Edinburgh Young Persons' Service Privacy Notice
The Edinburgh Young Persons Service provides support to young people between 16-25 who have either directly or indirectly been affected by homelessness.
The service has four elements –
Visiting Housing Support (VHS ) , Leith Base , Groupwork and Youth Emergency Support Service (YESS) .
The Visiting Housing Support service works with 16-25-year-olds across Edinburgh to develop the skills necessary for successful independent living . It aims to support young people to access and maintain settled accommodation including LinkLiving temporary supported flats .
The Leith Based service provides core and cluster temporary accommodation with support to homeless 16-25-year-olds . It aims to support young people to develop the independent living skills necessary for future tenancy sustainment .
Groupwork s ervice offers Independent Living Skills courses to young people .
The Youth Emergency Support Service provides immediate support to 16- and 17-year-old young people in a crisis housing situation.
This notice was reviewed 1 May 2024