YPEP

Young People's Empowerment Project

YPEP

Professionals

Eligibility by service

Who each service is for, where it runs and how to refer. If you’re not sure, refer anyway and we’ll tell you.

Children and young people

PlayScheme

  • Ages: 5–17
  • Who it’s for: Children and young people with learning difficulties or disabilities. Group, one-to-one or two-to-one support.
  • Where: St Mary’s Community Centre, Chequerfield, Pontefract
  • When: School holidays
  • How to refer: Use the secure referral form. Families book days through their family account.

Short Breaks

  • Ages: 5–17
  • Who it’s for: Children and young people who need one-to-one time with a support worker.
  • Where: Out and about, or at home
  • When: All year
  • How to refer: Use the secure referral form, or families can enquire. It starts with a chat and an assessment.

Saturday’s Group

  • Ages: 5 to 16
  • When: Saturdays in the school holidays
  • How to refer: Use the secure referral form, or families can register their interest.

16–25 Mental Wellbeing

  • Ages: 16–25
  • Who it’s for: Young people who want one-to-one support with their mental wellbeing
  • Where: Queen’s Mill, Castleford
  • How to refer: Use the secure referral form. Young people can also refer themselves.

Adults

Home Care

  • Who: Older people and adults who need care at home, from personal care and sit-in care to respite, dementia, live-in, end-of-life care and reablement
  • Where: Homes across West Yorkshire
  • How it starts: A free assessment at home. Request an assessment, or use the secure referral form.
  • Regulated by: the Care Quality Commission (CQC)

Learning disability support (18+)

  • Who: Adults aged 18 and over with a learning disability, with support planned with them and their family
  • Where: Homes across West Yorkshire
  • How it starts: A free assessment at home. Request an assessment, or use the secure referral form.
  • Regulated by: the Care Quality Commission (CQC)

Complex care

  • Who: Adults with complex needs, such as epilepsy and autism
  • Where: Homes across West Yorkshire
  • How it starts: A free assessment at home. Request an assessment, or use the secure referral form.
  • Regulated by: the Care Quality Commission (CQC)

If we’re not the right service

We’ll tell you quickly, and point you to a service that is.

Before you refer, you can also check which services have room right now.

Make a referral

One secure form for every service. Not sure which one? Refer anyway, and we’ll tell you.