with, for, and by homeless and
at-risk young Londoners. These will
inspire, motivate, and build their
practical and social skills through the
production of interactive Forum Theatre
plays creating a vehicle for them to
share and explore their particular
challenges and difficult circumstances
with their peers and community leaders.
The service will be based at Bow County
Court and will include a dedicated
telephone and referral service for young
people (16-24) threatened with
homelessness in East London.
Eaves will provide a range of services
and preventative activities for young
women at risk of homelessness. The
service will be delivered by a Young
The organisation is recommended to proceed to
Stage Two on condition that, costs are reduced
in Islington. The organisation proposes to work
in a number of boroughs which exceed the
maximum funds available and will be requested
to review this borough coverage.
The organisation is recommended to proceed to
Stage Two on condition that costs are reduced
in the City. The organisation proposes to work in
boroughs which exceeds the maximum funds
available and will be requested to review this
borough coverage.
The organisation is recommended to proceed to
Stage Two.
The organisation is recommended to proceed to
Stage Two.
Eaves Housing for Women have also been
recommended to proceed to Stage Two under
London
Councils
Reference
Organisation
Assessment
Score
Average
Yearly
Request
(£)
5208
French African
Welfare Association
(FAWA)
110
18,691
5248
New Horizon Youth
Centre
95
118,996
5119
P3
100
93,654
5285
Stonewall Housing
110
86,172
Project description
Reason for recommendation and Conditions
Women's Homelessness Officer and will
be provided in the boroughs of Lambeth,
Lewisham, Southwark and Wandsworth.
The officer will work directly with young
women and teaching staff in schools,
colleges, youth centres and voluntary
organisations providing information
about the causes and risks of
homelessness.
The organisation will run a mentoring
project and undertake community
outreach, referral, housing, education,
employment and health advice.
The organisation is seeking funding for a
seven day a week advice, and health
service which will provide a holistic
model of support to vulnerable clients.
The organisation is seeking funding for
three housing/homelessness prevention
outreach workers. Services include one
to one support for young people living in
hostels, supported accommodation and
work within schools.
Stonewall will provide advice and
support to LGBT young people. It will
provide training in independent living
skills, tenancy maintenance and multiagency support.
Service 42. London Councils grants officers will
be mindful to ensure that any funding under
specification 42 and 52 would not represent
over 33% of the organisations overall external
grants (as detailed in the Stage One and Stage
Two guidance).
The organisation is recommended to proceed to
Stage Two.
The organisation is recommended to proceed to
Stage Two.
The organisation is recommended to proceed to
Stage Two.
The organisation is recommended to proceed to
Stage Two on condition that it provides detail of
the added value that this project will bring, as
the organisation has been recommended for
funding under specification 47. Additionally,
London Councils grants officers will be mindful
to ensure that any funding under specification
52 would not represent over 33% of the
London
Councils
Reference
Organisation
Assessment
Score
Average
Yearly
Request
(£)
5286
Street League
110
100,000
5181
The Depaul Trust
110
140,042
5301
The Kipper Project
105
138,051
5308
Threshold Centre Ltd
110
93,169
Project description
Street League will provide a social
development programme for homeless/
at risk of homelessness young people.
This will include education, training,
employment and sports programmes.
The organisation will provide support to
ex-offenders, including mediation
services, training, employment
programmes and support with health,
housing and financial management.
The organisation will provide outreach
support, casework, stable living
accommodation, health, education,
housing and specialist advice to young
people.
The organisation will provide rent
deposit/ guarantee schemes, mediation,
tenancy sustainment support, education,
employment and training to prevent
youth homelessness.
Reason for recommendation and Conditions
organisations overall external grants (as
detailed in the Stage One and Stage Two
guidance).
The organisation is recommended to proceed to
Stage Two.
The organisation is recommended to proceed to
Stage Two. The organisation will also need to
provide accounts for year end 2006.
The organisation is recommended to proceed to
Stage Two.
The organisation is recommended to proceed to
Stage Two.
Table Two: Organisations not recommended to be invited to submit Stage Two funding proposals
London
Councils
Reference
Organisation
Assessment
score
Reason
5127
Albert Kennedy Trust
85
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two as it only scored
moderately on its outcomes.
