Amber Foundation
Stacey Barrett currently serves as an Activities Coordinator at Barchester Healthcare since August 2023 and as a Youth Support Worker at Amber Foundation since November 2022. In addition, Stacey has been working as a Customer Experience Quality Supervisor at BrandAlley.co.uk since February 2019. Prior experience includes roles as a Healthcare Assistant at The Huntercombe Group from April 2022 to July 2023, providing care to patients with neurological conditions, and as a Trainee Recruitment Consultant at Caritas Recruitment from April 2018 to January 2019. Additional professional experience encompasses positions as an Office Supervisor at GFM, Retail Assistant at schuh, and self-employed Card Room Masseuse. Educational qualifications include a current pursuit of a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from The Open University, along with previous studies in Multi Skills at Colchester Institute and Foundation Learning at TBG Learning.
Amber Foundation
Amber provides a safe temporary place to live for young people who are experiencing homelessness, mental ill health and unemployment. We help them to address any issues they may have, and provide practical and emotional support helping young people transform their lives. We focus on employment, living independently, health & wellbeing and personal development. 122,000 young people face homelessness every year in the UK and once homeless it can be very difficult to find a job and move back into accommodation. Amber provides a safe structured environment at four residential centres in Surrey, Kent, Devon and Wiltshire where young people are given the time, space and support to sort out their problems and re-build their lives. The ultimate aim is to equip young people to find direction in life, work, accommodation and a sense of their own self-worth in the community, allowing them to move back into employment, education or training. Being residential is key, providing a supportive and encouraging environment with structure and boundaries, positive peer support and practical activities so young people can overcome their problems and feel valued and motivated as they work at turning their lives around – and every year 70- 80% successfully do so.