‘My Bnk’ The Money House
Support Type:
Need supported:
- Accommodation / Homelessness
- Financial Inclusion
- Other
- Young People
Aim/Purpose:
A directly delivered and accredited financial literacy programme aimed at preventing youth homelessness – Taking referrals on a continuous basis – Based in Glasgow.
Together with young people, the service creates and delivers innovative, high impact and high energy programmes covering topics such as saving, budgeting, debt and public and student finance. Many of our programmes are free or funded and can be delivered either directly in-person, virtually via secure video link or as online courses.
Suitability criteria:
- All genders
- Adolescent (17 and under), Young adult (18-35)
Assessment/referral process:
- Any agency, Self-referral
5-25 year olds in a variety of settings – from mainstream schools and pupil referral units to colleges, youth hostels, employability organisations and young parent groups. Self-referral or agency referral.
Contact information:
Further Information:
The service provides:
- Youth homelessness support
- Information advice and guidance
- Financial Inclusion
- Care leavers
- Young Parents Groups
- Those in sheltered housing
- SEN, EAL and Esol students, including those with dyscalculia, dyspraxia or dyslexia
- NEETs, young offenders or those on probation.
- Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers.
The further service supports with: Avoiding Eviction; Budgeting and Spending Habits; Online Safety & Scams; Planning for the future.