OUR VISION
All Young People have an equal right of access to high quality Services that are responsive to their needs, challenge inequalities, recognise diversity and enable them to grow into healthy and resilient adults.
OBJECTIVES & AIMS
The aim of the Charity is to preserve and provide for the Physical and Mental Health of Young People aged 11-25 years by providing advice, information and support, without distinction of sex, sexuality, disability, race or political, religious or other opinions, in a common effort to Advance Education and to provide facilities in the interests of Social Welfare;
Beneficiaries include those living in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Durham and Sunderland.
AIMS
OUR VALUES
Respect - The needs of Young People are recognised and are at the heart of all Service design and delivery. Young People have the right not to be judged and to feel safe and protected. Young People are respected and their culture, diversity, background and experiences are valued.
Rights - Inequalities, oppression, discrimination and exploitation faced by Young People are challenged and we provide Services within an equal opportunities framework.
Choice - Young People have open access to Services, supported by highly motivated and skilled staff. Prejudice and misconceptions held by Young People about other groups and/or members of society will be challenged constructively to enable them to understand and embrace equality and diversity.
Participation - Young People engage voluntarily and are encouraged to make informed choices based on accurate and clear information.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Streetwise exists to provide free, confidential, non-judgemental information, advice and counselling Services that inspire and empower Young People to make informed choices and enhances their personal, social and emotional development, equipping them with skills for life.
During 2023/24 Streetwise supported work with over 5,139 Children and Young People supporting 19,737 hours/contacts.
The Views, Opinions, Observations and Feedback from Young People is central to the work we do here at Streetwise, it helps to shape and develop our Services and inform and influence our Practice Development.
In total 179 Safeguarding Concerns or Risks were raised during either Initial Assessment or Therapy this compares to the Previous Year at 234. The main Risk Area continues to be Suicidal Thoughts and Ideation (111).
Streetwise Young People’s Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statement
2022 – 2023
The Trustees are pleased to present their Annual Report together with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2023 which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a Directors’ Report and accounts for Companies Act (2006) purposes.
The Financial Statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
It is with great pleasure and excitement that I write this year’s Chair’s Report as it provides the opportunity to explore the successes achieved and lessons learned during the challenging and tumultuous world of the Covid Pandemic and applied learning in the post Covid environment. All this against a backdrop of the alarming cost of living rises and the financial disorder in which we find ourselves.
Over the past year, Streetwise has with flexibility, adaptability, innovation, creativity, and endurance survived the adversity of the World Pandemic and emerged as a more resourceful, capable, and stronger Organisation. We are to be congratulated for weathering the many challenges that faced us during, and towards the latter period of, the Covid Pandemic, and moving forward to apply lessons learned to our Core Services in the new post-Covid landscape. Please see report...