5164
Centrepoint Soho
0
5165
Centrepoint Soho
75
5102
East Potential
60
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two as the proposal did not
sufficiently meet our outcomes for the service. The organisation proposes to deliver
one outcome. The funding request for this outcome is unclear as Centrepoint state that
they already have Learning Teams that they will themselves fund.
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two as outcomes are only
moderately met and service users for two of the outcomes are low. There is also a
discrepancy in the figure provided for outcome 3 and the figure provided for
beneficiaries for the year.
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two as the organisation
scored poorly on outcomes.
5206
Family Welfare Association
100
5199
Keeping Kids Company
45
5116
Kingston and Wimbledon YMCA
50
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two as the organisation
scored poorly on outcomes.
5246
NCH- The Children’s Charity
100
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two as although it scored
highly other organisations recommended propose to provide similar services that
would provide greater borough coverage. Additionally, a number of the boroughs that
NCH propose to work in are already over subscribed, with funding requests exceeding
the maximum funding available.
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two as although it scored
highly other organisations recommended propose to provide similar services that
would provide greater borough coverage.
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two as the organisation
scored poorly on outcomes.
London
Councils
Reference
Organisation
Assessment
score
5263
Redbridge Citizens Advice
Bureau
40
5278
St Christopher's Fellowship
75
5281
St Giles Trust
110
5269
Shaftesbury Young People
50
5270
Shelter - London Housing Aid
Services
80
5186
Streets Alive Theatre Company
100
5287
Streetwise Community Law
Centre
110
5293
The Children's Society
70
Reason
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two as the organisation
scored poorly on outcomes. It is noted that the organisation is only constituted to work
in Redbridge.
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two as the organisation
scored moderately on its outcomes and within those outcomes it was not clear how
figures for service users could be achieved.
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two as although it scored
highly another organisation recommended proposes to provide similar services at a
cost that can be accommodated within the available funds for this specification.
Additionally, a number of the boroughs that St Giles Trust propose to work in are
already over subscribed, with funding requests exceeding the maximum funding
available.
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two. Some of the detail
within the outcomes suggests the service is already provided under statutory provision,
e.g health visitors for new mothers, priority housing for homeless families.
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two. Several other
organisations have submitted applications to provide similar services over a wider
number of boroughs. Additionally, the boroughs that Shelter propose to work in are
already over subscribed, with funding requests exceeding the maximum funds
available.
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two. Although the
organisation scored highly another organisation proposing to utilise theatre to engage
and support young homeless people was able to submit a project that represented
better value for money.
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two as they have
submitted an application to provide the same services in phase one 47 that has been
recommended for funding.
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two. The organisation
proposes to have 50% or more of the beneficiaries of the service from one London
borough and several other organisations have provided strong funding proposals for
that borough.
London
Councils
Reference
Organisation
Assessment
score
5298
The Connection at St Martin’s
110
5130
The Vine Project, Surrey
70
5070
Training for Life
100
5158
Camden Jobtrain
Automatic
Rejection
Reason
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two as although it scored
highly other organisations recommended propose to provide similar services that
would provide greater borough coverage. A number of the boroughs that The
Connections at St Martin’s propose to work in are already over subscribed, with
funding requests exceeding the maximum funding available. The application also
includes the provision of day centre services, which is funded under specification 44.
The organisation is not recommended for funding. Outcomes are only moderately met
and the proposed service is one that could be met under Supporting People funding, or
through Community Care Grants.
The organisation is not recommended to proceed to Stage Two. Although the
organisation scored highly several other organisations have submitted applications to
provide similar services to an increased level of service users. The boroughs that
Training for Life propose to work in are also already over subscribed, with funding
requests exceeding the maximum funds available.
This organisation has been automatically rejected as it proposes to benefit a single
borough, Camden.
