1. Inspiring young lives

2. Paula Batchelor Talent Match Manager

3. Talent Match ➔ BIG Lottery Funded provision. ➔ Talent Match in 21 locations across the country ➔ Prince’s Trust has 5 prime contracts and is also supporting others ➔ Delivery is based on local needs, therefore no project is the same ➔ Youth led delivery ➔ Lincolnshire Contract £1.1 million – over 5 years Delivery Areas: Lincoln (Abbey Ward), Gainsborough, Skegness (Scarborough Ward), Boston (Fenside)

4. Core Partners; Lincolnshire County Council, Lincolnshire EBP, Involving Lincs, Lincolnshire Constabulary, Gelder Group Ltd, Barnardo’s Services Ltd and Prince’s Trust Delivery Partners Prince’s Trust – Paul Staples, Youth Advocate (Skegness/Boston) Barnardos – Angela Crawford (Gainsborough) Stuart Couling (Lincoln) TaylorItex – Mick Taylor, Talent Match Network Co-ordinator Children’s Links – (commissioned services to start in May 2015) Commissioning monies available each year Working in partnership across Lincolnshire with public, private and the volunteering sector

5. 1-1 Youth Advocate Delivery ➔ Delivery via Youth Advocates is on a 1-1 basis ➔ 1-1 continuous support to that individual, helping them access training, learning, build confidence, employability skills with the primary goal to gain employment. Youth Advocates work closely with all the organisations that are working with the individual already and aim to enhance provisional offers, there is no specific end date to Youth Advocate support ➔ Young People need to be 18-24 years old ➔ Unemployed over 12 months – primarily hidden NEETs as priority

6. Talent Match Network ➔ Lincoln, Gainsborough, Skegness, Boston (not ward specific as direct delivery) ➔ Open to unemployed, those that have experienced unemployed ➔ Primarily aged 17 – 25 ➔ Membership to the network allows young people to access the commissioned training/services in their area ➔ Network offers opportunities to engage in Commissioning, Marketing, Administration

7. Contact details: Paula Batchelor, Talent Match Manager (Lincolnshire), Prince’s Trust Office: 01522 785 604 Mobile: 07436 582309 Email: paula.batchelor@princes-trust.org.ukpaula.batchelor@princes-trust.org.uk Angela Crawford, Talent Match Youth Advocate (Gainsborough), Barnardos Mobile: 07899 067945 Email: angela.crawford@barnardos.org.uk Stuart Couling, Talent Match Youth Advocate (Lincoln), Barnardos Mobile: 07799 477031 Email: stuart.couling@barnardos.org.uk Paul Staples, Talent Match Youth Advocate (Skegness & Boston), Prince’s Trust Mobile: 07436 797256 Email: paul.staples@princes-trust.org.uk Mick Taylor, Talent Match Network Co-ordinator, TaylorItex Mobile: 07979 510244 Email: mick@tayloritex.co.uk

8. Inspiring young lives.