2018/19 NATIONAL YOUTH CHARITY ANNUAL REVIEW

Celebrating 15 Years of SNOW-CAMP CHARITY

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03 WHO WE ARE Founded in 2003, Snow- people who are not in education, opportunities to learn a new sport, 04 WELCOME Camp are the UK’s only employment or training, those who work towards qualifications and find charity using a combination have been affected by knife and careers in the snowsports industry 06 WE LISTENED of snowsports, life-skills and gang crime, have behavioural and and beyond. It’s a unique form of vocational training to support emotional needs or have faced training, since the training provided 08 OUR PROGRAMMES inner-city young people. social inequality. can only be received by those who Everything we do is rooted in Each year, our young people share similar experiences. It’s a MEET TOMAS MAKARAS 14 the challenges of young people work with us to develop and model that works and one that we who are living in the most deprived deliver a training progamme that have worked to promote over the last 16 WORKING WITH THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND areas of the UK. This includes young provides them with life changing 15 years. 18 APPRENTICESHIPS 22 YOUTH FORUM FIVE REASONS WE’RE HERE 24 THANK YOU

30 OUR EVENTS

34 FUNDRAISING SUCCESS PROVIDE

35 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW a safe environment CONNECT where young people young people from a 36 15 YEARS OF SNOW-CAMP range of ethnic backgrounds, can thrive, develop enabling them to build 37 GOALS FOR THE FUTURE and have fun. relationships, experience inclusivity and develop their 38 OUR TEAM skills together.

40 OUR TRUSTEES, DEVELOPMENT BOARD, PATRONS & AMBASSADORS EMPOWER GIVE young people with the skills IMPROVE they need to raise their young people 44 MAKING HEADLINES levels of accessibility aspirations, enabling them a voice in their and participation to gain qualifications and 45 OUR AWARDS communities and employment. in snowsports for inner- nationally. city young people.

3 While government funding remains programme which we feel will person’s choosing. The impact has a small percentage of our overall represent a step change for us at been fantastic and we’re proud to WELCOME income (5% in 2018-19), we have Snow-Camp in the years to come. announce that we will be running been pleased to receive grants Over recent months we have been Uplift programmes nationally next year FROM SNOW-CAMP FOUNDER AND from the London Mayor’s Young successfully piloting a new mental across all Snow-Camp programmes, DIRECTOR, DAN CHARLISH Londoners Fund, Sport England’s wellbeing programme called Uplift with the generous support of the Sportivate and the Welsh Council for at our London programmes, with Gompels Healthcare Foundation. Voluntary Action over recent years. the support of the George Bairstow We’re also planning to expand We hope that much needed funding Charitable Trust. Run in partnership with our award-winning Apprenticeship their communities; to winning a range to support inner-city young people. will continue to be made available to Kevin Hempsted Counselling, young Programme by supporting more of local and national awards. Youth club closures continue to put youth organisations doing essential people attending Snow-Camp apprentices than ever before across However, things have not young people at greater risk of work across the country. programmes had the opportunity to London, Scotland and the Midlands always been plain sailing. There violence. In England, local councils For now, we are looking to the take part in group workshops and while introducing the programme have been many challenges have reduced funding for youth future with a positive mindset with informal 1-1 counselling sessions for the first time in the North West. along the way, and it’s services by 40% on average in the the knowledge that we are making a alongside the snowsports activities – Watch this space! important for us to remember last three years (source All-Party difference to some of society’s most just to talk about anything they had Here’s to the next 15 years, thank what we have had to face, Parliamentary Group on Knife Crime vulnerable young people and with on their minds. For young people you all for your support - onwards what we have learnt and - APPG). Thanks to the generosity your support we are hoping to do so that then wanted more support, more and upwards! how these challenges have of the Snow-Camp community much more over the next year. focused counselling support was helped us to become the we are continuing to work with And just one final note on a new offered at a location of the young Dan strong and resilient youth many partners and grassroots charity we are today. organisations to offer young people When the financial crash hit the opportunities and support they so in 2007, Snow-Camp lost 80% of clearly need. its statutory funding. At the time many Like many people, we have been charities faced closure, and we were following the news on increasing determined not to let Snow-Camp youth crime closely. This quote from ’m so pleased to present our be one of them. We diversified our MP Sarah Jones, the Chair of the Annual Review for 2018/19, fundraising model and created a APPG really resonates with our work I in the year that Snow-Camp number of fundraising events to help at Snow-Camp: celebrated its 15th birthday. From us engage new supporters to get “We cannot hope to turn around very small beginnings, it has been an behind our vision. These included our the knife crime epidemic if we don’t incredible 15 years of hard work and annual City Drinks event and Alpine invest in our young people. Every determination to get to where we are Challenge (which are still running time I speak to young people they today - and we are so proud to have today!) From these and other events, say the same thing: they need more been able to support over 10,000 we began to build the invaluable positive activities, safe spaces inner city young people across 6 UK supporter base of individuals, to spend time with friends and regions during this time. corporates, trusts and foundations that programmes to help them grow and Our efforts have been recognised Snow-Camp has in place today. As develop. Our figures show how in several ways: From seeing first- this supporter base grew, so did our in areas where support for young hand how our young people thrive charity – and we honestly wouldn’t be people has been cut most, they in employment, apprenticeships and where we are today without you all – are more at risk of violence. Youth education; to hearing directly from so thank you. services cannot be a ‘nice to have’. youth workers about the positive We know that there is still so Our children’s safety must be our impact our programmes have had on much more that needs to be done number one priority.”

4 5 WE LISTENED In 2018/19

83% of our 88 youth volunteers young people told us that and apprentices worked they needed more mental with us to make sure that health support, so we piloted our programmes met Nearly half a new metal wellbeing 83 youth the needs of our of our young people programme called Uplift young people clubs referred young told us that before in London people on to Snow-Camp they had our programmes very little hope for the future

OUR IMPACT In 2018/19

836 young 93% of young people joined our people, who completed programmes in London, our Graduate and Excel Bristol, Cardiff, Scotland, Programmes have moved the North West and onto either employment, 92% of young the Midlands further training or 1,955 volunteer people gained one education hours were carried out or more new qualifications on our programmes

