STEER Youth Endowment Fund: Empowering Communities Through Intervention Programs
Discover how the STEER Youth Endowment Fund enhances social inclusion efforts, with a focus on mentoring and coaching at-risk youth to prevent serious violence. Learn about their impact in Salford and plans for expanding across Greater Manchester. Explore referral criteria, external evaluations, and considerations for future collaborations in Manchester. Connect with key contacts at the Salford Foundation to learn more.
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STEER Youth Endowment Fund Another Chance
Salford Foundation Social inclusion charity operating since 1989 Work with children, young people and adults Pan-GM footprint 22/23: supported 12,789 people to build better futures www.salfordfoundation.org.uk
STEER project development 2017: launch in Salford 2018/20: Home Office (EIYF) funding and GM roll-out of model External evaluation (Edge Hill University) 2021: Commissioned service: Salford & Bolton 2022: YEF launch in Trafford & Wigan 2023 -25: further GM expansion x3 LA areas via progress from pilot to efficacy study
STEER Intervention Mentoring/ coaching 10 18s at risk of serious violence Structured intervention format (mandatory & optional units) Trauma informed, using contextual safeguarding approaches Suite of outcome measurement tools & GMP data to track impact
Referral criteria & mechanisms At risk of perpetrating or being a victim of violent crime because of peers, associates or family members (e.g. siblings) involved in organised crime, gangs or violent crime crime. Local contextualisation re: panels (e.g. PPIED) or teams/ institutions (e.g. complex safeguarding; schools) that generate and quality assure referrals
External Evaluation Builds on Edge Hill University evaluation (2020) Full external evaluation by Cordis Bright and Greenwich University https://youthendowmentfund.org.uk/wp- content/uploads/2022/09/YEF-STEER-Protocol-FINAL.pdf Pilot study report due Summer 23 Efficacy study report due Summer 25
Considerations for Manchester How can STEER complement and add value to existing projects and interventions? Which panels or mechanisms would STEER best align with? (E.g. Engage Panels) Which geographical areas could STEER best serve? Understanding of what does an RCT look like in practice?
Contacts Phil East (CEO) phil.east@salfordfoundation.org.uk Sophie Sheehy (Operations Manager) sophie.Sheehy@salfordfoundation.org.uk Jack Ward (Project Manager) jack.ward@salfordfoundation.org.uk
