Community Support

SOVA Community Support Project
Address:	7 St Peters Close Sheffield S1 2EJ
Tel:	0114 228 8545
Fax:	0114 228 8500
Email:
Managing Office:	Sheffield

Project Mission and Aims

YOT Mentoring Scheme including the basic literacy numeracy scheme. As part of out partnership with the YOT our main aim will be to support the work of the YOT in reducing the risk of further offending by matching young offenders with trained volunteer mentors.

	To recruit, select and train local people as mentors to work with young people at risk of further offending.
	To accept referrals from the Youth offending Team for matching young people with trained mentors.
	To offer mentoring support to young people being supervised by the Youth Offending Team/To offer support in basic literacy/numeracy to the young people referred to us.
	The Appropriate Adult Scheme: To offer vulnerable detainees in Sheffield Police stations support under the terms of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act.
	To recruit, train and deploy volunteer Appropriate Adults on a 24/7 callout rota

Funders

Youth Justice Board

Learning Skills Council

Sheffield YOT

Associated Projects or Organisations