every individual is capable of incredible things

Youth Fed Annual Report 2018

Every individual is capable of incredible things

www.youthfed.org.uk

Youth Fed Annual report 2018

Mother of Talent Match Mentee

For the first time he has belief in himself. Belief that he does have a future that he can look forward to. Belief that not only can he set goals, but that he can achieve them. For the first time in years and years, it feels like there is hope.

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04 About Us

05 Overview of Objectives

06 Intro from Chair and CEO

07 §§§§ Our Finances

08 - 09 Our Achievements

10 - 11 Talent Match

12 - 13 National Citizen Service

14 - 23 UK Youth Programmes

Overview

Contents

Contents

Trustees (as of 1/10/2018):James Bisset ChairPeter Bibby TreasurerGlyn Carter TrusteeAlastair Stoddart TrusteeMandy Kiddle TrusteeMartin Pearson TrusteePhil Spibey Trustee

Honorary President:The Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire David Briggs, M.B.E, K.St.J

Senior Leadership Team:Chris Hindley Chief ExecutiveMervyn Harding Director of Finance & Support ServicesKevin Bradburne Director of Direct DeliveryMartin Howlett Director of PartnershipsLaura Hickling Operational Support Manager

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Company registered address:20 Rossmore Business Village, Inward Way, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire CH65 3EY

Company registration number: 07604916 Charity Commission Number: 1143231

Youth Fed helps improve the lives of young people through creating and delivering activities. We enable young people to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of background or circumstance.

Our Vision Our Mission

About Us

About Us

A society in which all young people are able to achieve their full potential in life.

Youth Fed aims to make a positive difference by engaging, empowering and enriching the lives of young people.

There doesn’t seem to be other support around that offers one to one sessions which some individuals desperately need in order to get them moving forward.

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Employment Officer

To advance in life and help young people through the provision of recreational and curriculum enriching activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their standard of living.

Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.

To act as a resource for young people by providing advice, assistance, services, training and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of advancing education and relieving unemployment.

Overview of Objectives

Overview of Objectives

Beneficiaries of Youth Fed’s work include:

• Children and young people

• Volunteers (adults and young people)

• Voluntary youth organisations

• Local communities

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Intro from CEOAt the end of our financial year it seems fitting to reflect on not only our performance throughout the year but the reason as to why we are all here. Youth Fed has continued to help thousands of young people access services that will improve their skills, confidence and mental well-being, whilst engaging in positive activities, sports and social action. In a year in which the Charity has had to work harder than ever to deliver targeted services to meet the needs of young people, we have delivered a greater number of outcomes than ever before around personal well-being, supportive networks, appropriate skills and access to opportunity and social responsibility.

The impact that we have rests fundamentally with our dedicated staff and volunteers whose passion and determination to make a difference resonates in all that they do and those that they work with. I have witnessed first-hand our staff and volunteers building and developing these trusted relationships and have seen the positive impact that they have. Every day they strive to achieve the very best for the young people they work with and break down the many barriers that often stop young people achieving everything they are capable of. Supported by a team of strong support staff and working in partnership with other youth organisations, funders and volunteers we have been able to deliver amazing outcomes for young people. I am immensely proud of their efforts and thankful for their hard work and commitment.

Chris Hindley | CEO of Youth Fed

Intro from Chair and CEO

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Intro from ChairYouth Fed aims to be a force for good in the lives of young people, offering a range of amazing opportunities and tailored support. Throughout this report you’ll find examples of the work we’ve done in the past 12 months and the individuals who’ve literally had their lives changed by it.

During the course of the year, our dedicated trustees have provided the crucial governance function for the organisation. Working closely with the senior staff team, we have responded to shifts in demand brought about by the ever-changing nature of the world our young people live in. The work of the trustees has been mirrored by the effort and dedication of every member of staff working for us. The nature of the young people we work with means that the help we provide has to be sharply focused and is sometimes emotionally demanding, but our staff never give less than 100%, and the expert and empathetic nature of their work is key to our success.

