Invest in infrastructure-level change.
The need is urgent, but the opportunity is strategic.
Fragmented provision leaves young people waiting, excluded or unsupported. Funding relational infrastructure creates a connected pathway around them.
Rising need
More young people are struggling with anxiety, isolation and self-worth.
Fragmented systems
Support often exists in disconnected parts, leaving young people in the gaps.
Relational solution
Trusted presence creates engagement, early support and long-term care.
Measurable impact
Outcomes are tracked through attendance, surveys, feedback and progress data.
Funds one Relational Support Worker for a year — creating visible, trusted support across school and community settings.
A whole-system approach to wellbeing.
A connected pathway that meets young people before crisis, during support and beyond intervention.
Belonging before crisis
Positive community, participation projects and visible trusted adults so every young person can find connection before needs escalate.
Support where young people already are
Drop-ins, listening spaces and staff embedded in schools and community spaces so support feels familiar, safe and reachable.
Earlier help, faster response
Identifying needs early, building resilience and preventing young people from waiting until crisis before receiving help.
Targeted support for emerging needs
Bespoke programmes, mentoring and interventions for young people who need focused support but may not meet external thresholds.
Specialist pathways with relationship
Connecting young people and families into specialist support while maintaining long-term relational care alongside and beyond intervention.
The projects that make the system work.
Each project is a doorway into the wider pathway — creating belonging, trust, early support and long-term connection.
Overflow Wellbeing Centres
Embedded Relational Support Workers coordinating wellbeing, mentoring, listening spaces and targeted pathways in partnership with schools.
Overflow Dance
A creative wellbeing pathway helping young people find confidence, expression, friendship and long-term support.
Overflow Football
A physical activity pathway that engages young people, especially those less likely to access traditional wellbeing support.
Overflow Create
Creative projects that help young people process emotions, build self-worth and access relational support through making and expression.
Drop-ins & Community Hubs
Community-based spaces where young people can belong, be known and stay connected to support outside school hours.