Community Independence & Integration Support for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker Children in Staffordshire

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Staffordshire County Council awarded a contract to Above n Beyond Ltd for the provision of a Community Independence and Integration Support Service for Staffordshire's Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker Children (UASC) and Refugee Children accepted under the United Kingdom Resettlement Scheme (UKRS).

The service provides support, encouragement, and opportunities for these young people to engage in their community through various community assets, aiming to benefit the resident community, promote positive outcomes, and achieve community cohesion.

The vision is to ensure that all these children and young people have a network of support to help them manage their own challenges, develop robust independence skills, and achieve their goals and ambitions to be contributing, positive members of society.

The service is provided to all UASC and UKRS Refugee Children and on occasion may include children and young people living outside of Staffordshire County.

The Government is also looking to settle Afghan families of Afghan locally employed staff who have previously worked with British forces and British Embassy staff in Afghanistan within the UK.

The Council intends to accept Afghan families as part of the Afghan Locally Employed Staff (LES) Relocation Scheme during 2021.

Children in these families will also be supported by this service.

The contract value is AUD 650,588.