Youth Fed faces the challenges of the next year in a stronger position than ever before. Our efforts to control spending and generate income have enabled us to turn a financial loss into a small surplus, and it’s that kind of financial stability which means we can deliver an ever broader range of programmes.

These programmes include on-going delivery of the National Citizen Service and our new youth investment fund programme. From offering intensive one to one mentorship for young people who’ve experienced an extremely difficult start in life, to delivering advice on cyber security and the opportunities offered by the digital age, we’ve worked through the year to provide the fullest possible range of services, so that every young person can tailor our offer to meet their needs.

James Bisset | Chair of Youth Fed

Our FinancesYouth Federation Limited Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31st of March 2018 (£)

(£)

(£)

Balance Sheet For The Year Ended 31st of March 2018

Total Income 2,705,532

Total Expenditure 2,688,060

Net Income 17,472

Other Recognised Gains And Losses 7,000

Net Movement In Funds 24,472

Total Funds Carried forward 801,589

Fixed Assets 681,558

Current Assets 709,445

Liabilities (396,815)

Net Current Assets 312,630

Total Assets Less Current Liabilities 994,188

Creditors (Long Term) (115,599)

Defined Benefit Pension Scheme Liability (77,000)

Net Assets 801,589

Total Funds (Excluding Pension Reserve) 878,589

Pension Reserve (77,000)

Total Funds 801,859

Statement of Cash Flows For The Year Ended 31st of March 2018

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities (90,205)

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities (6,103)

Cash provided by financing activities (9,047)

Increase/(decrease) in cash & cash (105,355) equivalents in the year

Total cash and cash equivalents at the 329,010 end of the year

Auditor’s Report These summarised accounts are an extract of the information from the full statutory accounts. These summarised accounts are consistent with the statutory accounts but may not contain sufficient information to allow a full understanding of the financial affairs of the Youth Federation Limited. Copies of the full audited accounts are available from the charity’s head office.

Additions Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors, Queen Insurance Buildings, 24 Queen Avenue, Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 4TZ

Our Finances

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James Bisset | Chair of Youth Fed

Employability

Our Achievements Since 2011, Youth Fed has grown to reach over 5,000 young people per year with our programmes and provides support to over 500 youth organisations.


Social Action Youth Work Skills Delivery

Youth Club Support and Delivery

35%27%

11.5%

5.5%

3%

17%

Personal, Social Development

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Our Achievements

Social Action

Employability

Personal, Social Development

Skills Delivery

Youth Club Support and Delivery

One of the most influential activities Youth Fed engage young people in is Social Action. Our groups choose a worthwhile cause and create and deliver a program that ranges from raising money to getting physically involved in improving the environment.

Our Talent Match, Working Futures and Reach Up programmes are specially designed and delivered to give our older young people the best possible chance of entering the workplace successfully. We also offer ‘Preparing for Interviews’ sessions which expand on the learner’s knowledge and experience.

One of the biggest issues we identify with our young people is the lack of social skills developed. In all the programmes we offer, particularly NCS, we look to develop the social skills of all. This could be improving social awareness, challenging beliefs, helping with social anxiety in addition to a range of other issues.

For us, Skills Delivery is key to improving the lives of young people. Our programmes focus on more than theoretical knowledge, progressing into the learning that gives young people the practical skills and capability to truly make a difference in their lives.

1% of our time is spent providing information, advice & guidance. Figures based on 2017/2018 income analysis.

Youth Fed manage and run youth clubs across Cheshire. With the help of both employees and volunteers we are able to engage young people of all ages in fun, relaxed and informal evenings; always with a view to providing positive, life affirming, learning experiences.

Youth WorkYouth Work covers the wide range of training and learning programmes that engage young people directly, both in a group or through one to one mentoring. We pride ourselves on being bespoke and flexible in order to accommodate the real needs of the community. Thanks to our contracts we can often deliver this free at the point of delivery.

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Talent MatchIndividually Tailored Mentor Support for the Most Vulnerable Young People

Age range: 15-29

Funded by:

Without this intervention, I wouldn’t be here.38%

177 young people took part

38% described themselves as needing mental health support.

Target – 20% of those attending moving into employment

After 12 months 90% of participants rated the programme as ‘very good’.

completed their programme

gained a qualification

moved into employment

entered education or training

13147 4238

Participants referred by agencies such as Job Centres, Children’s Centres, the Probation Service and Local Authorities.

Talent Match lasts as long as it takes to achieve the desired results.


Working partnership with

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Case StudyTalent Match

To gain employment, confidence, help with mental health issues, well-being, improve skills and gain qualifications.

Counselling with YPAS

Attended a first aid course

Took part in a creative writing workshop

Attended a music project at MYA every week

Completed a 6 week confidence building course at Knowsley Youth Mutual

Joined the 12-week Prince’s Trust programme

Daniel’s storyDaniel was Not in Education, Employment or Training (N.E.E.T) plus was suffering from mental health issues, low confidence, low self-esteem, poor motivation and neglected personal hygiene. Daniel completed a number of courses and received ongoing mentoring from Talent Match to guide him along the way.

Daniel’s social skills, teamwork skills and confidence have dramatically improved and he now has a clear focus of where he wants to go. He has maintained his routine with his sleeping pattern, hygiene, social skills and has sorted out his problems with his mental health issues too.

Daniel’s career goal is to support and help young people/adults progress - especially those who have been homeless or under threat of homelessness, something Daniel has previously experienced himself.

I found out about the Prince’s Trust through my support worker at Talent Match, Katie Duffy. She referred me onto the course after helping me through some challenges that I had in my life that were preventing me from moving on and getting to where I wanted to go.

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National Citizen Service (NCS)A Four Week Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience

Age range: 15-17

Funded by:

Youth Fed participants following in the footsteps of more than

Delivered in Cheshire, Halton and Wirral to

NCS deliver in 4 separate stages:

young people nationally

participants400,0001,388

1. Adventure 2. Discovery

3. Social Action 4. Celebration

A week in an outdoor centre, experiencing activities like rock climbing, canoeing and abseiling.

A week spent living at University, learning and developing independence, confidence and skills.

A chance for the participants to put what they’ve learned into practice, delivering a social action plan for a local charity.

A ceremony marking and celebrating everything the young people have achieved.

Observational Visit Score

Compliance Score

Safeguarding Score

Of young people completed

91% 96% 98% 86%


This funding supported the social projects work of the NCS gradates after the Summer NCS programmeFunding: £5000

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COMMUNITYFor Merseyside

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Merseyside’s

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Funds raised by young people for local communities and charities was over £70,000.

NCS Case StudyNCS

I was initially told about NCS during a school assembly, so immediately signed up to do something fun, where I could make new friends and add something different to my CV.

Since completing NCS, I’m keen to continue to raise money for Evolve. I’ve made some very strong friendships that will continue long after graduation.

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Outward bound residential at Kingswood, taking part in many outdoor activities.

Involved in team building exercises at Chester University Warrington Campus.

Planning charity events to raise money for two charities – SCBU and Evolve.

Delivery of charity walk, gig night and coffee morning.

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UK Youth ProgrammesYouth Fed has been an inspiring member of the UK Youth network for over ten years. The work they do to support young people across Cheshire, Wirral, Warrington and Halton is crucial to empowering young people build bright futures. We love working in partnership with Youth Fed to deliver our award winning, skills development programmes, including Money for Life, Generation Code, Active Youth Project and Big Music Project, which help young people increase their life skills and engage with further training, volunteering or employment.

Active Youth

Big Music Project

A Programme Aimed At making Young People More Physically Active

Age range: 14-24

Age range: 14-25

Funded by:

All participants completed the programme, and they all achieved the targeted increase in physical activity.

young people took part

young people reached93

Before the programme they were doing less than 30 minutes physical activity a week.

Creating pathways into the creative industries for young people. Building links between the industry and young people to facilitate them learning the skills needed to work in the creative industries. We carried out a consultation with young people on their self-confidence and self-belief.

A focus was placed on young females aged 15+ who often feel unable to access physical activity.

The aim was that after the course they would be doing more than 30 minutes per week.

