A Celebration of Innovative Projects Tackling Child Poverty from the Ground Up
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a celebration of innovative projects tackling child poverty from the ground up Compiled and published by HIS BOOK draws together the work of many people, often those whose work goes unrecognised. The Thank You T development of this publication has been a team effort with vital contributions from project partners at the Children and Young People’s Unit, Community Foundation Network, the Local Network Fund administrators and Community Links. However, the publication stands as a celebration of the tremendous amount of work going on across the country with volunteers and community organisations giving their time, working with and supporting local children and young people…creating magic! Compiled and published by Community Links British Library Cataloguing-in-Print Data A record for this publication is available from the Editor: Richard McKeever British Library Cover Design ISBN 0-9537748-9-9 and Illustration: Matthew Richardson © 2002 01874 636269 Extracts from this document may be reproduced for Print and Design: Sheaf Graphics non-commercial or training purposes on condition that the source is acknowledged. 191 Upper Allen Street Sheffield Single copies of this publication are available free of S3 7GW charge from Community Links 0114 273 9067 Community Links The ideas and opinions expressed in this publication are 105 Barking Road not necessarily those of the editors or of Community Canning Town Links London E16 4HQ 020 7473 2270 www.community-links.org Ref. No CYPU CM HIS PUBLICATION IS a collaboration between three organisations who have pooled experience and expertise to T celebrate the first year of the Local Network Fund for Children Creating Magic and Young People and share some of the lessons learned. Children and Young People’s Unit. Set up by the Prime Minister just 18 months ago, the unit is an innovative attempt to work right across Government on children’s and young people’s issues through an overarching strategy and the development of indicators to better measure success in a range of outcomes covering their overall well being.The Unit is working with eleven Government departments to develop action plans on effective participation of children and young people in policy making and service and design. The unit manages the Local Network Fund for Children and Young People and is also responsible for the £380 million Children’s Fund partnerships providing a range of interventions at local level for 5–13 year olds showing early signs of difficulty. www.cypu.gov.uk Community Foundation Network. A Community Foundation is the one-stop solution for those who want their giving to be for the lasting benefit of their local community. Gifts in cash, trusts, bequests, shares or property all help create permanent endowment funds, whose earnings meet local needs while respecting donors’ wishes. A fast growing style of philanthropy, Community Foundations already exist in most parts of the UK. Their professional expertise in making grants and building capacity is backed by local trustee oversight. They are increasingly called on to help deliver short-term programmes and emergency assistance on behalf of other grant-makers too. Through the national support organisation, Community Foundation Network, Community Foundations and other grant-making partners throughout England administer the government’s Local Network Fund for Children and Young People www.communityfoundations.org.uk Community Links Community Links is a network of projects run by local people; tackling practically and creatively the problems of our inner city community in East London. Since 1977, we have worked to identify and address the unmet needs of our community and along the way, we have broken new ground. Last year more than 30,000 people benefited from Community Links projects run by over 450 volunteers in 60 key sites. People who first became involved as users of our services now deliver 80% of our frontline services. Within this network, we have pioneered new ideas and new ways of working. We share this good practice nationally through publications and training programmes. This publication is a development of the Community Links Ideas Annual first published in 1989, since then over 1,000 ideas have been shared by the community groups who created them. Community Links would like to thank The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation for their support of our Ideas Annual work programme. www.community-links.org Local Network Fund for Children and Young People • Creating Magic 1 Contents Group Local Network Page number Fund Themes Met Acorns Longbenton Domestic violence counselling for children 24 Arthritis Care SW Looe Self-help contact group for young people living with arthritis 17 Asian