Bridgend County Borough Council, Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend, CF31 4WB

Tel: 01656 643643
Text: 01656 643644
Fax: 01656 668126
Email: talktous@bridgend.gov.uk

Opening times
Monday - Friday 8.00am - 5.30pm

How to find us

Partnerships

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Ring of friends (paper cut out figures)

The Youth Service in Bridgend is characterised by strong partnerships between the statutory and voluntary sector. The relationship recognises the critical importance of an integrated approach which enables local authorities and voluntary organisations to provide the broadest range of relevant and vibrant programmes of learning:-

The Arts

Bridgend College

 

- Support for filming of Film Project - Mental Health day - Youth Gateway Project.

Community
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Talent Show, Grand Pavilion
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Youth Dance, Bridgend Recreation Centre, Maesteg Town Hall

Community Music Wales

Community Dance Wales

Bridgend Arts Department
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Links with Detached Project, Part-time Service in accredited work shops: bids
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Joint delivery of Youth Dance qualification.

Valley & Vale
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Art, drama, film projects provided to Detached Project, Part- time Service, Community Based Youth Focus Centres.

Youth Theatre Project
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Film project in partnership with Detached, Youth Focus and Voluntary Centres.

   

Community Links

Bettws Community Partnership
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Strategic level - identification of gaps in provision, target areas.

Caerau Communities First
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Part of steering group
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Input / consultation on issues concerning young people.
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Identified pockets of funding for issue based work.

Caerau Workers Network
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Funding of Detached youth work.
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Identification of service gaps to Youth Focus Centres.
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Development of Youth Shelters in Communities First areas.

Porthcawl Community Council
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Attendance at Community meetings.
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Support for establishment of Youth Focus premises / provision.

Wildmill Tenants & Residents Association
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Support regarding provision of funding.
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Identifying issues of concern with young people as part of steering group.

Wildmill Community Centre
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Support regarding provision of funding.
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Identifying issues of concern with young people as part of steering group.

   

Counselling Project

Bridgend County Borough Council Schools

Bridgend County Borough Council Youth Service & Youth Focus Projects.

Careers Service

Youth Advice Clinic in Bridgend County Borough

Bridgend College

Amber Project

Bridgend Local Health Group / Mental Health Promotion subgroup

Bridgend County Borough Council Social Services Department-(Child Protection Team)

Child & Adolescent Mental Health Team (CAMHS)

Llamau

South Wales Police Force.

   

Crime Prevention

Y.O.T. (Youth Offending Team)
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Referrals received.
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Partnership accreditation programmes including ASDAN awards, Duke of Edinburgh and Diversionary Activities
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Through Community Youth Focus.
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Financial contributors made to Detached Project.
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Student placement.
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Provision of training from Youth Service to Y.O.T.
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Provide support and venues for Community Panels.
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Y.O.T. part of services to young people's task group.
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Sit on range of Youth Service Steering Groups.

Community Police
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Joint work with Detached Project.
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Issue based workshops.
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Community Sports initiatives.
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Provision of resources for Youth Focus Centres.
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Information materials.
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Funding provided by Police for Detached workers.
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Extensive work provided by Community police in supporting Duke of Edinburgh.
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Key members of CtC planning group.
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Training from Youth Service CAD (Communities Against Drugs) project.
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Contributions made to Youth Service training calendar.
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Action Plan provided in partnership with CtC to take forward recommendations of Community Action Plan.
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Involvement of Youth Service supporting cabinet members relating to crime prevention work with young people.
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County Safety Partnership

   

Drug & Alcohol Services

Issue based workshops and specialist surgeries offered via Youth Focus Centres from WGCADA workshops provided to part-time centres on request.

Partnership working via Substance Misuse Action Teams, Prevention, Education, Training Group. Drug squad provided joint training.

   

Education

Referrals received from P.R.U. (Pupil Referral Unit) special schools.

All comprehensive schools.

Extensive links with schools via Youth Focus Centres and Community based Youth Focus Centres, joint planning

Counselling provision in schools

Bridgend College / Pencoed College

Links with Duke of Edinburgh provision of certificate, diploma and degree in BA Youth & Community Studies offered for Youth Service Staff at UNIC, UWCN, Bridgend College

Staff College provision of Youth Work training

Local Franchise Partnership delivery of BA Community Education, with University College of Wales, Newport, and Bridgend College

Education Welfare

Careers Wales

Young Mums education information on what it is like to be a young mum

Job centre

Social Services

   

Training Providers

Groundwork

Action Team for Jobs-Job Centre Plus

Shaw Trust

Hafod Housing

   

Environment Agencies

Groundwork / Youth Works
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Partnership working on Community Film Project
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Wildmill with Community Youth Focus
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Community Garden Project - linked with Positive Futures and Youth Shelters.

