Five Children's Centre
Five YouthPoint: Summer Programme 2009
Once again our summer programme was oversubscribed with long waiting lists for some of the more popular trips and activities. A great bonus for us this year was our successful PAYP Open Access application secured in March, alongside our targeted South Liverpool Housing bid enabling us to reach far greater numbers.
To-date this year YouthPoint has :
• registered 116 young people from Speke/Garston (61 new registrations)
• delivered 271 hours of activities (45.16 hours average per week)
• accompanied 41 young people on a 3 night residential holiday in Blackpool
• secured £12,500 to spend on additional staff, activities, trips and residentials.
• delivered 150 volunteer hours through our peer mentoring scheme
Whilst our main aim was to make the summer as much fun as possible the Every Child Matters, five outomes for children continued to be key to our delivery.
Bullying is always high on our list of priorities during the summer as many of our young people are worried about going into their new schools in September. A series of informal discussion groups were held with staff where participants could talk about issues of concern including personal safety, relationships, bullying, drinking and substance misuse.
Residentials, day trips and a range of activities designed to overcome fears, stretch imagination, introduce new ideas and build on existing skills enabled the group to grow in confidence week by week. Activities included dance lessons, watersports, ice skating and arts & crafts sessions.
We provided regular access to a range of activities aimed at improving fitness levels, diet and lifestyle. The 'Sport for All' programme was well attended and this year we managed to limit time spent playing football to devote more time trying out new sports. With the help of Linda Mooney (South Liverpool Active City Co-ordinator) we enjoyed handball coaching and attended the city games. Four of them successfully represented the region in Manchester on August 21st.
Through our 'You are what you eat' programme, the group learned about how the food they eat affects their bodies. Armed with their knowledge of 'healthy eating' they were able to prepare food (including fruit smoothies) for the celebration at the village hall.
To find out more please visit our website ( www.fiveyouthpoint.org.uk )
Five YouthPoint: Summer Programme 2009
Once again our summer programme was oversubscribed with long waiting lists for some of the more popular trips and activities. A great bonus for us this year was our successful PAYP Open Access application secured in March, alongside our targeted South Liverpool Housing bid enabling us to reach far greater numbers.
To-date this year YouthPoint has :
• registered 116 young people from Speke/Garston (61 new registrations)
• delivered 271 hours of activities (45.16 hours average per week)
• accompanied 41 young people on a 3 night residential holiday in Blackpool
• secured £12,500 to spend on additional staff, activities, trips and residentials.
• delivered 150 volunteer hours through our peer mentoring scheme
Whilst our main aim was to make the summer as much fun as possible the Every Child Matters, five outomes for children continued to be key to our delivery.
Bullying is always high on our list of priorities during the summer as many of our young people are worried about going into their new schools in September. A series of informal discussion groups were held with staff where participants could talk about issues of concern including personal safety, relationships, bullying, drinking and substance misuse.
Residentials, day trips and a range of activities designed to overcome fears, stretch imagination, introduce new ideas and build on existing skills enabled the group to grow in confidence week by week. Activities included dance lessons, watersports, ice skating and arts & crafts sessions.
We provided regular access to a range of activities aimed at improving fitness levels, diet and lifestyle. The 'Sport for All' programme was well attended and this year we managed to limit time spent playing football to devote more time trying out new sports. With the help of Linda Mooney (South Liverpool Active City Co-ordinator) we enjoyed handball coaching and attended the city games. Four of them successfully represented the region in Manchester on August 21st.
Through our 'You are what you eat' programme, the group learned about how the food they eat affects their bodies. Armed with their knowledge of 'healthy eating' they were able to prepare food (including fruit smoothies) for the celebration at the village hall.
To find out more please visit our website ( www.fiveyouthpoint.org.uk )