6 7 The apprentices and volunteers are so inspiring. When they spoke on the First Tracks Programme, OUR PROGRAMMES I identified with their journeys – getting involved From July 2018 – June 2019, people are more likely to engage reaching the young people most with the wrong crowd, not focussing on anything young people, who would not with our activities if their peers are a in need of support. On each otherwise have access, were able key component of the training plan. programme there were multiple youth and drifting away from school. It has inspired me to experience snowsports for the Not only is this empowering for our projects taking part, enabling not to become an apprentice as I want what they first time through to training to be youth volunteers and apprentices, only young people from different have, a positive and supportive qualified instructors. They were taught it’s inspirational for the new young estates and youth projects to meet by our apprentices, youth volunteers, people. Many will know these young and build relationships but youth community around me while Snow-Camp staff and external trainers from their neighbourhoods workers too. Working with on the developing my skills on the training providers. and youth organisations showing them ground, grassroots organisations has slope. I’m ready to be the best Youth-to-youth training and what they themselves could achieve. enabled us to have a greater impact development is essential to our We worked directly with youth in some of the most deprived inner- snowboarder in the world! organisation. We know that young projects to ensure that we were city communities. Snow-Camp young person

FIRST TRACKS 866 young people joined our First Tracks Programme in July and August 2018. We ran 49 2-day courses with young people taking part in two slope sessions and two life-skills classroom sessions each day. In the life-skills sessions young people reflected upon the skills they were demonstrating on the slopes – perseverance, 88% of young commitment, listening, patience and overcoming people gained a fear as well as how to respond to challenges, deal Snow Life Award with peer pressure and setting goals for the future. At the end of the 2-days the young people had made significant progress on the slopes and experienced, for the first time, the feeling of coming down a ski slope, giving them an increased sense of achievement and pride in what they have accomplished. Finally, an awards 87% of young ceremony closed each course, with the young people people said that receiving a Snowsport England, Scotland or Wales Snow they now feel more Life Award along with a medal and certificate, providing a lasting record of their achievement and experience with us. confident and able to take on new challenges

8 9 Having seen what Snow-Camp GRADUATE do first hand and witnessing the

Having experienced the thrill of snowsports for the obstacles and fears snowsports first time on First Tracks, 191 young people moved can present, it is clear how the onto our Graduate Programme nationally. With experiences that the young people 6 days on the snow, spread over 6 weekends in October and November. The Graduate Programme have on the ski slopes can be gave our young people the opportunity to take their mirrored to their everyday lives. skiing and snowboarding to the next level. Group classroom sessions held before each slope Initially the thought of being able lesson exposed our young people to the wider to ski or snowboard from the top world of skiing and snowboarding, with talks each of the dry ski slope does not seem week from snowsports industry representatives. This year Snow-Camp ambassadors Jamie Barrow, possible but through perseverance Jamie Nicholls and Emily Sarsfield, Snow-Camp and belief they can make it to Patrons Chemmy Alcott and Jenny Jones and Protect the top and beat their fears. That Our Winters (POW) all gave inspiring talks. Life-skills remained a significant part of the message tells that young person programme as to complete the course young people that whatever the obstacle they require commitment, dedication and focus. face in life they can overcome it and they can succeed. 80% of youth workers said that their PC Kris Withers, Youth Strategy young people’s behaviour Police Officer for Avon and Somerset and attitudes had Constabulary improved by the end of the programme

78% of young people gained an ASDAN in Sports and Fitness Certificate EXCEL Excel is our youth instructor course, which took place every weekend for 10 weeks throughout February, March and April. Having completed First Tracks and Graduate, Excel supports young people who wish to pursue a career in the snowsports industry and achieve for the a Snowsport England or Scotland charity. When instructor qualification. they put on the blue When a young person joins jacket, they feel a sense Excel, they receive their Snow- of community and are proud to Camp branded Dare2b jackets. represent the charity. In April 2019, our young people This jacket is more than just a jacket. 81 young people joined Excel in spent a week together in the It’s a celebration of all the hard 2019. This is the first time that we French mountains with Equity Ski, work and determination the young have run the programme in all six shadowing instructors and gaining people have had to put in to get to Snow-Camp regions! Our young valuable mountain experience. The this point. 6 months ago, they were people participated in the full week long residential provided taking to the slopes for the first time instructor training programme, which our young people with real-life and now they’re training to become included lessons on the foundations experience enabling them to instructors! It’s at this point that the of the coaching pathway, lesson recognise that they can start a career young people become ambassadors planning, first aid and safeguarding. in the snowsport industry.

88% of young people gained an instructor qualification

12 13 I want to grab every opportunity Snow-Camp MEET TOMAS offers with both hands. MAKARAS I can’t believe how much my life has Tomas Makaras is a brave, find him stable accommodation and changed in the last year, I’m so passionate and determined to give him the positive opportunities grateful, thank you.” changed in the young man. He has overcome we knew he craved. Tomas achieved his Snowsport many challenges in his young When Tomas first came to our England Level 1 Instructor last year life to reach the positive path youth centre one of the first things he Qualification in May 2019. he now finds himself on. This is noticed was the Snow-Camp “Absolutely elated for Tomas, a Tomas’ story. poster. It intrigued him and he big thank you from all of us at NHYC Tomas was brought up in Lithuania’s really wanted to join the summer for your hard work and commitment social services and he has no family programme. I told him that if he in engaging one of our hardest to that he knows of. After years of moving worked hard and kept out of trouble, reach cohort of clients. I’ve seen him around with no sense of home or we could sign him up. It’s one of the grow so much through Snow-Camp, community in Lithuania, Tomas made best decisions we’ve made.” - Janet turning his feelings of anger and the big decision to try and start his life Matthews, Youth Worker at New resentment into something positive. again in the UK. Aged just 18, Tomas Horizon’s Youth Centre. He has progressed from a young man arrived in London with nothing more Tomas arrived at Snow-Camp who lacked confidence and had poor than a backpack and a dream to feeling anxious and he struggled communication skills to an optimistic improve his life. Unfortunately, things to communicate to those around independent and self-confident didn’t go to plan. He arrived in the UK him. We provided a holistic individual with the brightest of futures undocumented, which meant that he approach to support Tomas. ahead of him. It’s been so amazing couldn’t access vital public services Through snowsports we were able to see that development.” - Janet like the NHS and housing support. to teach him vital life-skills, help him Matthews, Youth Worker at New New Horizon’s Youth Centre work work towards qualifications and Horizon’s Youth Centre. specifically with those who are make friends. Tomas has now joined our Youth vulnerable. They first met Tomas when Tomas said: “I’m so happy. I Forum and we look forward to he was sleeping rough at Victoria never thought that someone like welcoming him back on to our Station. Tomas was depressed, me would learn how to snowboard programmes as a volunteer and isolated, angry and he had been on and now it’s all I want to do. I want youth ambassador. Tomas has also the streets for several months. to grab every opportunity Snow- found full-time employment with “When we met Tomas, we knew we Camp offers with both hands. I accommodation at Imperial Hotels had to help him. Our priority was to can’t believe how much my life has in London.

