2019/20 ANNUAL NATIONAL YOUTH CHARITY REVIEW SNOW-CAMP CHARITY WORKING TO GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM INNER-CITY COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UK POSITIVE FUTURES THROUGH SNOWSPORTS SNOW-CAMP.ORG.UK CONTENTS OUR VISION 03 OUR VISION Our vision is simple: to Our programmes are co- together, teach one another provide a series of snowsports delivered by young people and support each other as they 04 WELCOME training programmes that working as apprentices and face similar challenges. enable young people to build volunteers, supporting our Throughout this review, you’ll 06 REACHING NEW HEIGHTS TOGETHER relationships while providing Programme Managers. It’s see how we’ve worked with them with the skills and a unique form of training young people to make a big 07 UPLIFT qualifications they need to that provides opportunities difference to many young lives lead safe and positive lives. for young people to learn throughout 2019/20. 09 FIRST TRACKS 10 GRADUATE 11 EXCEL 12 EXCEL: CASE STUDY 14 APPRENTICESHIPS 16 YOUTH FORUM 17 VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR 18 OUR EVENTS 22 MAKING HEADLINES 23 HOW WE RAISED OUR MONEY 25 INCOME & EXPENDITURE 26 OUR PEOPLE 32 THANK YOU 3 WELCOME FROM SNOW-CAMP FOUNDER & DIRECTOR, DAN CHARLISH ver the last 16 of the programme year, and into its own, expanding to years our ability to for the first time in Snow-Camp provide many more one-to- O reach out to young history, the emergence of one and group counselling people and youth organisations Covid-19 lead to the pause of sessions for young people, as has grown. As our programmes all Excel Programmes running well as delivering workshops have developed and become at that time. Although the on a range of challenges being established nationally, we have pandemic made it impossible faced by young people at the been able to expand our work to continue to come together moment, including loneliness, and increase our impact to at snow centres to deliver our anxiety and sleep patterns. provide more young people programmes, and lead to all These efforts, combined with across the country with the our staff working from home, regular creative and fitness opportunity to learn vital new it did not mean the closure of focused challenges, have kept skills, gain qualifications and find our support to young people. our young people engaged and careers in an industry they would As a team we are proud to have motivated. We know that further not normally have access to. continued working throughout innovation and flexibility will be Our commitment to our this challenging period, required in the year ahead and young people is combined with adapting quickly to ensure we we are committed to restarting and partner with 83 youth launch ahead with those, this is partners, individuals, youth a continuing commitment to are doing everything we can and completing all our organisations. And there have a good opportunity to pause for projects, companies, trusts and partnerships. More and more of to help young people at this programmes just as soon as it is been many positive outcomes a moment and look back at the foundations who believe in our the support we offer is now co- time. It has been fantastic to possible, ensuring all our young and success stories, some of progress that has been made vision and want us to succeed. produced with organisations who see the success of new online people achieve everything they which we are pleased to share over the year and some of the Thank you to you, our share our vision, together with sessions created for our young set out to when they started with you on the following pages. young lives we have been able to supporters and partners, for all the young people themselves. people, enabling them to with Snow-Camp. It’s been a busy year for the positively impact. And as always, that you do to support Snow- Moving forward, this approach continue progressing with their Despite these challenges, whole team at Snow-Camp and on every page and alongside Camp. We would not be here will only continue to grow. qualifications week by week. we are proud that throughout looking ahead there are already every positive impact, we see without you. This year we faced a challenge Our Uplift mental health 2019/20 we have been able many positive plans in place the huge range of support we like no other. Towards the end programme has also come to support 943 young people for 2021/21. But before we receive from so many amazing Dan 4 5 Snow-Camp programme > UPLIFT REACHING UPLIFT NEW HEIGHTS TOGETHER In 2019/20 we ran our brand-new mental “Uplift is about bringing out the 95% of young wellbeing programme, Uplift, nationally for the best