“Donation of more than £3000 to honour Tony Selby’s memory”

We were happy to receive Judith Shelby and Jemma Keegan, wife and daughter of Tony Shelby in our YSS offices. Read more
#MORSE successful in External Evaluation

#MORSE was successful in its external evaluation and would like to issue a public thank you to all funders, partners and employees who made it possible. Read more
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY PARTNERS WITH YSS

The Open University’s (OU) Children’s Research Centre has partnered with charity, YSS to conduct a two-year study into the impact on children, young people and their families when a parent or carer is in prison. Read more
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Young Adults & Adults

Providing support to veterans, young adults and adults

Practical and emotional support for families in Worcestershire with a parent in prison or about to be sentenced. Launched by YSS at the end of 2020, Families First supports children and families from the point of arrest through to prison release, helping to reduce the emotional turmoil and anguish experienced by so many children and families across the county.

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Supporting Young and Young Adult Carers across Worcestershire since 2003

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ITT for Case Management System / CRM implementation and support

YSS has developed a clear Digital Strategy and we have undertaken a Data Maturity Analysis and established our Theory of Change. We are now looking for a new CRM/CMS system to help us move things forward. Read more
Remember Veterans Good News Story

We are always happy to share service user stories, especially ones like the one of Alex. Continue reading to find out how our Remember Veterans link worker supported Alex throughout the service and find out more about what support can look like. Read more
Families First Survey on Familial Imprisonment

The Families First service is launching a survey for professionals who are either currently working with or aware of a family affected by familial imprisonment. The purpose of this survey is to identify the need for a service like Families First across Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford& Wrekin. Read more
YSS Accredited to the Matrix Standard

YSS is pleased to announce that the charity achieved a Quality standard and re-accreditation by Matrix for the high quality of delivery of information, advice and guidance it provides. Read more