14 13 WORKING WITH 26 young 8 young people said they people achieved an had improved ASDAN in Sports 27 young 5 young THE EUROPEAN communication and Fitness people said they 24 young people gained skills Certificate were more people gained a Level 1 Instructor SOCIAL FUND confident a Snow Life Qualification Award In 2018, we were with the local job centre, Prince’s journey into employment. awarded European Social Trust, YMCA, Oasis Cardiff and the Alongside our First Tracks, Funding (ESF) through the Active Salvation Army, 35 young people Graduate and Excel Programmes Inclusion Fund, which is managed joined Snow-Camp in August 2018. we designed life-skills personal 7 young people are now actively volunteering, 8 young people have moved on to further education and 1 by Wales Council for Voluntary The young people were facing development sessions around the young person has found full-time employment. Action (WCVA). It aims to reduce many barriers to employment young people’s needs. We delivered economic inactivity in Wales and including discrimination, mental workshops on self-esteem and improve the employability of health issues, lack of confidence and confidence, money management, disadvantaged people furthest from a lack of experience of a work sustainable development and the labour market. environment. We designed a respecting their communities. Snow- We targeted young people living bespoke programme journey that Camp ambassador Jamie Barrow in the most deprived areas of Cardiff enabled them to engage with also gave an inspirational talk to the STEPHEN & who were not in employment, Snow-Camp, providing them a first group, he also gave them some tips education or training. Working step intervention to help start their out on the slope! DAVID’S STORY Stephen and David are twin brothers the opportunity that they so aged 18 from Cardiff. Before Snow- dearly needed. Right Camp Stephen and David were from the start they homeless and moved between were committed and hostels, the streets and temporary determined to make accommodation on a regular basis. the most out of the They left school at 16 without any opportunity gaining qualifications and as they didn’t all the qualifications Work, Life and have any work experience, they Snow-Camp had to Learning course with were struggling to find employment. offer and working hard School of Hard Knocks. Our Programme Manager, Andrew in the personal development Through the Active Kimber, first met Stephen and David at sessions to get themselves ready for Inclusion Fund, we supported those the Cardiff Job Centre. Talking to them future employment. furthest from the labour market, in the waiting room Andrew learned Since completing our giving them new skills and increased that they didn’t have any family programmes Stephen and confidence that has enabled supporting them and that their only David have found permanent them to become economically source of income was their monthly accommodation. Stephen has active, and which will also benefits. This wasn’t the life they wanted. decided to return to education and lead to greater social cohesion Stephen and David were will be starting a course at Cardiff and sustainable development delighted to be offered a place on and Vale College in September. in the most disadvantaged Snow-Camp’s programmes. It was David has started a Preparation for communities in Cardiff.

17 MEET KYM APPRENTICESHIPS SCOBIE

8 young people who completed at Hotel Le Val Thorens in France, Kym Scobie first joined our programmes in the summer of Excel in our 2017/18 programme The Telegraph Ski and Snowboard Le,Teya Mulgrove 2017. At the time she was suffering with her mental health and year, joined our Apprenticeship Festival and the London International from Tower Hamlets, had a poor relationship with her family. Her confidence was Programme in July 2018. Our largest Snowsports Trade Exchange (LISTEX). London low, and she struggled to talk to and make friends with the cohort of apprentices to date! Work placement: young people on our programmes. “Snow-Camp have helped me massively. In many ways Over the course of one-year our Shannon Skiworld they saved my life. I suffered quite badly with my mental apprentices taught the young people Pink-Murphy Plans for the future: from Kensington, Employed as a carer health. I have emotional trauma, which really affected my on our First Tracks, Graduate and London day-to-day life. Back in 2017, my relationship with my family Excel programmes with support from Work placement: was at an all-time low. I wasn’t allowed to stay in the family our programme managers. They learnt Ellis Brigham and Chel-Ski home and I had to couch surf. I was heading down a real vital life-skills including communication, Plans for the future: Kym Scobie slippery slope. resilience, commitment, teamwork, Employed at Chel-Ski and starting from Glasgow, When I first joined Snow-Camp I really struggled with my confidence, I found it difficult to talk to people. I was very patience and overcoming their fears as university in September 2019 Scotland withdrawn and had no self-worth. I’d made so many mistakes well as how to respond to challenges, Work placement: Bearsden Ski and Board in life I just didn’t think I deserved this opportunity. Snow- financial and future planning. Club and Disability Snowsport Camp gave me a chance when other people wouldn’t have.” Furthermore, our apprentices worked Ellie Hearn Scotland Snow-Camp programmes gave Kym the stability and towards an NVQ in Activity Leadership from Streatham, Plans for the future: routine that she needed. As Kym’s ability progressed on the or SVQ in Sports Coaching and London Employed at the Snow Factor and slopes so did her self-esteem and confidence off the slopes. gained further life experience on work Work placement: will work her first season in Morzine placements across the ski industry. Chel-Ski The British Association Plans for the future: Work her first ski season in Verbier “Attending Snow-Camp’s programmes and getting of Snowsports Instructors John Paul the apprenticeship gave me a routine, which really (BASI) also provided from Glasgow, helped my mental health. I am now so confident our apprentices with Scotland in all aspects of life I can talk to anyone even fully funded places on their Level 1 Ethan Bannister Work placement: large groups of people, compared to my Ski or Snowboard Instructor Training from Lambeth, London Disability Snowsport confidence in the summer of 2017, it’s courses. To gain this qualification our Work placement: Scotland like two different people. Snow-Camp has shown me that I can do anything apprentices had to take part in a 5 Ski Club of Great Plans for the future: Lead carer Britain and The Snow for a family member but hopes to I put my mind to, and that hard work day course at their local snow centre, Centre continue volunteering for Snow- and determination goes a long way. complete 35 hours of instructor Plans for the future: Camp while training to become a Snow-Camp has been my saving shadowing, attend a module on child Starting university in September 2019 youth worker grace, if it wasn’t for the charity, I protection in sport and leisure and really don’t believe I’d still be here.” pass a first aid course. This means that Since completing our our apprentices can now instruct here programmes Kym has gained employment at the Snow Factor in the UK as well as in the mountains! Ebony Knight Lakshmi Mehra from Tower Hamlets, from Leicester, the in the Glasgow. This winter, To have a BASI qualification under London Midlands through the generosity of one of our their belts will really help with future Work placement: Work placement: supporters, Kym will attend the British employment. Skieasy Positive Youth Foundation Alpine Ski School in Morzine. Here she This year our apprentices gained Plans for the future: Plans for the future: will take part in a 14-week BASI Level 2 further valuable work experience Employed at Skiworld Starting university in September 2019 Instructor course.