version of yourself, so that 83 youth first time. Run by BACP (British Association for people said that through we can live a happy life. A life organisations referred Counselling and Psychotherapy) counsellor 943 young people onto Snow-Camp they had Kevin Hempstead, Dr Carla Stanton and holistic that’s free of the mental barriers our programmes from learnt new tools to therapist Rachael Welford, the team delivered blocking us from our own success. Uplift London, the North 32 workshops and 169 one-to-one counselling should be accessible to all young people all West, the Midlands look after their mental sessions to 245 young people in London, the over the world, as this kind of support can and Scotland wellbeing Midlands, the North West and Scotland. We also change so many people’s lives. It could even launched a new online young person’s support save lives.” hub on our website. 90% of youth workers said that 95% of young 72% of Will, Snow-Camp Youth Forum member Uplift had a positive effect on their young people. young people people said that by gained 1 or 96 youth The programme was supported by our youth overcoming challenges in more new volunteers and ambassador Will Cunningham, who has been a We are now working with our Uplift team to recruit a qualifications apprentices taught part of Snow-Camp for several years. As someone team of counsellors, doctors, therapists and mental snowsports, it had shown our young people who has struggled with his mental health, Will health youth ambassadors nationally. For 2020/21 them their potential and with Snow-Camp understands the importance of Uplift and is best we are hoping that each Snow-Camp region will Programme how much they could placed to encourage others to get involved. have their own Uplift team. Managers achieve in life 6 7 Snow-Camp programme > FIRST TRACKS FIRST TRACKS In July and August 2019, 943 young people started their Snow-Camp journey by “I’m a full-time carer for my mum and I struggle with attending our 2-day First Tracks Programme. anxiety. Attending Snow-Camp gives me a much- Here they experienced snowsports for needed break from my responsibilities at home while the very first time at the Snow Centre, improving my fitness and reducing my anxiety. SnowDome, Chill Factore and Snow Factor. Day 2 of First Tracks was a massive day in my life. I Our apprentices and youth volunteers wasn’t sure I wanted to go back after the first day, but taught our young people how to ski or I did and it’s the best decision I’ve made! First Tracks snowboard and led classroom-based made me realise the enjoyment that comes from life-skills sessions, which focused on achievement and by sticking with snowboarding and not UPLIFT AND COVID–19 “We have been independence, responsibility, confidence giving up meant I could snowboard quite well by the Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Uplift has been of paramount and self-esteem. supporting end! Going from VERY nearly giving up to snowboarding importance. It has enabled us to continue supporting vulnerable 72% of young people gained a level Danny with from the top of the big slope was an AMAZING feeling!” young people, who were at risk of falling through the cracks during group sessions 1-3 Snowsport England or Scotland Connor, Snow-Camp young person. this period, via weekly virtual group and 1-1 sessions. and regular check ins and 1-1 Snow Life Award. We’d like to shine a light on why our work is so important during sessions, which is giving him the this time by telling you about a young man called Danny. confidence he needs to live life Danny is a care leaver with learning difficulties. He is free of the fears and desperation 23 and has been NEET (not in education, employment that led to our first encounter. or training) since leaving school. He has faced many Danny’s relationship with his traumas in his young life, including the loss of 2 close friends Programme Manager has been to knife crime. We first started working with Danny in August paramount to the work and 2019. Over the last year Danny has learnt many new life-skills, built support we have been able positive relationships, gained new qualifications and learnt a new sport, which has increased his confidence and self-belief. to provide. Without the trust, Unfortunately, just as the pandemic started, Danny’s home empathy and compassion she life became unsafe due to bullying and abuse, which has had has shown and built upon, I a detrimental effect on his mental health. He voiced suicidal honestly believe this young thoughts to our Programme Manager. Over the last few months person may not have found the Danny has been supported by our mental health counsellor voice he needed to reach out for Kevin Hempstead.