Eco Dysgu
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Environment projects
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Skills based workshops including wood turning, pole lathing, willow weaving, forge work - provided to Detached Project and Youth Focus Centres
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Confidence building workshops.

Kenfig Nature Reserve
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Environmental projects.
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Links with ASDAN award programme through Youth Focus Centres.

Kenfig Trust
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Funding body for Cornelly area.
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Joint working with Detached team and Positive Futures.
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Community Garden Projects - Ynysawdre, Maesteg schools.
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Millennium Volunteers - Joint environmental project.

   

Health

Local Health Board

Health Promotion Service
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Funding for Healthy Lifestyles
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Smoking Cessation Project
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Inclusion in Sexual Health Policy
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Joint Training Initiatives
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Youth Health Advice Clinics - supported by Youth Workers, based in Community
Based Youth Focus Centres
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Babies & Bellies Programme delivered via part-time and full-time provision
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Sexual Health Training for staff
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Support provided for development of issue-based workshops
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Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust.
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Partnership project Info direct/ youth clinic advice and sexual health

Alternative Health Services
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Free workshops delivered to young people via Alternative Health Clinic.
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Porthcawl includes Crystal Healing, Reflexology, Allergy Testing, Homeopathy, Reiki
offered via Detached Programme / Youth Focus / Way Forward Project.

Housing

Hafod Housing

Foyer (Yellow) Project
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Joint Project to develop Foyer supported housing project.

Llamau
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Part of Foyer Project planning team. Major referral agency from Youth Service projects.

Homelessness Team
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Referral agency.

Big Issue
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Provision of workshops, resources, Youth Focus Centres.

Valleys to Coast
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CtC included in strategy, consultation processes with various Youth Service projects.

Wales & West
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Provision of Youth Service shelters.

Brynmenyn Hostel
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Provision of issue based workshops and diversionary, accredited services via
Youth Focus Centres. Missing Link support for young people accommodated in hostel. - Detached Project use of family mediation worker and as referral agency.

   

Information Provision

Extensive links between Canllaw and On line Centres in providing quality guidelines, signage, headings, training and resources.

Youth Information worker links with Canllaw to provide information points in schools and Youth Centres, Voluntary Organisations and Community Centres.

Attendance on Summer Programme information days via detached / Youth Focus.

   

Social Services

Intensive Support Team

Young Carers

Young People Leaving Care

   

Sport

BCBC - Active Young People Dept - www.bridgendsportingchance.org
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Coach level training of Youth Service staff in variety of sporting disciplines.
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Funding provided to Youth Focus Centres to support activities on diversionary calendars.
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Joint funding arrangements for Positive Futures, Detached Summer Programme.
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Sport in the Community: long term developments of Pencoed climbing wall joint bid.
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Joint accreditation in outdoor education.
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Girls First sports project.
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Young Achievers accreditation towards entry level coaching qualification.

Ramptastic
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In partnership with Bridgend Recreation Centre.
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Indoor skate park provision for Summer, outdoor provision in Winter
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Supported by Detached Youth Workers.

Youth Dragon Sports
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Programme delivered via Youth Focus diversionary workers in schools.
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Part-time service linked to Dragon Sport through sports development unit.

   

Victim Support

Provides support to victims of crime.

Provision of information materials.

Referrals made in relation to young people.

   

Voluntary Organisations

BAVO (Bridgend Assoc of volunteers)
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Organisation representing and promoting voluntaries organisations in BCBC

Youth Cymru
Links via provision of senior member training for youth workers
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Attend consultation groups.
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Development of Youth Achievement Award.
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Support from Youth Service in Youth Dance competition.

The Bridge Mentoring Project
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Mentoring support to young people

   

Voluntary Youth Centres

Use of resources

Developed forums in partnership with Youth Service.

Bad Bikes

KPC
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Shared resources.

Courthouse
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Joint projects - Positive Steps, joint environmental projects.

Boys & Girls Clubs

Nantyffyllon
Noddfa
YMCA


Training provision for all voluntary sector agencies.
All access Biblins, Sporting Calendar and Outdoor Education Calendar

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