“A sincere thanks to you all for the tremendous amount of work and time freely given in preparing and delivering the challenging and thought-provoking seminars at last Thursday's conference. A special thanks to the young people who played a major role in delivering several of the seminars. They were fantastic examples of young people who are engaging positively. They demonstrated confidence, an awareness of their own abilities and a sense of future direction. Evaluations from the day's events were very positive. Delegates commented very highly on the quality of the seminars.”
“If I hadn't come here I would have carried on offending and would have ended up being behind bars”.
“When I was fourteen I was going through the same problems that you're going through. They are surprised to hear it; some are very surprised to hear it. For them to know that there's a member of staff in there that used to be in the same position as them and how they can change their life and how well they've done - I think some of it rubs off.”
“My childhood was a nightmare made a bit better by your school and the staff who worked there. I would like to wish you all the success in the world. You have a good strong team there who need to be told how good a job they do........”
“Thank you for hosting the recent visit for panel members. It gave them some insight into how residential units work and are run. The panel members who attended were most impressed by your centre and the overall atmosphere and the attitude of staff. The young people, who openly expressed their own views that the centre had made a difference in their lives, speaks volumes as it was the young people's own voices which we heard.”