Us UnLtd…Us UnLtd…

The Story so far…The Story so far…

BackgroundBackground

Established in March 2010Established in March 2010

Founder Members all having experience of Founder Members all having experience of Housing Issues/HomelessnessHousing Issues/Homelessness

All aged 16-25 All aged 16-25

To date have involved 20 young peopleTo date have involved 20 young people

Registered as a Company in March 2011Registered as a Company in March 2011

Board of Directors appointed April 2011 to Board of Directors appointed April 2011 to include young people, and professionalsinclude young people, and professionals

Current DevelopmentsCurrent Developments

Retail ShopRetail ShopT Shirt Printing EnterpriseT Shirt Printing EnterpriseFundraising, “The Vicious Cycle”Fundraising, “The Vicious Cycle”Mystery Shopping for WAGMystery Shopping for WAGWorking in partnership with Clwyd Alyn Housing Working in partnership with Clwyd Alyn Housing AssociationAssociationThe Getaway – Our advice and information The Getaway – Our advice and information centre for young people at risk of homelessness centre for young people at risk of homelessness which will include…which will include…

Café, L4L Centre, Advice Centre, Shower Café, L4L Centre, Advice Centre, Shower Facilities, Training Flat.Facilities, Training Flat.

The Future…The Future…

Open “The Getaway” BuildingOpen “The Getaway” Building

Develop work around peer mentoring and Develop work around peer mentoring and homelessness prevention with 14/15 year homelessness prevention with 14/15 year olds in Schools. Current members to olds in Schools. Current members to acquire ASDAN in peer mentoringacquire ASDAN in peer mentoring

Work on developing other enterprises, Work on developing other enterprises, possibly UnLtd Autospossibly UnLtd Autos

Involvement of more young peopleInvolvement of more young people

All about us…All about us…

Since the beginning of the project 50% of Since the beginning of the project 50% of the young people have now moved on to the young people have now moved on to workwork

35% of the young people have moved 35% of the young people have moved away from supported accommodation and away from supported accommodation and are now maintaining their own tenanciesare now maintaining their own tenancies

What we think…What we think…

““I love volunteering with the most insane bunch of people I have I love volunteering with the most insane bunch of people I have ever met”ever met”

““I now have a reason to get up in the mornings”I now have a reason to get up in the mornings”

““My aim is to carry on with this, we want to make a difference to My aim is to carry on with this, we want to make a difference to young homeless people in our County”young homeless people in our County”

““When I first got involved, it was just something to do with my time, When I first got involved, it was just something to do with my time, now it’s turned into a much bigger thing than I ever thought it would”now it’s turned into a much bigger thing than I ever thought it would”

““Being involved with Us UnLtd means a lot to me, and I’m pleased Being involved with Us UnLtd means a lot to me, and I’m pleased to have been involved since the beginning”to have been involved since the beginning”

““I hope to see Us UnLtd run as a successful business in the very I hope to see Us UnLtd run as a successful business in the very near future”near future”

““Being part of Us UnLtd is like being part of a big family, we argue Being part of Us UnLtd is like being part of a big family, we argue all the time, but we’re best of friends really!”all the time, but we’re best of friends really!”

What we have achieved…What we have achieved…

Nominations for the following…Nominations for the following…

Philip Lawrence Award 2010 – Wales FinalistsPhilip Lawrence Award 2010 – Wales FinalistsCymorth Cymru – Promoting Independence Cymorth Cymru – Promoting Independence Awards – FinalistsAwards – FinalistsLeaving Care Special Commendation AwardLeaving Care Special Commendation AwardYour Champions – Team of the Year 2011Your Champions – Team of the Year 2011Radio 1 Teen Awards 2010Radio 1 Teen Awards 2010Inspiring Women Awards 2011 – We won Inspiring Women Awards 2011 – We won

Raising Awareness…Raising Awareness…

Local PressLocal Press

National PressNational Press

InternetInternet

Local NetworksLocal Networks

PresentationsPresentations

Talking, a lot! Talking, a lot!

So what next…So what next…

Continue to fundraise to get enough money together to Continue to fundraise to get enough money together to open “The Getaway”open “The Getaway”Ensure a percentage of our income is raised by Ensure a percentage of our income is raised by ourselves through our own enterprisesourselves through our own enterprisesWelcome new young people to the group and help them Welcome new young people to the group and help them to move onto move onStrive to ensure young people who engage with us have Strive to ensure young people who engage with us have a part to play in developing local strategies to tackle a part to play in developing local strategies to tackle youth exclusion, hopefully avoiding young people from youth exclusion, hopefully avoiding young people from becoming NEET and homelessbecoming NEET and homelessNever stop talking about what we are doing!! Never stop talking about what we are doing!! Its how Its how we’ve got to where we are today! we’ve got to where we are today!

How to contact us…How to contact us…

Us UnLtdUs UnLtd

53 Church Street53 Church Street

FlintFlint

CH6 5ADCH6 5AD

Tel; 01352 703415/ 07747 388587Tel; 01352 703415/ 07747 388587

www.usunltd.co.ukwww.usunltd.co.uk

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