Key contacts for care leavers
Find out more about the key contacts for care leavers.
The key contacts are:
- The Pathway Team
- Social worker
- I Still Matter (ISM )
- Show Me That I Matter (SMTIM)
- Advocacy for care leavers
- York Young People’s Survival Guide
- The Haven
- York District Hospital (YDH) Wiggington Road, York
- Dentist (NHS)
- Emergency Dentist
- York Sexual Health Centre
- The Gate York - York Drug and Alcohol Service Young People's Team
- York College
- Askham Bryan College
- York Learning
- Apprenticeships
- Higher Education
- Universal Credit
- Citizens Advice (CAB)
- Police
- Supporting Victims
- IDAS
- GOV.UK
- York Mind
- Kyra
The Pathway Team
- Pathway leaving care team
- Pathway Workers
- Pathway Accommodation officer
- Pathway ETE officer
York
YO24 4HA
Email: Pathwayteam@york.gov.uk
Telephone: 01904 555389
Social worker
West officesStation Rise
York
YO1 6GA
Telephone: 01904 551035
I Still Matter (ISM )
York Care leavers forum
Speak with your pathway worker if you'd like further information or would like to attend.
Show Me That I Matter (SMTIM)
York’s children in care council
Advocacy for care leavers
Advocacy support is now available for Care Leavers up to the age of 25 from the Speak Up Service Email: speakup@york.gov.uk
For information please call or text Michelle on telephone: 07770 704756.
York Young People’s Survival Guide
Young people’s guide to services in York for young people aged up to 25 years. No matter what your question – just ask!
Email: YPSG@York.gov.uk
Telephone: 01904 555400
Telephone: 07786 202241 (text only)
The Haven
Mental health, out of hours support for 16 to 25
Email: Haven.mhm@nhs.net
York
YO31 7RB
The service is open from 6.00pm to 11.00pm, seven days a week, 365 days a year, including bank holidays, with no formal referral or appointment required.
York District Hospital (YDH) Wiggington Road, York
Telephone: 01904 631313
Urgent care centre at York Hospital based in the emergency department, 8.00am to 10.00pm daily.
Telephone: 01904 726066 for out of hours GP service at York Hospital.
Phone NHS direct telephone: 111 for an appointment (this is not a drop in service).
Dentist (NHS)
To locate or register with NHS direct telephone: 111 or use the find a dentist service (GOV.UK).
Emergency Dentist
If you require emergency dental treatment when your dentist is closed, please call NHS Direct on telephone: 0845 600 3249.
York Sexual Health Centre
Monkgate Health Centre31 Monkgate
York
YO31 7WA
YorSexualHealth
Sexual health (NHS)
The Gate York - York Drug and Alcohol Service Young People's Team
The Gate York offers a range of support for people up to 25 years affected by their own or someone else's substance misuse. Their aim is to provide you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to identify and appropriately respond to risks associated with substance use.
To find out more or to request an appointment, get in touch via their website, or contact the team:
- telephone: 01904 464680
- email: thegateyork@cgl.org.uk
York College
York College and University Centre
Sim Balk LaneBishopthorpe
York
YO23 2BB
Telephone: 01904 770200
Askham Bryan College
Askham BryanYork
YO23 3FR
Telephone: 01904 772277
York Learning
West OfficesStation Rise
York
YO1 6GA
Email: yorklearning@york.gov.uk
Telephone: 01904 554277
Apprenticeships
Email: York.apprenticeships@york.gov.uk
Become and apprentice (GOV.UK)
Find an apprenticeship (GOV.UK)
Higher Education
The Uni Guide - help with choice of university
UCAS – info about Universities and how to apply
Student Finance how to apply - information about student finance and how to apply
York St John
University of York
Universal Credit
Apply for Universal Credit
Telephone: 03456000723
Citizens Advice (CAB)
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9.30am to 12.00pm
Citizens Advice York
Advice line telephone: 08444111444
Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 4.00pm
Station Rise
York
Police
National Non-Emergency telephone: 101.
Supporting Victims
If you have been victim of a crime
Supporting victims in North Yorkshire
Email: help@supportingvictims.org
Telephone: 01904 669276
Out of hours telephone: 0808 168 9293
IDAS
Independent Domestic Abuse Services
Email: info@idas.org.uk
Telephone: 0300 011 0110
24 hour advice line, Outreach: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm, telephone: 01904 646036.
GOV.UK
GOV.UK
Information about a range of services. For example, benefits, crime and justice, student finance, job vacancies, tax and NI, careers advice, voting, employment rights.
York Mind
Email: office@yorkmind.org.uk
Telephone: 01904 643364
Kyra
Counselling support for young women
Email: contact@kyra.org.uk
St Saviourgate
York
YO1 8NQ
Telephone: 01904 632332
Telephone: 07587 155678
