First News Magazine (Autumn 2018)
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REVIEW & CELEBRATION MAGAZINE Vibrant communities. Brighter futures. youth action wiltshire 70th anniversary! Join us in celebrating 70 years of Youth HEALTH IN THE Action Wiltshire COMMUNITY COMMUNITY-LED HOUSING OUR PARTNERSHIP APPROACH TO BETTER Delivering, community- led housing schemes, with OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE Wiltshire Council and Wiltshire AFFECTED BY CANCER & Community Land Trust LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS IN WILTSHIRE THE ARCHIVE PROJECT Building Bridges Programme: An exciting new skills-based volunteering project for people with Autism OUR MISSION CONNECTING COMMUNITIES TACKLING DISADVANTAGE ENCOURAGING ENTERPRISE inspire ideas & innovate Cover Photo: Dorothy House Hospice Care ORGANISATION UPDATE & PRIORITIES introduction & contents highlights for the year COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Listeners Mental Health in Schools • Wiltshire Link schemes have Welcome to the 2018 edition of people. Programme our annual review and celebration an estimated value of £960 per £484,000 We are very proud of our • Two new strategic partnerships volunteer (per year) and £1.6 million magazine First News. • 127 individuals trained in Community Organising team, who supporting our Health in the overall NEW INCOME SECURED Community strand – Dorothy Community Organising with 46% This publication gives us the have successfully embedded Social chance to reflect on some of the Action Hub into our Community House Hospice Care and Macmillan under the age of 25 engaged in • 135,113 hours of time was given › Total income £1,745,218 versus total fantastic achievements from our Development programme and Cancer Support generating over community action projects by 1,748 Wiltshire Link scheme expenditure £1,755,913 programmes and services over the played an important role in £1OOk of investment • £80k investment in Wiltshire for volunteers › 225 members of Community First last 12 months, as well as giving us developing a new programme rural communities to become more • Strengthened partnership • The number of everyday tasks the opportunity to introduce some of work around Health in the active through the LACE UP project with Wiltshire Council and completed by Wiltshire Link › 261 members in oil buying scheme new and exciting projects here at Community (more on that later). with ACRE and Sport England Wiltshire Community Land Scheme volunteers totalled 48,900. Community First. › 484 village halls and community Finally, a huge thank you to the staff, Trust in community-led housing This ranged from weekly shops, to development COMMUNITY Transport buildings insured through our 2018 also marks the 70th volunteers, trustees and committee picking up prescriptions insurance scheme anniversary of Youth Action members who work so hard to make connecting communities • Increased schools participation • Autumn re-launch of Wheels to Wiltshire. This unique and Community First the successful and through the delivery of Young Work Scheme › 351 Parish Councils insured celebrated service has changed thriving charity that it is. the lives of so many young building bridges programme Priority: Delivering Excellence people in Wiltshire and I want With warm regards, to take this opportunity to thank PROJECT INSPIRE • YOUNG CARERS all of the hard-working staff, › Ensure financial stability and growth • 63 young people accessed support • 89 new referrals into Wiltshire volunteers and the Youth Action Young Carers Service in trading such as community Wiltshire committee, who offer so Lynn Gibson • 81% of young people supported insurance much passion and dedication to Chief Executive gained accreditation • 193 young carers accessed supporting our work with young Community First intensive support • 77% of leavers have confirmed a • Total of 1,252 referrals into the Priority: connecting communities • 38 young carers accessed place in Education Employment or programme since October 2016 Training mentoring programmes › • 96% of young carers reported • A further 14% are ready to receive In partnership with Wiltshire CONTENTS Splash they felt safer in their caring role support from partners as soon as Community Land Trust and Wiltshire Council, develop and strengthen the their eligibility is confirmed. Introduction & Highlights ..............................................................................................P2 • 296 young people engaged in • 94% reported increase in Community-Led Housing offer Splash activities confidence • Over 54% of participants who have Youth Action Wiltshire ....................................................................................................P4 › Diversify training offers to community registered with the programme are Highlights & Achievements .................................................................................P4 • 1,027 group work places provided YOUTH CLUB SUPPORT & YOUTH groups including WALC, LINK, Village actively engaging with the help and and Community Halls A Year in the Life of Splash ...................................................................................P6 • 27 young people accessed VOLUNTEERING support on offer. individual support and mentoring YAW 70th Anniversary Celebrations .................................................................P8 › Develop our community health • 102 young people gained • 105 adult youth leaders and • 259 participants have already work through partnerships such Community Development ..........................................................................................P10 54 young leaders completed moved into employment or tackling disadvantage tackling accreditation with 137 awards as Macmillan Cancer Support and Wiltshire Link & Community Transport .........................................................P10 achieved accredited training courses education Dorothy House Hospice Care Village Halls & Local Councils (WALC)...........................................................P12 • Regular youth leader staffing • 92% reported increase in self- • On average, participants self- provided for 5 youth clubs Health in the Community ..................................................................................P14 esteem and confidence reported a 19% improvement in Priority: TACKLING DISADVANTAGE Supporting Volunteer-Led Social Action ......................................................P16 • 94% reported increased happiness • 222 young people engaged in our their overall wellbeing score, after youth volunteering projects completing their programme Community-Led Housing .................................................................................P18 journey. › Explore and secure an extension to Building Bridges Programme .....................................................................................P19 the Building Bridges programme Highlights & Achievements ...............................................................................P19 › Continue to grow and sustain the Support for Volunteering ..................................................................................P20 young carers offer and work for • 27 projects were approved and 70 ENTERPRISE & TRADING LEADER PROGRAMMES young people with barriers through Creative & Digital ........................................................................................................... P22 new businesses were helped in SPLASH Grants & Enterprise ....................................................................................................... P24 • Community Insurance programmes • Of the £2.36m available, ●18% has 2017 - 2018 generated over £40,000 surplus to been spent on completed projects. Community Insurance & Oil Buying ............................................................. P24 be invested back into the charity With 30% on projects that are • Following the EU referendum, Landfill Communities Fund Grants ................................................................ P26 running and 55% on projects that Plain Action and Vale Action are Priority: encouraging enterprise Landfill COMMUNITIES FUND Grants are in preparation required to have all grant funding Plain Action & Vale Action Leader Programme ......................................... P28 agreements in place and signed Financial Report ............................................................................................................. P30 • Community First distributed • There is a further pipeline of before the UK leaves the EU on 29 › Prepare for the completion of the £396,545 of LCF grants, an annual enquiries being brought to the first March 2019 Leader programme and succession increase of £116,545 to invest in stage of application that equate to Community First, Unit C2, Beacon Business Centre, Hopton Park, Devizes, SN10 2EY › Ensure community facilities are 01380 722 475 | www.communityfirst.org.uk | [email protected] community projects 46% of available funds. improved through Community Registered Charity No: 288117 | VAT Registration No: 639 3860 06 | Company Limited by Guarantee Reg. • Landfill Grants No: 1757334 England | Registered with the Financial Conduct Authority No: FRN 311971 encouraging enterprise encouraging FIRSTNEWS | PAGE 2 PAGE 3 | FIRSTNEWS tackling disadvantage FRIENDS OF YOUTH ACTION WILTSHIRE Become a Young carers in Wiltshire Friend of YAW & Young people facing challenges in their lives Support our work with: Young people who are Not In Education, Employment, Or Training (NEET) & the inspirational youth leaders who run Wiltshire youth clubs Return your completed form to: FREEPOST RRLR-XCJB-SSJ