YMCA Sussex Central will be launching a new one stop advice service for young people called YAC at Ovest on Thursday, May 8 at 12.30pm
The new service was created when the charity’s Youth Advice Centre (YAC), that was previously based in Hove, merged with their Housing Advice and moved to central Brighton.
The launch event this Thursday will be an opportunity to meet the staff, see the newly refurbished premises, find out more about the services and take part in a number of fun activities, including a raffle with great prizes.
YAC at Ovest will be the a single point of access for all young people for housing advice (16 – 25 year olds) and general advice (13 – 25 year olds), including sexual health & relationships, work & learning, emotional & listening support, benefits & money and much more.
Lisa Ottaway, a young person who accessed the Housing Advice Service at Ovest House, said: “I went to YAC at Ovest House because I was homeless. I saw someone about my housing first and I was placed in an emergency accommodation that day. I went back later on and got my birth certificate sorted and my benefits up and running. People were really nice and we got everything done. If Ovest House wasn’t there I would probably be on the street – with no money and no ID.”
YMCA Sussex Central will be working in partnership with other local organisations and services that will run from YAC at Ovest premises, such as MACS (Money Advice and Community Support), YES (Youth Employability Service), drugs services CRI & ru-ok?, TAPA (Mental health Teen to Adult Personal Advisor) RISE (domestic abuse charity) and many more to come.
YMCA Sussex Central is part of YMCA DownsLink Group offering services to over 10 000 young people across the three counties of Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex.
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