Risky Business was a 6 year project funded by the National Lottery Community fund.
Our Risky Business Peer Mentoring project was funded by the Big Lottery Community Fund from 2019 – 2022 and continued from 2022 – 2025 and provided disadvantaged and vulnerable young people aged 11 – 25 in Flintshire and Wrexham with a weekly programme of activities. The project helped young people to develop confidence, make a positive contribution to the community, become a peer mentor and feel better equipped to make decisions with regards to ‘risk taking’ behaviour.
The program initially focused on engagement and work on developing self-confidence, communication skills and team work. Secondly it worked on developing leadership skills and provided an opportunity for the beneficiaries to become peer mentors, and the third stage was activities led by the peer mentors.
The Risky Business project helped to empower our young people to break the cycle of ‘need’ and homelessness.
‘I have really enjoyed working with Lindsay and Haley. They make planning the session’s fun to help the younger kids that come to the project’. Female aged 16
‘I’ve been working with Haley and Lindsay for over a year now. I’ve started planning some peer mentoring sessions. I’m looking forward to passing on some skills I’ve learnt’. Female aged 15