Disability Project Sheffield Support for families of young disabled people 18 Bamboozle 2002 Leicester Developing potential through theatrical experiences 19 Key Aspirations and Experiences Some children miss out on childhood experiences that others take for granted. Groups can organise activities and help children and young people achieve goals they would otherwise be unable to achieve. Economic Disadvantage Schemes that help families improve their living standards and cope with difficulties that come from being on a low income. Isolation and Access Support and opportunities for young people who may feel isolated or alone; or have difficulty accessing services that are available to other young people. Children’s Voices Giving children and young people the chance to give their own opinions about and advice on the matters that concern them. Local Network Fund for Children and Young People • Creating Magic 3 Page number Bears Wheelchair Sports Association Shipley 20 Sports equipment for young wheelchair athletes Bilton Grange Community Association Hull 45 Pottery as therapy Birkby and Fartown Little Learners Huddersfield 21 Huddersfield toddlers’ groups sharing resources and ideas Bodmin Youth Project Bodmin 22 Support for teenage lone parents Breage After School Experience (BASE) Helston 23 Integrated after-school club Breckon Hill Outdoor Pursuits Club Middlesbrough 27 Educational family excursions Burngreave Women’s Group Sheffield 28 Single parents health and relaxation support Cartwheel Community Arts Heywood 29 The Magic! Club: family literacy and creative writing Cascade Theatre in Education Truro 47 Issue-based drama productions Child Deaf Youth Project Middlesbrough 30 Youth club for D/deaf children and young people in Teesside 4 Creating Magic • Local Network Fund for Children and Young People Page number Children and Family Action Withernsea Children’s arts festival 31 Children at Risk Project Wolverhampton Arts and crafts workshops on a narrowboat 32 Christchurch Youth and Community Project Sefton The ‘Wise Up’ health promotion project for young people 33 Community Link Up London A club for children with learning disabilities 34 Community Rites/Contact Theatre Manchester Film production 50 Creatix Community Video Hull Community video training resource 49 Dyspraxia Connection Nottingham Residential weekends for children and young people with Dyspraxia 35 East Cleveland Youth Housing Trust Saltburn Training and accomodation for young people 36 Folkestone Rainbow Centre Folkestone Child Contact Centre 25 Friends of Neonatal Unit at St George’s Hospital London Volunteers supporting families with their new arrivals 37 Local Network Fund for Children and Young People • Creating Magic 5 Page number Galloway’s Society for the Blind Preston 38 Specialist equipment for visually impaired young people Goole Furniture and Recycling Scheme Goole 39 Recycling furniture and nursery equipment for families Headland Development Company Hartlepool 40 Christmas Lantern Parade Horse and Bamboo Centre Rossendale 46 Drama workshops Hull and East Yorkshire Ability Hull 41 Planning a residential weekend Involving Young Citizens Equally Kirklees 42 Supporting young people’s involvement in local services Jobmatch Halifax 43 Education and training jobsfair for young people Kensington Fields Community Association Liverpool 44 Drama performance workshop Leicestershire Clubs for Young People Whetstone 52 Mobile computer room Lenham Acorns Pre-school Maidstone 53 Computers for pre-school children 6 Creating Magic • Local Network Fund for Children and Young People Page number The Leyland Project Preston Support for young mothers 54 Men United Nottingham Fathers self-help group 55 Multi-Asian Arts Centre Rochdale Asian music and arts workshops 56 Navrang Arts Stockton-on-Tees Asian dance performances 48 The Omnibus Project North Walsham Mobile community playbus project 57 Parkview Residents Association Birmingham Environment club visits to the countryside 58 The Phoenix Project Stourbridge Support for under-5’s with special needs 59 Pilch Lane Credit Union Knowsley Young Savers project 60 Pitstop 2000 Halifax Go-karting and maintenance project 61 Pocklington Youth Arts Alliance York Community Radio 49 Local Network Fund for Children and Young People • Creating Magic 7 Page number Power Point Family Project Beverley 46 Puppetry with pre-school children Relate Cheshire and Merseyside Runcorn 24 Relateen counselling for young people The Rock Community Bus Birmingham 62 After-school clubs on the Rock Community Bus Safety Crackers North Shields 63 Home safety equipment loan scheme St Ives Reminiscence project St. Ives 64 Intergenerational reminiscence project Salford Brook Advisory Centre Manchester 65 Young People’s Management Group for young people’s sexual health Signal Box Community Group Melton Constable 66 Community centre