deliver – build – change

Street Teams: Deliver – Build – Change

At Street Teams, our mission is to reduce exploitation and risks outside the home, and create safer, more connected communities. We work with children, young people, adults, families, and the wider community using a three-stage approach that ensures support is practical, preventative, and rooted in local needs.

1. DELIVER – Practical, Early Support

We provide direct, people-centred support that helps reduce exploitation and wider risks before they escalate. This includes:

• Early Intervention in Schools: Targeted 1:1 or small group sessions following our Enlighten education programme.

• Resilience Workshops: Interactive sessions to develop coping skills, confidence, and emotional wellbeing.

• Positive Engagement Activities: Fishing, arts, gardening, sports, and creative opportunities that foster connection and self-esteem.

• Peer-Led Mentoring: Young people supporting one another, developing leadership and positive behaviours.

• Family Support: Wellbeing workshops, guidance on housing, finances, mental health, and parenting.

This stage ensures children and families get timely support, building resilience and reducing the likelihood of exploitation or other harms.

2. BUILD – Strong Networks and Community Partnerships

We strengthen networks around children and families to create lasting protective environments:

• Collaborating with schools, local organisations, and community groups.

• Developing local strategies and awareness campaigns to reduce exploitation and risks outside the home.

• Promoting unity, inclusion, and integration across communities, particularly within Walsall.

By building these partnerships, we extend the impact of our work beyond individuals, helping communities take ownership of safety and resilience.

3. CHANGE – Creating Safer, Stronger Communities

Street Teams “go the extra mile” to transform lives, systems, and communities:

• Reducing exploitation and external risks for children, young people, and adults, whether inside or outside formal frameworks (including NRM pathways or self-referrals).

• Improving community safety through early intervention and awareness.

• Promoting social justice by addressing inequalities that contribute to vulnerability.

• Encouraging community cohesion, unity, and inclusion, so every neighbourhood can thrive.

Our Approach in Action

Our work is rooted in contextual safeguarding, recognising that risks often occur in schools, peer groups, neighbourhoods, and online spaces. By combining early intervention, community engagement, and family support, we help people build resilience, reduce exploitation and harm, and strengthen the connections that make communities safer.