18 BUSINESS ADMIN APPRENTICESHIPS

In 2016, we identified the need to work in East Sussex but due to limited snowsports resources we decided to offer our first non-snowsports programme in the region: A Business Admin Apprenticeship Programme, delivered in partnership with YMCA Training and taking place at our head office in Hove. In January 2019, Gabby Biazotti completed her apprenticeship training with top marks. She even won the YMCA’s Apprentice of the business Year award! We were delighted admin apprentice in Bristol. to offer Gabby a full-time role Sylwia Piotrowska joined our at Snow-Camp as Community team to support our Bristol and Coordinator in February 2019. Cardiff Programme Manager with In 2018/19 we hired our first the European Social Fund admin.

I really enjoyed managing all the admin for the European Social Fund. I processed all the funding claims for the charity, which was a big responsibility. The role helped me to develop my finance and time management skills, giving me more confidence in my own abilities. As English is my second language my biggest challenge was communicating with young people. Sometimes it was difficult for me to understand their dialect and slang words! But it did help me to learn new words and my conversation skills have improved so much. I also used to put a lot of pressure on myself to do well in my NVQ. I’d be tasked with writing assessments and I would become really upset when I couldn’t get the words I wanted to say on to paper. When this happened Andy would always remind me that I would succeed with perseverance, practise and determination and he was right! To have the opportunity to be a part of such a lovely and supportive team has been really influential on my personal development.

Sylwia passed her NVQ with flying colours and she now hopes to find work in the financial sector.

20 21 YOUTH FORUM AWARDS We celebrated our youth volunteers’ dedication and achievement by giving out several prestigious awards:

Winner of the Winner of the Frank McCusker Pat Webster National Award for Scotland Award for Outstanding Attitude Outstanding Personal and Acheievement Development

Emily Jones, Nicole McCuaig, from Cardiff from Scotland

YOUTH FORUM VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 88 young people spent an incredible 1955 hours volunteering on our programmes nationally throughout 2018/19. Young people attending each Snow-Camp region as volunteers. relationships improve. To take on this Snow-Camp are invited to join Once the young people become role our volunteers and apprentices the Youth Forum. Along with our volunteers or apprentices they’re receive additional training including Winner of the Winner of Apprenticeship Programme, the Forum trained as youth ambassadors for media training, conflict management Gregor Mitchie the Midlands ensures Snow-Camp is youth led by the charity. They’re our voice in and safeguarding. London Volunteer Volunteer of the Year Award providing co-productive opportunities their communities. They help our This year the snowsports industry of the Year Award for young people to gain work young people feel more positive went above and beyond to provide experience alongside our Board of about themselves, reducing their work experience opportunities to our Trustees, staff and young people in negative behaviour and seeing their Forum members.

Jordan Aninakwah, Charlotte Statham, volunteered 151 hours volunteered 130 hours 2 young people, Hamza 1 young person, Alkebida and Zulekha Alex Chapman was Winner of offered a 14 weeks BASI Winner of Dennis were offered 6 the Scotland the Bristol and month ski valet internships Level 2 training programme Volunteer of the Cardiff Volunteer with the luxury hotel with the British Alpine Ski Year Award of the Year Award company Les Hôtels School (BASS) d’en Haut in Val 4 young 10 young people in Morzine volunteered for us at Thorens people volunteered The Telegraph Ski and at the Delancey Snowboard Festival GB Alpine Ski Championships in London Lee Heraghty-White, Dan Skuse, in Tignes volunteered 148.5 hours volunteered 120 hours

23 Snowsport England are committed to inspiring participation in Snowsport at every level. We know that those from disadvantaged THANK YOU backgrounds find it more challenging to access the snowsports industry and through organisations like Snow-Camp that this is TO EVERYONE WHO MAKES changing. Since 2003, Snow-Camp have had the connections to OUR WORK HAPPEN the youth service providers and youth clubs working in the most deprived parts of the country. Their training programme fulfils a need that’s fundamental, to give young people who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity, the chance to participate in snowsports Thanks to your support, we’re growing at a time where awareness around issues affecting inner-city youth is through an accessible pathway. We are proud to support Snow- increasing and more young people are seeking help. To be there for as many young people as possible, we need the Camp and are pleased to be their core qualification provider continued support of the Snow-Camp community. in England, enabling them to play their part in training the next Big thank you to all the snowsports industry companies, trusts, foundations, corporations, youth projects and generation of ski and snowboard instructors. individuals who have made our work happen over the last year. Tim Fawke, CEO Snowsport England

PROGRAMME PARTNERS YOUTH PROJECTS WHO TOOK PART IN OUR FIRST TRACKS, OUR PROGRAMMES WERE GRADUATE AND EXCEL PROGRAMMES DELIVERED AT BRISTOL The Proud Trust Alford House Lambhill Stables 3 Dimensions Care Home Wigan Youth Zone Cardinal Hulme MCR Pathways Alliance Homes Group You Can Insight Blenheim Peek Project Avon and Somerset Kidzplay-Afterschool Prince’s Trust Constabulary MIDLANDS LEAP SiMY Community BATHNES Children in Care Leicester Outdoor Pursuits New Horizons Youth Centre Development Bright Outlooks Centre Redbridge Cadets The Tullochan Trust Catch 22 Lyndon School Solihull St Andrews Club Urban Fox Creative Youth Network Positive Youth Foundation Streatham Youth & Glasgow Clyde College Independent People 16-25 Sutton Coldfield YMCA Community Centre Anniesland Learning Partnership West The Maypole Youth Centre The Renewal Programme DRC Youth Project Yoker Reach Youth Tile Cross Academy Tower Hamlets Outdoor CLD Motherwell Supported Housing for TS Sterling Education Glenboig Neighbourhood Young People Project Umbrella Birmingham Triangle Adventure House The Redwell Centre Playground Community Learning and OUR TRAINING PROVIDERS WERE CARDIFF Urban Partnership Group Development Coatbridge NORTH WEST Job Centre Plus Westminster Youth House Fuse Youth Cafe Acle Scout Group Merthyr Tydfill College XLP Central & West Integration Enthusiasm Trust Ltd Oasis Cardiff Avenues Network Horizons (Manchester Prince’s Trust Urban Hope Children 1st Settlement) Salvation Army Generate Church House Bridgeton MU Foundation The Willows Centre Crossroads Youth and Positive Futures Troedyrhiw SCOTLAND Community Association Rainbow Surprise YMCA Ayrshire College East Renfrewshire Council Salford Foundation Blue Triangle Housing Young Persons Services Salford Foyer LONDON Association Royston Youth Action The Hive Youth Zone Access to Sport Getting Better Together

24 25 4 Youth Forum members Raised over £3600 by SNOWSPORTS supported the GB Snowsport donating a Warren Smith team at the Delancey GB Ski Academy experience Alpine Ski Championships. to our 15 Year Anniversary INDUSTRY PARTNERS Ball auction.

