Award of HeadStart Hull Programme for Youth and Family Support Services

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Hull City Council awarded a contract to Hessle Road Network, Cornerhouse (Yorkshire), Child Dynamix, Humber NHS Foundation Trust, and Barnardo's Services Limited for the HeadStart Hull programme, which aims to improve the emotional and mental wellbeing, academic attainment, school engagement, risk-taking behaviours, long-term employability, and overall life chances of disadvantaged young people.

The programme is divided into four lots: Lot 1, Hull Play Rangers, provides play-related activities during school holidays for young people aged 10-16 and their families to improve communication skills, confidence, self-esteem, family relationships, and peer networks; Lot 2, Young People's Peer Mentoring, equips mentees with strategies to improve social and personal skills, confidence, self-esteem, reduce anxiety, improve peer networks, and reduce social isolation; Lot 3, Hull Parents Peer Mentoring, equips parents with strategies to improve emotional well-being, build resilience within families, improve confidence, self-esteem, reduce anxiety, improve family networks and communication, and reduce social isolation; Lot 4, Hull Group Work, equips young people and their families with strategies to improve social and personal skills, reduce anxiety, and improve confidence.

The contract value is AUD 3,281,191.