Youth Inclusion and Support Panels (YISP) are prevention projects working with 5-13 year old young people at risk of anti social behaviour, offending or school/social exclusion.
A team of staff, in partnership with primary and secondary schools, families, and like-minded organisations work to prevent and reduce their involvement in crime by tackling holistically the root causes of all aspects of the young person's needs – whether they be psychological, physical or social.
Individual and group work, both within and outside the school setting, is designed to meet the needs of the young people. We work with other agencies (in multi-agency forums and panels) to develop support plans for the best outcomes for young people and their families.
We run this project in Cambridge and Wisbech.
Funding
We have recently secured funding from Roddons Housing Association to work with young people who have entered the criminal justice system and are at high risk of going on to further offend.
In the year 2008-09 the Cambridge and Wisbech YISPs worked with over 210 young people and over 100 parents.
One of the parents said this:
“You have done great job with my son, he is like changed person now, much more positive and well behaved”
And one of the young people said this:
"Before I came to the YISP I used to thump people a lot. Now I talk to them. It’s much better like that"
Activities
- Residential trips to Grafham Water and follow up activities
- Trips to Sandalwood Farm in Murrow to learn new skills, including the day-to-day running of a farm
- The Friday Night Football Group in partnerhsip with Boston Unitied