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To mark the end of BounceBack, 10 young people who had taken part in the programme were asked to make a short film about their experiences of looking for work in Lambeth. This is what they created.

Our response to C-19 and its impact on our target groups: the Walcot BounceBack programme

Our target beneficiaries are Lambeth citizens, under 30, whose life chances are affected by low income. Our grants fund work designed to achieve whole-life improvement, building on their potential and helping them gain properly paid employment. The Covid-19 pandemic has made matters worse. In response, we've developed a new programme aimed at helping.

Programme aim  
BounceBack ended in September 2024. The aim of the programme was to help low-income Lambeth residents under 30 find paid work. It was the second phase of our response to the Covid 19 pandemic and ran for 3 years (October 2021 - September 2024). The programme was aimed at unemployed and underemployed Lambeth young people.  

Latest Information

March 2025 - The final BounceBack evaluation is produced by Rocket Science with a celebration and 'next steps' event held at Vauxhall City Farm. Please get in touch to find out more and stay tuned for announcements on what we have planned. 

October 2024 - BounceBack officially comes to an end. 

April 2024 - A new employer engagement strand to BounceBack is commissioned by the 10 partner organisations. 

March 2024 - Rocket Science produced a Year 2 report. We are pleased to learn that over 1100 Lambeth young people have so far been engaged, with over 50% moving into work or full time education in the first 24 months. 

July 2023 - A third year of BounceBack was confirmed (October 2023 - September 2024), with 10 organisations offering support to Lambeth young people. The third year will specifically focus on helping the long term unemployed (NEET), care leavers, those with special educational needs, young people in the criminal justice system and young people with additional mental health needs. 

January 2023 - Rocket Science have produced the  Year 1 Update Report on the BounceBack programme. 

October 2021 - BounceBack launched

August 2021 - we awarded grants to 16 organisations totaling £1.5m (see the full list of partners here) with projects due to delivering in October 2021.

July 2021 - Walcot appointed Rocket Science as our evaluation partner.  As well as monitoring impact, over the course of the programme, they will bring organisations together to share learning and provide support.  They have also created a BounceBack Dashboard which draws together the quarterly returns into an online analysis tool. 
https://lookerstudio.google.com/s/jrAYRKHSrOA

​Useful Links
BounceBack Final Report (March 2025)
BounceBack Year 2 Report (March 2024)
Job Transition Grant Guidance - BounceBack Referral
Job Transition Grant Guidance - BounceBack Participant
Year 1 Update Report (January 2023)
BounceBack Grant Award Details (July 2021)
BounceBack Media Release (March 2021)