Projects
JobBase – Getting young people into work
In March 2011 Base 33 was awarded £13,198 from Oxfordshire County Council’s, Stronger Communities Alliance one-off grant programme. We were delighted to be one of only 20 groups out 145 applications to be given funding for our Job Base project. In May we launched an exciting and innovative project aimed at enabling young unemployed people to gain the skills and confidence to be ready and able to apply for jobs, go on to…
Youth Zone – Health Drop in Clinic Project
Youthzone is a weekly health drop-in service run as a partnership between Base 33 and a school health nurse. We offer information and support to young people aged 13+ in a youth centre environment, providing a non-judgmental space in which health and well being issues can be discussed with Youth Workers and direct support and interventions can be provided by an on-site nurse. The service was launched in response to discussion with young…
Young Parent Drop-in at Base 33
The drop-in started in March 2010 as a response to a group of young parents who felt excluded from local traditional ‘toddler groups’, we run a free weekly drop-in session supported by Youth Workers every Wednesday morning 10am -12pm. At the drop in we aim to: Provide a social and non-judgmental environment for young parents aged 13+ Respond to the needs identified by the group (money management, childcare, going back to work/education and…
Detached Youth Work – The ‘Skate’ Project
Base 33 has been delivering detached youth work in Witney for the past 7 years. Detached Youth Work takes place outside and is a model of youth work practice targeted at vulnerable and excluded young people that mainstream youth work and other services may not reach. At Base 33 our detached work involves Working on the streets of Witney at the Leys, Burwell and Smiths estates (particularly at the shops), at Thorney Leys…