Fairbridge in Solent works with young people from: Southampton and Urban South Hampshire (including Gosport, Fareham, Winchester, Totton, New Forest and Eastleigh).
"Although Southampton is a growing city within the region and with a rich and diverse culture, there are challenges within the local communities, such as anti-social behaviour, teenage pregnancies, low achievement rates at schools, and areas of poverty and inequality.
We are working very closely with our partners across the city to help address these issues in an effort to create opportunities for young people and contributing to making prosperous local communities.”
12% of all 16 - 18 years olds in Southampton are not in education, employment or training.
19% of school age young people claim to have carried a weapon at some point in the previous 12 months
50% of children in Southampton live in the most deprived areas of the city