SHELTER CYMRU ADVICE PAGE

Shelter Cymru have published an advice page for young people at risk of homelessness on their website.

In this difficult time, young people in precarious living situations have needed advice now more than ever. Shelter said:

As you are all aware, the coronavirus is having a severe impact on the homelessness situation of young people in Wales and we have seen a dramatic increase in demand for our advice services. In response to this we have created a Young Person’s advice page which can be seen here:

I would be very grateful if you could share this link far and wide: https://sheltercymru.org.uk/get-advice/coronavirus-advice-for-young-people/.

Our usual advice services are also still available by phone and webchat with the details on the bottom of the linked page.

And please remember to get in touch regarding any housing concerns, issues or trends you have come across during the last few months so that we can pass them on to our caseworkers, campaigns team and include in any discussions with policy makers.

ANDY BORSDEN TO DRIVE QUALITY MARK FORWARD

The EWC has appointed Andy Borsden to drive Quality Mark forward

Andy Borsden is the newly appointed development officer for the Quality Mark for Youth Work in Wales. He is also a CWVYS Vice President, and we’d like to extend our congratulations to him!

He will play a vital role in evaluating and shaping the future of the award working with the wider youth work sector.

A former Principal Youth Officer and lead assessor for the Quality Mark, Andy joins the EWC with over 35 years’ experience as a youth worker.

Having run youth provision as a volunteer and led teams of youth workers working with the most vulnerable young people, Andy understands the importance of developing and maintaining a quality service.

The Welsh Government commissioned the EWC earlier this year to deliver and develop the Quality Mark alongside ETS Wales.

A review of the Quality Mark is underway to look at how it can be strengthened. The deadline for participating in the online questionnaire closes on 30 June 2020.