Helm Young Parents' Employment (HYPE) project

Helm Young Parents' Employment (HYPE) project is the first project of its kind in the city which aims to give young parents, and in particular young mothers, the daily support and individual help they need to make the difficult transition towards getting back into work or moving into full-time training.

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		Jenni lives on her own with her young boy and regularly attends HYPE where she is currently working on SQA Communication and also ECDL. Jenni is now preparing to start her first work placement in a local office.

Currently the project, which runs in the afternoons at the Dundee centre caters to the needs of 16-23 year olds. The participants are given very personal support and encouraged to work towards SQA qualifications, IT and other employability, vocational and core skills as well as independent living skills like budgeting and cooking that will make their lives easier in the future as working parents. A crèche is currently run Monday to Thursday afternoons with the support of the St Andrew's Project and Working for Families Dundee.

This training scheme has attracted over thirty young parents since starting and has now become firmly established in the city with its own Council and Newsletter.

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