Young Somerset

Providing Outstanding Youth Work Services in Somerset Founded in 1997 as Somerset Rural Youth Project, we moved away from open access, universal services during the pandemic (2020), and now provide targeted support for young people which includes: Alternative education provision, for those struggling with mainstream education – focused on “learning by doing” with accredited outcomesMental health provision as the largest NHS commissioned provider of low intensity cognitive behaviour therapy for young people in the Southwest in community & education settingsAn Enterprise offer, which includes a café and shop, where young people can engage in supported internships or work-based learning opportunities for their developmentYouth workers operating within health care and the community in support of statutory partners