ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1. We would like to express our thanks and appreciation to all those who have taken part or assisted in this evaluation. Their willingness to be involved has been of great benefit to both the project itself and to the York Consulting Limited Evaluation Team. In particular, our thanks go to the organisations who helped us to reach young people and the young people themselves who gave their time to be involved in this research. Our thanks are also extended to the Scottish Executive for their valuable input into this research.
2. Organisations involved in this research either to recruit young people and/or to participate in stakeholder interviews included 1: Barnardo's, Blue Triangle, City of Edinburgh Council, Careers Scotland/Competitive Edge, Dean and Cauvin, Fairbridge, Funding for Learners Division of the Scottish Executive, Glasgow Social Work Department, John Wheatley College, Looked After Children and Youth Work Division of the Scottish Executive Positive Futures (Leaving Care Services), Prince's Trust, Project 20/20, Scottish Funding Councils for Further and Higher Education, Scottish Through Care and After Care Forum, Streetwork, the big step (Social Inclusion Partnership), Through Care and After Care, Edinburgh, Who Cares Scotland?