That the Deputy Mayor agrees to the funding
allocation of £80,000 (period 2023-2024) from the Police
Property Act to be awarded to the VCSE organisations involved in
the delivery of Programme Challenger’s We Move Mentoring
Project to enable them to support a further 56 young people who are
at risk of school exclusion and involvement in serious and
organised crime and serious youth violence.
The VCSE organisations delivering We Move on behalf of GMP, are
currently Diane Modahl Sports Foundation and Oldham Boxing and
Personal Development Club.
For an investment of around 1.3k per mentee we think that there is
evidence to suggest that We Move could result in system savings of
up to approximately £29,000 for some individuals (just based
on those engaged in Youth Justice provision). In some extreme cases
we think We Move could prevent school exclusions resulting in
system savings of 370k per individual.
As part of We Move, mentees (aged 12-18 years) are matched with a
dedicated mentor who will provide them with tailored one to one
support, and work with them to design a pathway to their personal
goal.
We Move offers:
? financial support to enable young people on the programme to
access positive activities (e.g., sport, theatre and musical
opportunities);
? Support to access other services which address personal
challenges (including wellbeing, therapeutic behavioural support,
addiction and mental health support), and we have partnered with
Early Break and 42nd Street; and
? Support to access employment and education opportunities that are
right for them.