Appendices
Barking
Barnet
Bexley
Brent
Bromley
Camden
City
Croydon
Ealing
Enfield
Greenwich
Hackney
Hammersmith
Haringey
Harrow
Havering
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Islington
Kensington
Kingston
Lambeth
2,055
2,556
0
4,811
2,456
16,537
852
13,530
752
5,913
3,458
16,637
6,264
16,337
2,405
852
0
2,005
43,097
3,007
0
23,703
0
0
0
0
0
7,500
7,500
0
0
0
0
7,500
0
0
0
0
0
0
7,500
0
0
0
9,628
0
0
0
0
892
45
0
0
0
0
11,501
0
0
0
9,941
0
0
892
0
0
0
168
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
168
0
0
0
0
0
0
168
168
0
13,783
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,867
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5,801
1,839
1,510
263
4,925
919
28,633
263
2,824
1,182
2,298
4,203
10,507
2,167
6,830
131
131
657
263
18,388
0
0
7,881
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23,414
0
0
0
0
0
15,609
0
31,218
23,414
0
0
0
0
463
7,413
1,158
6,254
1,622
2,316
232
6,254
7,413
1,853
1,622
2,316
1,158
2,316
1,158
463
463
1,158
3,475
1,158
463
6,254
379
4,545
379
2,652
379
4,545
379
1,894
379
379
1,515
4,167
4,545
4,167
379
0
0
379
2,652
3,030
0
10,985
1,635
5,449
1,090
16,347
2,725
7,084
0
1,635
5,449
5,449
3,814
5,449
5,994
5,994
5,449
1,090
5,449
2,725
8,174
4,359
1,090
6,539
13,888
0
0
0
0
0
556
0
0
0
0
22,221
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16,770
0
0
16,770
0
30,055
21,473
2,890
34,989
8,100
67,507
9,825
30,004
38,588
15,893
14,612
80,467
20,129
35,644
25,132
12,477
37,787
46,713
84,344
11,723
18,324
74,946
15,530
29,262
17,643
28,795
21,785
22,829
573
28,889
29,859
25,485
21,190
21,011
16,805
23,249
19,113
18,127
23,024
21,673
18,370
13,721
15,309
27,406
Under/over allocation
per borough
Maximum available
for borough
Total requests
Threshold Centre Ltd
The Kipper Project
The Depaul Trust
Street League
Stonewall Housing
P3
New Horizon Youth
Centre
Eaves Housing for
Women
FRENCH AFRICAN
WELFARE
ASSOCIATION
(FAWA)
Community Links Trust
Ltd
Cardboard Citizens
Alone in London
Service
Appendix one: Funding proposals benefiting London borough residents
14,525
-7,789
-14,753
6,194
-13,685
44,678
9,252
1,115
8,729
-9,592
-6,578
59,456
3,324
12,395
6,019
-5,650
14,763
25,040
65,974
-1,998
3,015
47,540
Lewisham
Merton
Newham
Redbridge
Richmond
Southwark
Sutton
Tower
Hamlets
Waltham
Wandsworth
Westminster
25,808
2,456
4,961
2,456
0
9,872
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15,825
12,258
0
0
0
13,447
0
0
0
0
13,783
0
0
0
0
0
0
6,123
0
1,379
394
1,248
131
131
5,057
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,316
1,158
7,413
1,158
463
3,475
463
2,273
0
21,970
379
0
8,333
0
1,090
1,090
5,449
545
2,180
1,090
545
0
0
30,555
23,610
0
0
0
0
18,634
0
0
13,044
0
0
46,313
23,731
87,420
40,538
15,818
47,733
1,008
24,363
16,362
28,927
22,392
12,818
26,845
14,587
21,950
7,369
58,493
18,146
3,000
20,888
-13,579
5,713
2,756
4,410
5,963
231,621
7,500
0
0
7,500
45,000
14,086
11,946
0
0
87,013
168
0
13,783
168
55,804
0
0
967
1,934
18,691
1,904
2,824
1,248
8,866
118,996
0
0
0
0
93,654
3,475
2,316
3,475
3,475
86,172
10,227
379
3,030
5,682
100,000
2,725
1,090
4,904
16,347
140,042
26,388
20,833
0
0
138,051
0
0
27,951
0
93,169
72,186
42,144
59,767
49,934
1,208,213
25,733
21,806
26,846
19,673
700,000
46,453
20,338
32,921
30,261
508,213