We wouldn’t be where we are today, a national youth charity, without the support of the snowsports industry. Over the last Apprenticeship work placement Apprenticeship work 15 years we have worked hard to build relationships with organisations here in the UK and abroad. We now have over 85 provider. Organised staff placement provider. industry partners! fundraising challenges and For 2018/19 we had 1 premium partner, 17 key partners, 49 supporting partners and 8 university snowsports club partners. regularly promoted our work to their members.

PREMIUM PARTNER Provided 2 full-season Provided 2 full-season internships in the Val internships in the Val Thorens plus a 1 week work Thorens plus a 1 week work Established an incredible £125,000 development experience trip for our experience trip for our fund to support Snow-Camp over 3 years in Apprentices and Youth Forum. Apprentices and Youth Forum. 2017. They also support our work in Bristol.

Promoted our work to the Sponsored 1 young person NUCO community and added through our First Tracks, optional donations to Snow- Graduate and Excel KEY PARTNERS Camp on all holiday bookings. programmes.

Apprenticeship work Apprenticeship work placement provider. placement provider. Organised staff fundraising Several of our former SUPPORTING PARTNERS challenges, which raised apprentices are now Absolute Snow Erna Low Kicking Horse Powder Tours Ski Easy over £15,000. employed at Chel-Ski! British Alpine Ski School Fall-Line Magazine LeSki SkiBro British Independent Ski Finches Ski Emporium Morzine Source Magazine Ski Armadillo Momentum Ski School Racing Go Ski Touring Snowbizz Planet Ski Supported the delivery of our Raised over £5000 City Ski Championships In The Snow Planks Clothing Snowboxx Excel residential trip to the through various Dicks Tea Bar Inter-Livery Ski Salomon UK The Riders Lounge mountains plus raised £7000 fundraising initiatives. Disability Snowsport UK Kendal Mountain Festival SIGB White Storm Ski Rental through staff fundraising New Generation challenges and the Equity also helped to raise community. awareness of our work in the mountains. UNIVERSITY SNOWSPORTS CLUB PARTNERS Welcomed Snow-Camp as Donated kit to the the official charity partner young people on our Bristol University Hull University at the Telegraph Ski and Excel Programme. De Montford University Loughborough University Snowboard Festival Edinburgh University University College London (UCL)

26 27 TRUSTS, FOUNDATIONS, Giving young Londoners meaningful activities, whether enabling them to be STATUTORY AND creative or take part in sports, is essential in helping them make the right choices and CORPORATE PARTNERS ensuring they do not end up on the wrong path. Youth services are vital for Londoners We’re fortunate to have a diverse and passionate group of trusts, foundations, statutory and corporate partners who supported us throughout 2018/19. We could not help inner-city young people get the support and opportunities and I will continue to fund and support the they need, without you. Thank you. fantastic charities and programmes that are making a real and lasting difference to our children and teenagers.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan

Anand and Sethi Family Trust Lambert Smith Hampton The Lockwood Charitable Trust Avon and Somerset Police Mark Armitage Charitable Trust The Loveday Trust Community Trust Matt Kendall Foundation The Norton Foundation Cash for Kids Mickel Fund The Underwood Trust Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Newland Construction W.M Mann Foundation Sport Partnership Rozelle Trust Premier League Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust The Drapers Charitable Fund Yardley Educational Foundation

Thank you to all our supporters who wish to remain anonymous.

28 PANEL EVENT This year we launched a partnership with Les Hôtels d’en Haut OUR to provide work experience opportunities to our apprentices and youth volunteers. To celebrate the partnership, Snow-Camp and Les Hôtels d’en Haut organised a very special panel event at EVENTS the exclusive South Kensington Club in London in November 2018. The panel members were: Snow-Camp young people Zulekha Dennis and Hamza Alkebida, Former Olympic skier, BBC presenter and Snow-Camp Patron, Graham Bell; The UK’s fastest snowboarder and Snow-Camp Ambassador, Jamie Barrow; Snow-Camp’s Founder, Dan Charlish; Les Hôtels d’en Haut’s Head of Marketing, Vanina Kovarski; Founder SNOW-CAMP BALL of Oppidan, Walter Kerr; Giselle Green from NCVO’s. Giselle Green from NCVO’s We celebrated our 15 year anniversary in style with Constructive Voices moderated the discussions. a ball at LSO St Luke’s in London in October 2018. The The panel discussed how sport can help young people to learn and develop the skills needed to prepare them for the evening was hosted by Snow-Camp Patrons Chemmy future. They spoke passionately about the challenges they have all faced personally and professionally and how they Alcott and Graham Bell and was attended by some of the were able to harness their experiences to create positive outcomes, a vital skill that’s relevant for young people. charity’s key supporters and partners. Valéry Grégo, Founder of Les Hôtel’s d’en Haut said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Snow- Camp on such The evening raised over £50,000! A huge thank you to an exciting and worthwhile project. Seeing their amazing work and their dedication to changing lives made us jump at everyone who generously donated or bought an auction item the opportunity to be involved in any way we could.” and to everyone who supported us throughout the evening.

NORTH WEST LAUNCH EVENT In August 2018, we launched our programmes in the AJ BELL ALPINE CHALLENGE North West for the first time with the support of AJ Bell. 15 teams headed to Morzine, France for the 10th anniversary We celebrated our expansion into the region with a of the AJ Bell Alpine Challenge in January 2019. launch event at Chill Factore. 30 young people from Teams had to find 50 checkpoints in the vast Portes du Soleil local youth projects took to the slopes alongside our region and ski as many kilometres as possible over 2 non-stop London apprentices, as well as Snow-Camp Patron days. The challenge raised over £25,000! A huge well Chemmy Alcott, Britain’s most successful skier and done and a big thank you to everyone who took part. Snow-Camp Ambassador Emily Sarsfield, Team GB Andy Bell CEO of AJ Bell who has sponsored 2018 Winter Olympics star. the event for the last 3 years said: “It has been AJ Bell’s Marketing Director, Billy Mackay, said: another great event and AJ Bell are delighted “It was truly inspiring to see the first Snow-Camp to be involved. The work Snow-Camp North West programme in action and to hear from undertakes with young people is so the apprentices who have embraced the opportunities important we want to do all we can to that Snow-Camp provides. The charity has used the fun get behind Dan and the team. Events and team participation aspects involved when learning like this are great fun for everyone snowsports to completely transform their lives and open doors involved, and really help raise the that they didn’t believe existed. The programme will be a great profile and funds needed for Snow- asset to youth groups in the North West and we are delighted to help Camp’s work.” Snow-Camp extend their reach in this area.” Morwenna Angove, Chief Executive of Chill Factore said: “We are delighted to be supporting the Snow-Camp programme in the North West. Learning how to ski or snowboard is a potentially life-changing experience for many people so we are extremely proud to be able to support the programme and to see the development of the young people who participate.”

