Community Integration Support for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker children

Staffordshire County Council (SCC) wishes to commission the provision of Community Integration Support for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker Children (UASC) aged 13-21 in Staffordshire via a Specialist UASC Hub. It is our vision that this provision will provide support, encouragement and opportunities for Staffordshire's UASC population to engage in their community through various community assets in order to benefit the resident community, promote positive outcomes for UASC's and achieve community cohesion.

The Specialist UASC Hub will be based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, it will be multi-faceted and a central point from which young people are supported to engage in community activities and social action utilising local community assets and initiatives.

Within the Specialist UASC Hub we are also looking to deliver: UASC Community Education and Training Service To enhance Staffordshire's education and training offer for UASC group. To provide a support function to operational staff, helping to improve education outcomes for UASC through providing them with a holistic educational and training experience that addresses their unique needs within the educational environment. To coordinate, develop and support a bespoke education and training offer for UASC group throughout the districts and boroughs of Staffordshire.