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Aimee Hardaker, Head of Delivery, and Alice Turner, Senior Settle Coach, spoke to Children & Young People Now for a profile about our coaching programme 💥 In the feature, you can read more about our personalised support and holistic support for care-experienced young people, through our outcomes and Hayat's story on the Settle Programme. So proud of all our work and impact ⬇️

"I cannot recommend Settle enough, not only as a place to undergo work experience, but also as a Charity, workplace, and community." 🌟 In July, Settle hosted our first ever work experience student. Gabby joined us from a sixth-form in London to develop our community engagement strategy. Over the course of the week, she learnt about how a charity functions and what career paths in this sector could look like from our team. Head to the blog to read Gabby's full reflections on the week 💜 https://lnkd.in/ey4vZzjs

August edition of Settle's monthly newsletter is out now!

We’re delighted to report that the Berkeley Foundation is investing a further £300,000 into the fight against youth homelessness. The Berkeley Foundation has teamed up with five remarkable charities: ESTEEM Charity in West Sussex, Youth Concern in Aylesbury Vale, CARAS (Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers) in South West London, Settle, working across London and The Foyer Federation which operates across the UK, each receiving a £60,000 grant over the next two years. These funds will strengthen their long-term resilience, empowering them to continue their life-changing work with young people facing homelessness. Last year, nearly 136,000 young people (aged 16-25) sought help from their councils due to homelessness. The reality is even more alarming, with many young people’s struggles going unnoticed. That’s where our incredible charity partners step in, tackling the root causes, breaking down barriers, and opening doors to brighter futures through education, work, and training opportunities. Local heroes like Youth Concern, CARAS, and Esteem are making a huge difference in their communities, while The Foyer Federation and Settle are providing online and in-person assistance to at-risk individuals across London and beyond. Alongside the grant support each charity will benefit from a learning programme with peer support and volunteer involvement from Berkeley Group staff.   In total, the Berkeley Foundation’s Resilience Fund is providing £900k in grants over 4 years, with a focus on small to medium sized charities. The fund was set up in the wake of the pandemic to help the voluntary sector recover from a sudden loss of funds and increased demands for their services.   Find out more about the Berkeley Foundation here: https://lnkd.in/e3H-hBUj #Communities #CharityPartnerships #ResilienceFund #Homelessness #YouthHomelessness

"We stand in solidarity with Muslim communities, people of colour and all those who have been attacked and threatened by these events." A statement from Rich Grahame, Chief Executive of Settle

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Seeing our community build the lives they want for themselves 🌱 If you're on the Settle Programme, our Coaches have your back. They're on your side, whether you need support with your tenancy or if you want to explore building healthy habits. (We're not sports coaches though, even though we ❤️ the Olympics!) 📸 Simone Biles at the Paris Olympics

💌 Your invite to Graduation 2024 💌 Everyone who has graduated from the Settle Programme is welcome - and you can bring a plus one. This will be taking place at a location in Central London on Weds 25th September. There'll be a certificate presentation, speeches, and food - plus lots of informal time to mingle with other grads and the team. If you haven't received your invite yet, DM us or contact Nick Akam. If you've got ideas for the party, Nick would love to have you involved too 🎓 If you'd like to support us to make this Graduation special for our community, get in touch 🫶

Really interesting to read the Centre for Homelessness Impact's evaluation of the Staying Put scheme. They estimate that if the number of participants in the Staying Put scheme increased by just 13% across the country, over 300 care leavers could be prevented from experiencing homelessness per year. Great to see robust and positive data on preventing homelessness for care-experienced young people and making this possible.

Latest edition of Settle's newsletter 👇 For your weekend reading, learn more about the Settle Community and our latest opportunity to join our board of trustees. Happy Friday!