YSS

Who we are

YSS enables people to be emotionally resilient, to thrive, and to feel they belong to a community. We uphold people’s rights and responsibilities, ensuring they can exercise them with dignity and respect.

We are a charity that helps people to help themselves, and we’ve been doing so for more than thirty years. There are thousands of people in our communities who struggle with life and face what seem to be insurmountable barriers - they are why we exist. We provide a wide variety of community-based support for people and are often described as the ‘glue’ between those at risk of social isolation and the wider mainstream society.

We run a diverse range of services working with 7- to 70-year-olds but our aim is always the same – to help people to break through barriers and to achieve their potential. Our website – www.yss.org.uk – contains further information about YSS and all our projects and services.

Our culture and values

At YSS, we are proud to have a culture of adaptability, inclusion and holistic support. Our teams of Support Workers and Volunteers are based in our local communities. They help individuals across Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Warwickshire to address difficulties and raise awareness of their rights and responsibilities. Whether we are supporting a child, a young person, an adult or a family we aim for our support to be holistic, in order to enable the individual to look to a more hopeful future.

Our values

• Inquisitive: We ask questions, and challenge conventions to spark ideas and learning
• Adaptive: We are open to change. We are flexible in enabling people to overcome diverse situations or setbacks
• Optimistic: We maintain a positive outlook and focus on practical solutions
• Trustworthy: We are honest and reliable
• Inclusive: We are looking for ways to minimise and remove barriers for individuals, whether they are staff, volunteers, or service users.