Baca Charity

Who we are

Specialist Supported Accommodation and Training for Young Forced Migrants 16+

Baca provides specialist supported accommodation and development training for young people who are 16-18 years on arrival. We specifically work with unaccompanied asylum seeking children, refugees, victims of trafficking and those at risk of exploitation.

​Vision & Values

Vision

Baca’s vision is a world where forced migrants are welcomed, safe, and have hope to rebuild their lives for a better future. 

Mission

Baca supports young forced migrants who arrive as unaccompanied asylum seekers including those that have been trafficked, to rebuild their lives, integrate into a community and use their experience positively.

We achieve this by providing a safe and empowering environment and through the use of a holistic and personalised approach. 

Core Purpose

The advancement of education and the relief of poverty among forced migrants in the UK and abroad and the promotion of racial harmony, mutual respect and diversity.  To invest hope, either directly or indirectly, through our activities into the lives of those for whom we care, consequently seeing those same lives shaped and realising a better future.

Core Values

Baca is committed to four Core Values which seamlessly underpin its strategic vision, its relationship with stakeholders and its delivery of the 'Rebuild' service model.  Our core values permeate every aspect of the way we operate.

Respect

We treat all the young people we work with as an individuals, taking time to listen and understand their needs, accepting that everyone’s story is unique. We also recognise the specialist knowledge and skills of other professionals, welcoming their engagement with the young people we care for 

A holistic approach

Our support model starts with meeting immediate needs and progressing towards the development of relationships, community and belonging to enable personal growth and independence.  

Empowerment

We provide our young people with tools to help them make good life choices and opportunities for them to grow in character and purpose. We believe our clients, with their unique experiences and cultural heritages, have much to contribute to society in the UK. 

Excellence

We seek feedback on our services from young people and funders aiming to be a solution provider, adapting and bringing in new ways of working to solve problems and unmet needs. 

Hope

We recognise the past but focus on the future; we believe our young people can achieve independence and success however difficult their circumstances have been. We are always optimistic yet realistic, standing alongside our young people in the challenges and anxieties they face. 

Partnership/ Collaboration

We believe more can be achieved by working together, we actively seek opportunities for Baca to add value to other organisations’/ agencies’ work and for partners who can add value to our work. 

Baca works with a number of local authorities in the provision of care for young people across the Midlands.  We enjoy excellent working relationships with Social Workers from these different authorities and highly value the close working relationship we have which enables us to give the best possible support to young people and also ensure that the work we do meets and exceeds the requirements of local authority.

Baca works with other organisations across the UK in the pursuit of excellence for this cohort of young people.  These organisations work in the issues of asylum, trafficking and young people or provide local and national infrastructure support.