AIM CIC was established by a small group of professionally qualified youth and community workers in early 2015 to enable them to better deliver coherent services. We have all had experience of running youth provision in Staffordshire and elsewhere. This includes girls work, family work, detached and centre-based youth work, youth forums and exchanges. All members have delivered learning opportunities for young people and have experience of managing staff as well as devising and delivering a youth work curriculum in partnership with young people.

We are also qualified and experienced in delivering “Strengthening Families” programmes and restorative practice; a local authority intervention that enables a collective learning environment, where families, children and young people take responsibility for their own journey towards positive change. We are trained to deliver ASDAN Award programmes. The short courses address key areas in terms of health, life skills and personal/social development and the modules include:

• Emotional Well Being,
• Social Media,
• Sexual Health,
• Respectful Relationships,
• Families & Parenting,
• Financial Choices and Careers & Your Future.

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Some of us have previously worked on the BRFC programme, both directly for Staffordshire County Council and as external providers. Work involved engagement with families to complete Family Star assessments. Partnership working with Locality Managers and other professionals via TAF/TAC meetings was fundamental to ensure action plans were tailored to meet the family and young people’s needs.

AIM CIC most recently delivered the Vulnerable Adolescent Support Programme (VASP), working intensively with 4 young people in North Staffordshire.

We have experience of  working with a range of needs e.g. ADHD, Trauma Triggered Behaviour and Attachment Disorders. Interventions have taken place and at various times across a range of settings including Schools, PRU's and Specialist/Generic Youth Provision in order to respond to service delivery needs.

We work to secure financial and community resources to support activities in identified communities and do this through fundraising, seeking sponsorship and developing social capital within the communities with which we work.  As a result, young people benefit by taking part in new activities where they broaden their knowledge and skills. They are encouraged to be involved in the design and delivery of our services and to take part in activities which benefit their communities.