Work with Children and Young people

Registered Charity Number : 1129258

What we do:-

We work with local Police, Communities Wardens, Councillors, Schools and other youth organisations.

We give children and young people the chance to shine and discover things they would not normally be able to do due to lack of money. We believe every child and young person should be able to access opportunities despite their social background, race, colour, sex, age and money situation.

We help them achieve their full potential and to increase their self esteem and confidence and make new friends by providing activities and classes including Dance Classes, Theatre Arts and Drama/Music Classes, Sports coaching including Football, Netball, Hockey, Athletics, Skate board lessons, where we pay for an instructor to come and give the young people a little bit of fun.

We aim to provide community projects like getting young people involved in helping their communities like helping the elderly with gardening and shopping, litter picking, leaflet deliverying and encourage and arrange youth apprenticeships in local companies.

One of our aims is to get the young people involved in their communities by doing fundraising events for their local communities and for them to decide which local projects will be supported by the money they raise. We encourage young people to get involved in environmental work in their communities making their communities cleaner. We encourage young people to get involved in volunteering in their local communities. We help young people to realise that they can make a difference in their local communities and at the same time to have positive fun and interaction.

We aim to provide a support group for teenager parents and supply necessary equipment to help make life a little easier including baby clothes, baby equipment for young mums and single parents who cannot afford equipment.

Our hopes for the future:-

We hope to be able to pay for professional counsellors and support workers so children and young people and their parents can go and get support and advice whether this be information on bullying, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, eating disorders, physical and sexual abuse, parenting issues for young people and all things that affect young people and their families.

We aim to run a helpline for young people aged 11-25 where they can get support in their time of need.

We hope to raise enough money to open a drop centre for Youth where they can go with a internet cafe, youth cafe, where they can advice and support on trying to find work and apprenticeships, youth clubs, support groups, a place where we can run classes in art, drama, music, singing and dance.

We aim to provide a website just for youth where they can find out useful information, seek advice and talk to other people their age.

We aim to be an information, support and advice service for young people

We aim to set up a support group for young carers where they can do drama and music workshops, talk to others and have fun

We are looking to run drama workshops to go around schools with plays on drug abuse, alcohol abuse and other problems that young people can find themselves involved in...

FACTS OF THINGS THAT AFFECT YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UK - RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT -

PHYSICAL & SEXUAL ABUSE

Every ten days in England and Wales one child is killed at the hands of their parent. In half (52 per cent) of all cases of children killed at the hands of another person, the parent is the principal suspect.

A study by the NSPCC showed that a significant minority of children suffer serious abuse or neglect. Their 2000 study of the childhood experiences of 2,869 18-24 year olds found that:-

Six per cent of children experienced frequent and severe emotional maltreatment during childhood.
A quarter (25 per cent) of children experienced one or more forms of physical violence during childhood. This includes being hit with an implement, being hit with a fist or kicked, shaken, thrown or knocked down, beaten up, choked, burned or scalded on purpose, or threatened with a knife or gun. Of this 25 per cent of children, the majority had experienced 'some degree of physical abuse' by parents or carers (READ MORE)

SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES

In 2006 nearly a quarter of children lived in a single parent family (23% of young people in the UK)

HOMELESSNESS

The scale of homelessness (which is limited to young people who are in contact with services) indicates that at least 75,000 young people experienced homelessness in the UK in 2006�07. More young people were accepted as homeless following the extension of priority need groups in the early 2000s. (READ MORE)

One in ten children between the ages of 1 and 15 has a mental health disorder. (READ MORE)

SELF HARM

One in 10 (10 per cent) of 15- and 16-year-olds has self-harmed, usually by cutting themselves. (READ MORE)

EATING DISORDERS

14 to 25 year olds are at greater risk of being affected by eating disorders (READ MORE)

DRUGS & CIGARETTES

A survey in 2005 which was questionnaire based, and studied over 9,000 11-15 year olds in 305 schools in England revealed that it was estimated that 11% of pupils aged 11-15 had taken drugs in the last month compared to 10% in 2004 (12% in 2003). (READ MORE)

The survey also showed that 9% of 11-15 year olds were regular smokers of cigarettes.

ALCOHOL

37 per cent of men and 23 per cent of women aged 16 to 24 regularly drink twice the recommended daily limits. (READ MORE)

BULLYING

The TellUs 3 survey for 2007-08 showed that 48 per cent. of children and young people experienced bullying during the previous year, either in school or in another setting

CRIME

Just over a fifth (22%) of young people aged from 10 to 25 reported that they had committed at least one of the 20 core offences in the previous 12 months (READ MORE)