Intensive Mentoring Support Programme for Looked After Children Involved, or at Risk of Involvement in Gangs and/or Violent Lifestyles

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1 Birmingham Reducing Gang Violence Contract for an Intensive Mentoring Support Programme for Looked After Children Involved, or at Risk of Involvement in Gangs and / or Violent Lifestyles REF: BRGV / LAC MENTORING Project Proposal Form Financial Year/s For office use only Date Received: Reference Number: BRGV LAC Mentoring 1

2 PLEASE READ THE SERVICE SPECIFICATION BEFORE COMPLETING THIS FORM SECTION 1 KEY INFORMATION 1.1 What is the name and legal status of your organisation? Name of Lead Organisation Legal Status: Charity Number Company Number: 1.2 Head office address of the organisation Address: Post Code: Telephone: Fax: The operating address of the organisation for this Service i.e. where it will be delivered from. Address: Post Code: Telephone: Fax: Contact details of the person representing your organisation for this application Contact Name: Position/ Job Title: Telephone: 1.7 Is this application being made on behalf of a Consortium? 1.8 If YES please list names of other Organisations included in your Consortium Yes No 1.5 Proposed start date: Proposed end date: BRGV LAC Mentoring 2

3 1.6 Total funding requested within this Application for Contract Period 1.7 Completed Appendix A, Self Assessment Checklist : Attached (Please circle appropriate box) Yes No BRGV LAC Mentoring 3

4 SECTION 2 SECTION 7: Please answer questions in each box provided. The box should expand to accommodate your response. All questions will be marked on a 0 to 5 basis where 0 signifies responses that completely fail to meet requirements and 5 signifies responses that meet the requirements exactly. SECTION 2 PROJECT DELIVERY 2.1 Please describe your Organisation s recent experience of delivering mentoring provision for young people involved, or at risk of becoming involved in criminal behaviours? Please outline how successful this previous mentoring provision has been both in terms of engagement levels and in achieving positive outcomes for the young people with whom you worked? 2.2 Please describe the mentoring programme you will offer under this Contract. Please include details of the structure, duration and intensity of your proposed Programme. BRGV LAC Mentoring 4

5 2.3 Please tell us how you will ensure that young people referred under this Contract are offered an intensive mentoring service which takes account of gang culture and supports disengagement from gang membership? How will this affect the approach the Mentors will take to achieving the requirements of this Contract? 2.4 Please provide 3 anonymous case studies as examples of mentoring work undertaken by your Organisation within the past 12 months, describing the reasons for referral, service provided and outcomes achieved. The case studies should illustrate mentoring previously undertaken with young people from similar populations as those likely to be referred under this Contract e.g.: Looked After Children; young people involved or becoming involved in gangs and /or violent lifestyles; young people known to the Youth Offending Services. PLEASE INCLUDE THESE AS ATTACHMENTS WITH YOUR APPLICATION FORM 2.5 Please describe the relevant qualifications / experience held by your staff / volunteers who will be providing the required mentoring service. Also to what extent will they be equipped to understand the challenges faced by Looked After Children? BRGV LAC Mentoring 5

6 2.6 Please describe the management, supervision and administrative support which your Organisation will have in place for the Mentors delivering this Service? 2.7 Please describe how your Organisation will safeguard young people referred under this Contract? Please include here an outline of the risk assessment process you will undertake and also how you would respond in the event of a complaint of abuse being made by a young person? 2.8 The successful Provider will be notified of the decision by Friday 20 th September Please outline the steps your Organisation would then need to undertake in order be ready to take referrals under this Contract? BRGV LAC Mentoring 6

7 SECTION 3 LINKAGES 3.1 Please describe any linkages your Organisation has with others in Birmingham which will add value to the mentoring service you will provide to young people referred under this Contract. Include here other services delivered by your Organisation, your partners or other organisations with whom you have links in the area? BRGV LAC Mentoring 7

8 SECTION 4 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION Some example headings have been included below for use as a guide. You may wish to replace these with headings relevant to your project. Please complete the profile across the Contract Period 4.1 Table 1: Projected Costs Over the Life of the Project Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 TOTAL Sept 13 Mar 14 April 14 Mar 15 April 15 Mar 16 BUDGET HEADING ' Section A: Direct Service / Activity Costs Staff Costs Volunteering Costs Activity Costs Other costs TOTAL A COSTS Section B: Premises/ Office Rent / Mortgage Rates Utilities Administration Central Function Costs Other Costs TOTAL B COSTS Section C; Any other costs which contribute to the service but are not identified above. Please provide details TOTAL C COSTS TOTAL Cost of Service / Activity (Sum of A + B + C) FUNDING required (Sum of A +B+C minus any contribution derived from other sources). BRGV LAC Mentoring 8

9 SECTION 5 LEVEL OF SERVICE 5.1.a. Number of Direct Service Hours per week How many Direct Service Hours will be offered per week to each young person referred under the Contract? Please remember that the minimum is 4 hours per week. Direct Service Hours per week per young person 5.1.b. Capacity of Organisation Assuming the level of Direct Service Hours per young person per week you have stated at 5.1.a. above, what is the maximum number of referrals your Organisation could support during the same period? young people can be supported in any given week of the Contract period 5.2. Number of young people to be supported under the proposed Contract a. How many young people would your Organisation be able to support through this Contract in the period September 2013 March 31 st 2014? Please express this as a minimum to maximum range. (Minimum would be if all referrals were worked with for 6 months, maximum would be if all referrals were worked with for 3 months) (Minimum) to (Maximum) b. How many young people would your Organisation be able to support through this Contract in the period April 2014 March 31 st 2015? Please express this as a minimum to maximum range. (Minimum would be if all referrals were worked with for 6 months, maximum would be if all referrals were worked with for 3 months) (Minimum) to (Maximum) c. How many young people would your Organisation be able to support through this Contract in the period April 2015 March 31 st 2016? Please express this as a minimum to maximum range. (Minimum would be if all referrals were worked with for 6 months, maximum would be if all referrals were worked with for 3 months) (Minimum) to (Maximum) BRGV LAC Mentoring 9

10 SECTION 6 THE FUTURE 6.1 What will happen when the funding finishes? What is the specific exit Strategy? What will happen to staff and assets? Will the benefits of the project be continued? What is the legacy of the project? SECTION 7 PROJECT PROPOSER DECLARATION I confirm that the information given in this application is to the best of my knowledge true and accurate: Signature: Name: Position in Org: Date: Please provide contact details of two referees: Name: Organisation: Telephone: Name: Organisation: Telephone: FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY Project Proposal checked for accuracy and completeness by: Name: Date: BRGV LAC Mentoring 10