1. Youth Tracker Gerry McHugh Pathfinder Co-ordinator & Heather Woods Youth Tracker Co-ordinator

2. Greater Easterhouse Pathfinder n Origins and Background n Pathfinder Pilot Projects â Community Health Shop â Neighbourhood Management â Youth Tracker â Information Project â Positive Mental Attitudes n Youth Tracker - Heather Woods

3. Origins of Pathfinder n Part of Government’s Working for Communities Programme (May 1998) n Broad objective is to test new approaches to local service delivery in priority areas n Two early Pathfinders launched in Greater Easterhouse and West Edinburgh (Dec 1998) n 11 further Pathfinders designated April 1999

4. Pathfinder Steering Group n Community representatives n Glasgow City Council n Scottish Homes n Greater Easterhouse Development Company n Greater Easterhouse Ownership Forum (GECOF) n Strathclyde Police n Greater Glasgow Health Board/ Primary Care NHS Trust n Benefits Agency n Employment Services n John Wheatley College n Scottish Executive

5. Youth Tracker Working Group

6. Youth Tracker Target Group Young people who are not benefiting from existing services.  school non-attendees  early school leavers  young people in social work day care  school leavers with unknown destinations

7. Youth Tracker Aims  co-ordinate a coherent support service for vulnerable young people  track identified young people from school onwards  decrease “scheme hopping” and number of unknown destinations  to build a partnership between the community, service users and key agencies

8. Youth Tracker Referrals  Careers service  Social Work Services  Lochend School  self referrals.

9. Youth Tracker Services offered:

10. Youth Tracker Community Involvement  Youth Tracker Working Group  Ongoing consultation / evaluation  Parents of Young People on Working Group  Participatory Appraisal with Service Users  Service Users attend Working Group

11. Youth Tracker Beattie Report  Glasgow City Council Careers Service have adopted the Youth Tracker model for the city wide project  project extended for further two years  two additional staff have been employed