Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur

Kurzfristig (< 1 Jahr)
Mikro (Individuum)
Sozial

improved volunteering outcomes

gesellschaftliche Partizipation

45 outcomes achieved through Choices were ‘Entry into a voluntary placement’. This is valuable as it increases the chances of finding employment. Research from the Corporation for National Community Service (2013; Note: This is a secondary source. For more information, please check the bibliography of Davies 2016.) in the US that looked at volunteering as a pathway to employment found that volunteers have a 27 percent higher likelihood of finding a job after being out of work than non-volunteers. The study also found that the association between volunteering and employment had the strongest effect on individuals without a high school diploma or equivalent (51% increase in likelihood) and individuals who live in rural areas (55% increase in likelihood). This suggests that volunteering may assist in “levelling the playing field” for these individuals who typically have a more difficult time finding employment, especially during a recession.

Beschreibung der Aktivität

Jugendsozialarbeit
St Giles Trust’s Choices project
The St Giles Trust’s Choices project aims to help young people aged 16 – 24 in London, West Yorkshire and South Wales to re-engage with education, progress into training and/or move into or closer to employment and thereby realising their potential. This is done via one-to-one and group work sessions. Moreover, Choices provides advice and support to help young people become motivated and helps to find a work placement, training course, apprenticeship or job.
Großbritannien
1.132 registered clients (Jahr 2014)
16-24
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche

Evaluierung der Aktivität

Qualitative Interviewbefragung (telefonisch)
In Phase 1 of the evaluation the PBE team undertook a qualitative survey of SGT’s team leaders and caseworkers and their clients. This helped the team develop a better understanding of the impacts of SGT’s Choices programme and informed the process of creating an evaluation framework. A telephone survey was conducted in Summer 2014 with interviews taking up to 30 minutes. Overall 4 team leaders, 6 caseworkers and 18 clients were interviewed.
2014
Großbritannien
Forschungsbericht