Unit 4 First Floor

Legahory Centre

Craigavon BT65 5BE

Leaving and Aftercare Service is provided by a Social Work Team who are dedicated to working with Young People in the age range 16-21 years who;

Are currently being looked after in a residential facility or living in a family placement;
Are looked after by Craigavon and Banbridge Trust and living in their own accommodation in the community;
Have ceased to be looked after and are now living in the community in accommodation of their own, with significant adults, foster carers, family or friends.

Our Role:

Is to help Young People moving towards Independence. We work alongside the Young Person and his parents or carers to plan a programme of support, which will develop skills and knowledge that he/she will need in adulthood.

It is a fact that each Young Person's needs are particular to them and that support packages must be able to respond to each Young Person's individual circumstances.

Young People's active and ongoing involvement in the identification of their own needs is central to the success of our work. Our plan is to build on Young People's strengths and to support existing networks in promoting the integration of Young People in the community.

Young People are referred to the Service:

Usually by a Social Worker from the various teams e.g. Child and Family Care, Family Placement, or Disability Service. If the Young Person is no longer "Looked After" and has no direct contact with a particular Social Worker the referral can be a "Self Referral".

Aftercare Team	028 3831 1450
Brownlow Social Services	028 3834 3011
Portadown Social Services	028 3835 1177
Lurgan Social Services	028 3832 7824
Banbridge Social Services	028 4066 2866

We offer:

In a range of ways:

Individual work
Group programmes
Networking with other agencies in the community

This may include helping with certain issues or pointing you in the right direction to get some help or support with:

Education	Budgeting
Employment	Setting Up Home
Personal Development	Accommodation
Household Management	Welfare Rights
Emotional Difficulties	Life Skills
Leisure Recreational Outlets	Community Support

LEAVING CARE AND AFTERCARE SERVICES

Our Role:

Young People are referred to the Service:

We offer:

In a range of ways: