CashBack for Communities Falkirk Local Authority 2015/16 About CashBack for Communities CashBack for Communities is a Scottish Government programme which takes funds recovered from the proceeds of crime and invests them into free activities and programmes for young people across Scotland. Inspiring Scotland is the delivery partner for the CashBack for Communities programme, appointed in July 2012. CashBack invests monies seized from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 back into our communities. Since 2008 the Scottish Government has committed £92 million to CashBack / community initiatives, funding community activities and facilities largely, but not exclusively, for young people. CashBack supports all 32 Local Authorities across Scotland. Sporting and recreational activities / culture / mentoring and employability / community projects. CashBack has delivered nearly 2 million activities and opportunities for young people. Phase 3 of CashBack runs to end March 2017 and is focused on positive outcomes for young people. CashBack for Communities: Aims CashBack activities: . Use the proceeds of crime in a positive way to expand young people’s horizons and increase their opportunities to develop their interests and skills in an enjoyable, fulfilling and supportive way. Are open, where possible, to all children and young people, while focusing resources in those communities suffering most from antisocial behaviour and crime. Seek to increase levels of participation to help divert young people away from ‘at risk’ behaviour, and will aim to increase the positive long-term outcomes for those who take part. Current CashBack Investment . Creative Scotland . YouthLink Scotland . Basketball Scotland . Celtic FC Foundation . Scottish Football Association . Youth Scotland . Scottish Rugby Union . Glasgow Clyde College . Scottish Sports Futures . Ocean Youth Trust . Street Soccer Scotland . Prince’s Trust Scotland . Action for Children . sportscotland The CashBack Partners in Phase 3 (2014-2017) YOUTH CULTURE SPORTS YOUTH WORK EMPLOYABILITY MENTORING Basketball Ocean Youth Action for Children Scotland Trust KEY: Scottish Football Youth Scotland Celtic FC Delivery organisations Foundation Creative Scotland Association Grant Schemes Scottish Rugby Glasgow Clyde Union College YouthLink Prince’s Trust Scottish Sports Scotland Scotland Futures Street Soccer Scotland Falkirk - Historic CashBack funding (2008 -2016) Activity number represents the number of activities and opportunities that young people have taken advantage of as a result of CashBack funding. It should be noted that CashBack partners may have worked with some of the same young people over a number of years. Therefore the total annual activity and opportunity figures might not directly correlate to the number of individual young people who have been involved with CashBack. Historic CashBack funding (2008 -2016) Examples of CashBack funded activities up to 2016 Youth Work has been funded through the Cashback programme since 2008. The Small Grants Scheme was established to support local authority led youth groups who may not previously have had access to external funding. The programme Small Grant Scheme has been managed by Youth Scotland and uniformed organisations who have received funding include various Scouts, Boys’ Brigade and Girls Brigade companies. Additional funding for Youth work in the Falkirk area has been provided through YouthLink Scotland’s Youth Work Fund. This has been running since 2008 when CashBack started. The Youth Work Fund builds the capacity of young people and the youth work organisations who work to support them. The Amateur Boxing Academy was funded in Falkirk at Zetland ABC in Grangemouth area up to 2014 and provided 10 to 19 year olds the chance to take part in a non-contact form of Amateur Boxing. The training programmes combine fun, games and exercise plus a chance to develop boxing skills. It also teaches core values such as fair play and self-discipline along with confidence building and maintaining a healthy diet and balanced lifestyle. Jump2it, as part of the Scottish Sports Futures programme, has been delivered in Falkirk from 2012-14, with 20 Primary Schools receiving the health and citizenship programme. Basketballscotland delivered grassroots basketball sessions at Falkirk High, St Mungos High and St Margaret’s Primary weekly. In addition, coaching support has been provided to Falkirk Fury club to help increase membership of young people and create a clear pathway for those at school who show interest and wish to continue participating. As part of the Scottish Football Associations Girls and Women’s activities, in November 2011, Falkirk Ladies Football Club and Tullibody Community Football Club were finishing their season amid growing concern for two of their youth teams for the 2012 season. Both clubs had limited players at U15 level for the following season due to the dual age bands at youth level of Scottish Women’s Football. Players from their U13 squads were due to be making the transition to U15 and 11-a-side football, but numbers were such that the clubs could not both sustain a full 11-a-side squad. To ensure that all the girls were given the opportunity to play the following season, the two clubs met with their G/W Club Development Officer to discuss the possibility of working together and a partnership emerged which had several benefits including shared facilities, sustainable player numbers and increased coaches and volunteers which all contributed to a much stronger more sustainable structure; one that both clubs have been able to continue since. Falkirk – CashBack Outcomes: Case Studies CashBack has made a huge difference to the lives of young people. We have captured information on individual case studies for CashBack partners which demonstrate the impact delivery activities have had to those participating. These can be accessed on the CashBack website at http://www.cashbackforcommunities.org/ A young person from Brightons, Falkirk was a recipient of a Prince’s Trust Development Award: “I heard about the Development Awards that CashBack for Communities funded through Princes Trust on Gumtree. “I’d been struggling to get by and couldn’t get work. I was depressed. No job and no money. Prince’s Trust showed me how to make a good CV, and set out my goals to get a trade. “I got an award which helped me go on a building course and I have since become an Justice Secretary and local MSP Michael Mathieson visited Larbert High School to Apprentice Joiner. I love it, have made good friends got to experience different trades and learn more about the School of Football on the 11th June 2015. The School also benefits from a CashBack funded School of Rugby and Basketball. These social earned my CSCS card which helps me for any trade working on a building site.” and academic programmes provide S1-S2 pupils the chance to spend an hour each day specialising in the sport and completing additional modular work. During the visit, Mr Matheson talked to some of the young people who are completing their Dynamic Youth Award. The School of Football initiative is delivered in partnership with Stenhousemuir FC and 57 pupils are currently enrolled in the programme. CashBack Activities in Falkirk 2016+ CULTURE CashBack Partner: Creative Scotland Contact details: Laura Black, CashBack for Creativity Development Officer, [email protected] Local Authority spend £6,018 for 2015/16: Project Name Description Location The purpose of CashBack for Creativity is to provide access to high quality experiential opportunities in all arts forms via three routes: (i) an Open Arts Fund for small grant awards of up to £10k for youth arts groups; (ii) a Strategic Fund for larger arts groups who focus on young engagement and employability; and (iii) a training and education route through College networks looking at engaging young people in vital skills required for the textile and arts sectors. Funding rounds take place annually. Further details available at: www.youthlinkscotland.org Falkirk Community Trust The 2015 Festival Youth Engagement Programme is an opportunity to Bo’ness Recreation Centre for extend an exciting range of creative cultural activity developed with young Fusion people keen to access new skills and experiences. Funding from Deanburn & Blackness, Bo’ness Cashback for Creativity enabled the resourcing of extended delivery Public, Grange Youth Clubs capacity and maintaining a high standard of activity. The Programme Bo’ness Academy Secondary consisted of four different initiatives aimed at addressing the above School needs/issues and reaching four different groups of young people: Fusion Youth Nights, Beatboxing and Filmmaking Project, Primary School Workshops, Youth Club Workshops. Barnardo's The programme provided opportunities for vulnerable young people in HM YOI Polmont custody to access and participate in high quality art experiences and create pathways for further learning and personal development. The activities were developed in response to the preferences expressed by young people through consultation. The programme consisted of one 3- hour workshop per week over a 12-week block in: drama; film; comedy and music. The workshops focussed on building confidence and sense of social well-being, inclusiveness and self-worth of the young people, alongside developing confidence in their skills, and developing aspirations. The project will support young people through the Youth Achievement Award, ASDAN, SVQ and/or Duke of Edinburgh