31 OUR TEAM DISTANCE FUNDRAISING CHALLENGES In January 2019 we ran 3 team distance snowsports challenges in Courmayeur and Morzine, which raised funds for Snow-Camp. Teams received GPS trackers and were tasked with covering the most kilometres over a 90-minute period. Participants could take any route and use any strategy to maximise distance. For the first challenge we joined UK commercial CITY DRINKS and residential real estate consultancy, Lambert Smith Hampton’s annual ski event in Courmayeur. We were We hosted our annual Summer then welcomed as charity partner to the Inter-Livery Ski Drinks event with support from Championships (ILSC) in Morzine. Delancey at the Olympic Park in London on Here East’s fabulous riverside terrace in August 2018. Guests listened to some incredibly moving stories from our apprentices. They spoke about the daily challenges they face and how Snow-Camp has made a positive impact on their lives. It was a fantastic way to The ILSC welcomes teams celebrate the start of the programme year! and individuals from all livery companies in the City of London for 3 days of friendly ski competition in Morzine. It was fantastic to meet so many passionate people from SNOWBOXX FESTIVAL so many historic livery In March 2019, we joined Snowboxx companies and we were Festival as the event’s charity partner. blown away by their It was fantastic to meet so many enthusiasm for our team new, passionate snowsports distance challenge. They enthusiasts and raise £1,000 raised over £15,000 for in the process! Thanks to Snow-Camp! Thank you. Snowboxx for the support. We ended our January on a high with the incredible City Ski Championships, where we were very pleased to be charity partner for the Championships’ twentieth anniversary. The brilliant City Ski Championships team delivered a packed and varied programme of high-quality skiing, racing, meals, drinks and entertainment. For the second year in a row we hosted our team distance challenge and are so grateful to everyone who took part! Thank you.

33 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

We’ve had a fantastic year, raising more money than in It means we can do even more to support any previous year. Thanks to the generosity of the Snow- disadvantaged young people, at a time when demand for Camp community, we raised £809,794*, £39,030 more our programmes is increasing. The pie chart below shows than last year – an increase of 5%. our income for July 2018 – June 2019.

Trusts and Foundations: 45%

Events: 18%

Corporations: 10%

SLA’s: 10%

Industry: 6%

Statutory: 5%

Public Donations: 5% FUNDRAISING Fundraisers: 1% SUCCESS In the summer of 2018, supporter my riding partner, Niall, got food was incredible!” Matt Barnaville took on an amazing poisoning. He kept pedalling despite Thank you Matt for your Being clear and transparent about That’s hundreds more young * Unaudited figures from Snow- fundraising challenge for Snow- passing out in car parks and farmers’ determination, passion and where our supporters’ money people who now have support. Camp’s Management Accounts. Audit Camp. In just 35 days he cycled fields from exhaustion. We later had commitment, you’re an inspiration! goes is important to us. Here’s a For every £1 we received, we to be completed October 2019. For 3250km from Frankfurt to Istanbul, to adapt the route to make sure we Thanks to everyone who has breakdown of what we spent. spent 82p on our work supporting further information and full copies raising an incredible £1621.05. got to Istanbul in time for our finishing donated and raised money for Snow- In 2018/19 we spent young people. The rest went of the latest Annual Accounts please Averaging 100kms a day, travelling day. But we did it! Camp over the last year. You have £890,664*. Of this, £736,609* towards running the organisation, contact Snow-Camp. through 13 countries and wild I think my highlight of the challenge helped us reach more young people. was used to directly support including generating funds and camping every step of the way, this was reaching the Greek coast after If you would like to take on a young people through our planning for the future. was by no means an easy challenge. 25+ days of cycling through fields fundraising challenge for Snow- programmes and our staff team. “Things got really tricky when and on roads – that first dip in the sea Camp please get in touch! This is £6314 more than last year.

34 35 15 YEARS OF GOALS FOR THE SNOW-CAMP FUTURE 2003 • Snow-Camp are increasingly struggling with and founded. UPLIFT they don’t often have the means •From 2003–2007 As Dan mentioned in the opening or resources to cope with anxiety, we ran multiple welcome letter, we have been piloting anger, frustration or depression that residentials each year 2004 a new mental wellbeing programme they are feeling. At the end of our Launched the Youth in London called Uplift. Working last programme year our monitoring Forum with Kevin Hempstead Counselling, and evaluation data revealed that 2007 GP Doctor Carla Stanton and Launched 83% of young people felt they holistic therapist Rachael Welford, First Tracks 2011 needed mental health support. Launched Graduate young people explored the role of It’s not just Snow-Camp young help from their services has more than and Excel good communication and healthy 2 012 relationships, coping mechanisms, self- people who are struggling with their doubled over the past two years. Snow-Camp esteem and the impact of social media mental wellbeing. Poor mental health Through Uplift we hope to address Scotland launched 2013 in group workshops. They also had among children and young people this and to provide our young people •Launched Apprenticeships access to 1-1 counselling sessions. •Awarded the Freedom of the City of London has been described as an epidemic with the mental wellbeing support 2015 and an “escalating crisis” by CAMHS they need nationally throughout • Snow-Camp wins National Apprenticeship •10 Year Anniversary Ball Awards South East WHY MENTAL HEALTH (Children and Adolescent Health 2019/20. The expansion of the • Named as one of the Top 100 UK We have found that mental health Services NHS). In England alone, programme will be generously Apprenticeship Employers 2016 is something that our young people the number of young people seeking funded by Gompels Healthcare. • Awarded London Youth Bronze Quality Mark •Snow-Camp Midlands launched • 5NOW expansion campaign launched •Snow-Camp Bristol launched

