Our Impact 2023
We believe that with the right support and opportunity all young people can succeed in life. We have worked closely with young people to develop our ‘theory of change’ – this is what young people have told us they need so that they can make positive changes to their lives. Our work is flexible and tailored to each individual but there are four main areas of focus: employability, independent living, health and wellbeing and having fun & engaging with communities.
To demonstrate the impact that our work is having, we work with young people to help them monitor how they are progressing, recording what they achieve and where they go on leaving Amber. We also work with external organisations to evaluate the longer-term impact of our work. For example, the Ministry of Justice Data Lab found that young people are 48% less likely to re-offend after being at Amber, which is a hugely positive result and has a significant impact on wider society.
A further report by Bean Research found that, “for every £1 invested, Amber generates £12.24 in social value over 3 years through economic benefits, human capital gains, avoided Exchequer costs, as well as health and wellbeing improvements among programme participants.”
The following information shows Amber impact in 2023.
This Has Resulted In:
young people moving on
successfully
left Amber to go into work
achieved a major goal such as gaining a Level 2 professional qualification
left Amber to go back into education/training for work
Who Do We Support?
with a mental health diagnosis
with a history of substance/alcohol misuse
with no formal qualifications
with a previous criminal conviction
with a neurodevelopmental disorder such as ADHD or Autism Spectrum Disorder
Outcomes achieved by young people
made a positive change in their aspirations for work
of young people reported a positive change in their confidence in finding employment
reported a positive change in their mental health and wellbeing
reported an increase in their confidence and self-esteem
“I can take a minute to really concentrate on myself here without having to worry about anything else. I can pick up my responsibilities slowly and gradually build myself back up again. That’s really something. I don’t know any other situation I’d be able to do that in.”
Young person at Amber
“Amber is somewhere to concentrate on yourself, learn about yourself, and learn life skills again. You can walk out of here with something amazing if you want it, 100%.”
Young person at Amber
“My Team Leader helps me with emotional support, but I can also have a joke with them. I don’t feel like I’m being judged.”
Young person at Amber
* Warwick/Edinburgh mental wellbeing scale
** Rosenberg self-esteem scale
Finance and fundraising 2022/2023
Income | £ |
Income associated with charitable activities | 1,355,095 |
Investments | 1,565 |
Donations and fundraising | 1,443,045 |
Total income | 2,799,705 |
Expenditure | £ |
Expenditure on charitable activities | 2,675,355 |
Fundraising expenditure | 221,142 |
Total operating expenditure | 2,896,497 |
Net Income | (96,792) |