YSS

YSS is a charity with over 30 years’ experience of working with individuals who face multiple life challenges. YSS are currently delivering 17 services across Warwickshire and West Mercia. With a staff team of 50 and over 100 volunteers YSS provides custody and community based support to a wide variety of individuals with a particular experience and expertise’s of those involved in the criminal justice system. Services include one to one intensive supervision and support to the IOM cohort, through the gate support for prisoners being released from HMP Hewell and HMP Featherstone, bespoke women only services, supporting veterans in the criminal justice system, diverting young people away from crime who are at risk of entering the criminal justice system, appropriate adult services, supporting people into education, training and/or employment and deliver a targeted early help provision across Shropshire. YSS offers a tailored and personalised approach which addresses the full gambit of an individuals’ needs using the 7 reducing re-offending pathways.