2017 2018 APPRENTICESHIPS • Snow-Camp North West launched Snow-Camp of our young people have been from the national minimum apprentice •#Switch180 campaign launched Cardiff launched •Awarded the London Youth Silver and automatically looked over simply wage to be more aligned with the Gold Quality Marks because of where they’re from. Our national minimum wage. •Graduate and Excel Programmes running Apprenticeship Programme gives all Our Apprenticeship Programme is nationally for the first time young people the chance to start all encompassing. Our apprentices •15 Year Anniversary Ball over, to grow and to be important explore a range of new people skills, Providing apprenticeships to young role models in their communities. problem solving and technical skills. people is so important to our society. We’re proud to announce that in They have to learn to set their own Not only do apprenticeships allow 2019/20 we are going to expand boundaries and how to become Over the last 15 years Snow-Camp has grown and changed considerably to meet the needs of young people. businesses to develop a diverse our Apprenticeship Programme to self-sufficient and responsible. More At the start our sole purpose was to provide inner-city young people with the opportunity to learn new skills and a new workforce, young people are able to employ more apprentices in London, importantly, they get to learn through sport in a completely different environment. We ran multiple residentials to the Alps each year and our young people build careers across industries they Scotland and the Midlands and to real life experience. broadened their horizons and developed key life-skills. In 2007, we knew that we wanted to do more to support inner- might not have access to otherwise. run the programme for the first time We look forward to updating city young people. Our model changed into snowsports vocational training programmes, taking place here in the UK. As our programmes grew so did the need for our work and in 2015 we embarked on a national expansion. Proudly, We know that not all young in the North West. Furthermore, you on the impact Uplift and our we became a national charity supporting young people in 6 UK regions in 2018. But there’s still much to do, to provide people get the same opportunities following a strategic overview we Apprenticeship Programme has had inner-city young people with the positive opportunities they need. For 2019/20 we have big plans... in life or consistent education. Many are increasing our apprentices’ wage nationally next year!

36 37 DAN CHARLISH GAVIN HANMER Founder & Director Programme Director OUR TEAM To celebrate our 15th anniversary we asked some of our team to share their highlights from the last 15 years.

LARA KINNEAR RACHEL CRUZ Operations Director Development Director ANNA KENT WILL FERGUSON SMITH JENNA MATTHEWS “I love visiting the programmes and Communications Manager Scotland Fundraising Bookkeeper “I started my Snow-Camp career as the London seeing the impact of Snow-Camp’s work and Development Programme Manager. I still remember so many of first-hand. Being more in the office than on the programmes, Manager the young people I worked with and to see the positive destinations this is always a highlight. Meeting the young people, hearing they’re now in is fantastic! I was also responsible for our programme their stories and then seeing them again weeks later and expansion, taking what I was delivering in London into 5 new regions. witnessing the change in their outlook. It’s motivating, I’m so proud to have played a part in Snow-Camp growing into the inspiring and always fun!” national youth charity it is today.”

CHRIS WALSH JULIA SMITH Midlands Programme Manager Events Manager GABBY BIAZOTTI CALLUM GIBB “I think for me it was the first time I volunteered “I’ll always remember Snow-Camp’s 10 Community Coordinator North West Programme for Snow-Camp in 2007. Seeing how the Year Anniversary Ball fondly, it was the Manager environment challenged and benefited the young people, and first event I organised for the charity! It was also fantastic how the team of staff and volunteers came together to deliver to organise this year’s 15 Year Anniversary Ball. It was a life changing trip for the young people. The start of a long amazing to celebrate just how much the charity has grown and journey for me!” developed over the last 15 years.”

DAN KEELEY Snowsports Community Manager

“It has to be the day I received the call from Ski Safari’s Maggie Jago confirming their first LUCY CHADBURN LAURA MCINTYRE ANDREW KIMBER sponsorship package for Snow-Camp. Lara and I had given a big presentation to the Ski London Programme Manager Scotland Programme Manager Bristol and Cardiff Safari team the week before, so when that call came through it felt incredibly special!” Programme Manager

38 39 was the natural replacement. With relationship with Gregor, OUR TRUSTEES Gregor’s extensive experience, Dan Charlish said: working across a range of roles in “Gregor was a wonderful the City and as Chairman of the supporter and friend, both financial investment firm Octopus to me and to our charity VCT3, Gregor had the skillset and and he played such a passion we were looking for. key role as our Treasurer We spoke to Gregor last year over recent years, as the CHAIR: Mr Alan Grant TREASURER: Jo Brown Mr Dominic De Terville about why he became a Trustee for charity has grown. From Non-Executive Director of several Finance Director for Ridgmont Founder, Playbook Media Snow-Camp and he said: the moment we met in 2013 insurance businesses Holdings Ltd “I offered my services as a Trustee on the slopes in France, and Treasurer to Snow-Camp in his commitment to Snow- Gregor (far right) with team mates 2013 after I participated in the Camp and enthusiasm for our on the Alpine Challenge 2013 Alpine Challenge, where I met work with young people has been some of the charity’s beneficiaries. unwavering, and his contribution our finance routine. But it was his The experience they had enjoyed to ensuring the charity’s growth inherent kindness, his enthusiasm Ms Caroline Stuart-Taylor Ms Claire Pemberton Mr Douglas McKenzie Mr Ian Brown clearly had a transforming effect and sustainability has been so for Snow-Camp’s cause, his love Former Chief Executive, Senior Key Accounts Manager, Youth Offending Team Police Managing Director, on their outlook on life, each one significant over the last 6 years. We of a good red wine and his sense Ski Club of Great Britain Adidas Group PLC Officer, Metropolitan Snow Centre of them expressing an ambition to are thankful to have been able to of fun which we shall most cherish Police Service make something of their lives. work closely with him and together and miss. We are thankful that we It has been a pleasure over the to have been able to see the knew him and shall remember him past five years to play a part in the charity’s work growing successfully, always.” growth of Snow-Camp’s activities something Gregor found very To honour Gregor, we have and the successful roll-out of their satisfying. renamed our annual London A TRIBUTE TO services in six regions as a Trustee. We will all miss him greatly, Youth Volunteer of the Year The enthusiasm and drive of Dan his compassion, sparkle and Award. The newly named Gregor GREGOR MICHIE and his team is inspiring to those humour and, for me personally, Michie Youth Volunteer Award of us who support the work of the his friendship, support and quietly will be awarded to one Snow- Towards the end of last year, it was sounding board for our Founder charity.” delivered wisdom and advice Camp Youth Forum member with great sadness that we saw and Director, Dan Charlish, with Gregor had known for a while that has helped guide our work each year from London who has the passing of our much loved and whom he worked closely. that he was unwell but in typical over recent years. We will always volunteered the most amount of respected Trustee, Gregor Michie. Dan first met Gregor on our fashion he did not want his work remember him.” hours on our programmes. As Our Trustees are the backbone of annual fundraising event the Alpine at the charity to lose momentum The Chairman of our Trustees, Gregor volunteered his time to our organisation. Each Trustee plays Challenge in 2012. Gregor was a from the start and there was a and he was involved in the process Alan Grant added: Snow-Camp, we thought that this a vital role and none more so than part of the Fools On The Hill team, mutual respect between the two. of recruiting our new Treasurer, Jo “Gregor joined the charity as award fits perfectly with his nature Gregor, our Treasurer. Over the last who were competing to win the Gregor was impressed by Dan’s Brown, to the Board to ensure his a Trustee in 2013 shortly after and character. This year Jordan 5 years Gregor was the guardian coveted Challenge trophy for most unwavering commitment and high standards are maintained. participating in our annual Alpine Aninakwah won the coveted award of our finances, working closely amount of kilometres skied across dedication to supporting young Jo has many years’ experience Challenge alongside John Holmes for volunteering 151 hours. with our senior management team two days in Morzine, France. people in the UK through a sport working in the financial sector as that winter. His prowess on the Our thoughts continue to be with to ensure that we are sustainable They might not have won the that he was passionate about. a Financial Director and has a slopes was only eclipsed by that Gregor’s family and we hope that and are effectively managing our Challenge but typically of Gregor, Dan appreciated Gregor’s vast passion for skiing. We know that at the Board table where his canny in some small way, this tribute to funds. More than that, Gregor was they did win the Top Fundraisers knowledge, his selfless generosity she’ll continue Gregor’s work as Scottish wit marked him out as our Gregor will highlight how he was a source of support for the team, award, raising an incredible and his kind and humble nature. Trustee with a robustness and vigour future Treasurer. He immediately loved and valued by his Snow- providing us with regular financial £8,000 for Snow-Camp. Back in 2008, when our previous he would have been proud of. sought out what he needed to know Camp family. Thank you Gregor advice. He was also a valuable Gregor and Dan got along well Treasurer stepped down, Gregor When reflecting on his and brought professionalism to and rest in peace.

