Bridges Project (Scotland)
Charity number: SC036976
Website: www.bridgesproject.org.uk
Description:
Bridges Project is an independent, local charity which works with young people in East Lothian and Midlothian to help them manage the transition from adolescence to young adulthood and life beyond school.
Our one-to-one and groupwork services are flexible and tailored to meet the needs and ambitions of young people. They are offered on a voluntary basis and are free and confidential. Three practice teams deliver our work and objectives; Transitions, Skills for Life and Employability. Bridges Project is committed to playing its part within the local and national network of organisations to assist young people to become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors.
We help young people to:
- Gain the skills and confidence they require to access and sustain further education, training and employment
- Manage the transition from school into positive, meaningful and sustainable destinations
- Develop the knowledge and competencies required to negotiate pathways towards independent living and successful tenancy management
- Improve confidence, increase resilience and develop the coping strategies needed to become successful young adults
- Grow their cache of basic skills and tackle educational deficits which can put them at a disadvantage in life, work and community engagement
- Establish social networks and strengthen the social anchors they need to feel part of their local communities
- Tap in to their reserves of creativity and potential to make the most of what they can be and grow as young adults and genuine community stakeholders