40 41 DEVELOPMENT BOARD OUR PATRONS AND AMBASSADORS

Snow-Camp is fortunate to be supported by a number of City contacts. With bigger fundraising targets than ever By speaking out about positive impact sport can have on young people and encouraging more people to support before, this year several of our City supporters came together to form our Development Board. The Development Snow-Camp, our Patrons and Ambassadors raise awareness of our vital work. Board’s focus is to raise funds for Snow-Camp and to bring more awareness to the charity within their sectors. Thank you to everyone for your support over the last year. The members of the Development Board are: PATRONS

John Holmes Damian Norman Chair of the Development Board Jenny Ferguson Miha Kosak Azeem Ahmed Olivia Gregory Chris Kololian Sue Watson JENNY JONES ED LEIGH GRAHAM BELL WARREN SMITH CHEMMY ALCOTT Olympic Bronze BBC Presenter BBC Presenter Director of the Warren BBC Presenter Medallist Smith Ski Academy “As a relatively new supporter of Snow-Camp’s amazing work, I felt privileged to join fellow AMBASSADORS Development Board members in early 2018 to help boost fundraising activities. It is a rare opportunity to combine my lifelong passion for skiing with supporting a charity that offers inner city youth genuine opportunities and fresh perspective SIR STEVE REDGRAVE FRANK GARDNER OBE DOUGIE CRAWFORD PAT SHARPLES JAMIE BARROW through snowsports.” x5 Olympic Gold Medallist BBC Security Former UK’s top Men’s Downhill, GB Snowsport Head Britain’s Fastest Correspondent Super G and Super- Coach Snowboarder Combined skier Jenny Ferguson

“It’s been over 10 years since I first got involved with Snow-Camp, a charity close to my heart as it combines two things I am passionate about EMILY SARSFIELD JAMIE NICHOLLS JACK GOWER ANNA VINCENTI CARA BROWN British Ski Cross Athlete, 2018 British Snowboarder, British Alpine Skier Former British Skier, Professional British Alpine Ski namely motivating young people and winter Winter Olympic Athlete 2018 Winter Olympian Footballer for Malta Champion sports! Seeing our young people working so hard and achieving amazing results is an absolute delight.”

Miha Kosak JASMIN TAYLOR NICK MOYNIHAN PAM THORBURN FINLAY MICKEL MARTIN BELL World Cup Telemark Former British Alpine Skier British Ski Cross Skier Former British Former British Ski Racer Ski Racer Downhill Skier

42 43 OUR AWARDS

MAKING HEADLINES

“Seasonaires set out to raise money for Snow-Camp” – The Telegraph

“THE CHARITY KEEPING CHILDREN OFF THE STREETS BY TEACHING THEM TO SKI” – EVENING STANDARD

“APPRENTICE IS HONOURED AT HOUSE OF COMMONS” – THE ARGUS “OFF PISTE – YOUTH CHARITY SNOW-CAMP RAISED £50K IN ONE MONTH BY CHARTING A NEW COURSE IN DIGITAL FUNDRAISING” Every young person should get the opportunity to – FUNDRAISING MAGAZINE join Snow-Camp – it’s fun, it’s exciting, it’s challenging “The charity teaching young people in Manchester and most importantly, it is tailored expertly for young how to ski” – ITV Granada News people from a range of challenging situations and communities, including those affected by gang and “Square mile skiers compete in 150KM race” – City AM knife crime. XLP have been referring young people to Snow-Camp for several years now and we can’t We could not be prouder of the recognition and outcomes the charity is achieving and it has been another fantastic year recommend their programmes enough. for coverage of our work. We even had a rugby stadium stand named after us! AJ Bell renamed the North Stand at the AJ Bell Stadium the ‘Snow-Camp Stand’. Home to the Sale Sharks rugby team, the unveiling of the Snow-Camp Stand took place in August 2018 to coincide with the launch of our programmes in the Matt Conroy, XLP Youth Worker region. Former England International and Sale Sharks player, Mark Cueto unveiled the stand with Snow-Camp Patron, Chemmy Alcott, Snow-Camp Founder, Dan Charlish and AJ Bell’s Marketing Director, Billy Mackay.

44 45 Snow-Camp are fantastic at providing young people from disadvantaged backgrounds with the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications. Many of the young people we have referred on to Snow-Camp over the last year have been at high risk of getting involved with gangs and child crime exploitation. With Snow-Camp’s support we have been able to provide them with a constructive use of leisure time and possible career paths. In my years as a youth worker in Social Care, Crime Projects and now my current role as project manager for Trusted Relationships, a Home Office funded project that is working with young people at-risk of exploitation, Snow-Camp continue to find ways to support some of our most vulnerable young people.

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