Long term impact – participants were put in touch with local groups, and local groups were given the funding to buy equipment.


140

overall beneficiaries reached since the

beginning of these programmes.

Over

10,000

UK Youth

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Money 4 Life

Generation Code

1554

1HR

Generation Code was delivered across our geographical area to 1554 young people.

Delivered in schools in a single afternoon or 4 hour long sessions.

A Financial Awareness Programme

What It Involved:

A 4 hour workshop covering financial topics such as:

Budgeting

Prioritising bills

APR

Tax bands

Payslips

Aimed to equip young people to manage money effectively and enjoy a stable financial future.

The young people would understand basic computer language and coding.

Young females in particular would have barriers to working in the digital industry explained or removed.

Participants would be more able to take advantage of digital job opportunities.

All participants completed the course – schools were given as many as 10 Micro Bits open sourced hardware units.

A Digital Curriculum

Age range: 14-25

Age range: 11 and over

Delivered in venues such as schools, colleges, hostels and NCS youth clubs across all of our geographical areas.

720 young people

targeted, 723 took part

500 young people

targeted, 502 took part

followed by:

Aims:

UK Youth Programmes

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Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust

Participants were typically young people Not in Employment, Education or Training (N.E.E.T).

The 8 week course involved athletes acting as inspirational role models.

Programme delivered in mixed groups and also as female only sessions focused on the societal barriers facing young women.

Activities were chosen to improve self-esteem, confidence and employability.

Dame Kelly Holmes Get on trackDelivered in Wirral, Liverpool and Chester

Age range: 16-25

Funded by:

90 participants took part in the programme and they all completed it.

of those who took part moved into education or employment.

100% 80%


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Dame Kelly Holmes Community Champions Dame Kelly Holmes Helping Young People to Help Their Local Communities

Age range: 16-24

Funded by:

10 young people took part in a 52 week project delivered in Wirral. They were referred by agencies like Job Centres and the Hive Youth Zone.

Aims:

To equip young people with life skills such as planning and budgeting, by empowering them to deliver their own social action programme.

Every aspect of the social action programme was

chosen and shaped by the young people themselves.

Of the 10 who took part, only 2 dropped out –

because they’d moved into employment.

Participants were low in self-confidence and

hadn’t engaged with their local community.

UK Youth Programmes

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Rudheath and Witton Youth Club

Westminster Foundation

This programme reached 145

young people in Rudheath.

It was delivered via 2 sessions per week, 1 for young people aged 7-11 and 1 for young people

aged 11+.

Highlights of the programme included the summer parties and dance sessions.

The Westminster Foundation was a programme aimed at transforming the lives of the young people involved. It offered help to vulnerable young people in areas such as housing, applicable benefits and moving into employment, education or training.

32 young people were supported by the programme, of whom 19 were female and 13 male.

The Westminster Foundation programme achieved the following results:

15 1512 62 3

Young people who secured housing and stable accommodation.

Young people able to access applicable benefits and additional support.

Young people who moved into education.

Young people who moved into employment.

Young people who achieved an accredited BTech Work Skills qualification.

Young people who moved into training.


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Cheshire West & Chester Local Authority

Children in Need

The programme offered support and intervention around issues such as PSE (personal and social education), and the staff responsible for delivery were all trained in safeguarding and in dealing with aggressive behaviour.

Delivery of the programme included Youth Fed initiatives such as Generation Code, Active Youth and the UK Youth Community Challenge.

Children in Need was a long term mentoring programme delivered over 3 years to young people in Halton.

The target for the programme was to support 144 young people. The results over the 3 years were as follows:Year 1:

Year 2:

Year 3:

Target 48

Target 48

Target 48

Achieved 42

Achieved 57

Achieved 47

UK Youth Programmes

This programme was targeted at young people attending youth clubs in Chester and Ellesmere Port.

5 15-20youth clubs were involved. young people on average attended each week.

In total the programme worked with 400 young people over a 2 year period.400

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Life GoalsA 12 Week Employability Programme

Age range: 16-25

Funded by:

Life Goals was delivered in Chester to 72 young people.

Participants were Not in Employment, Education or Training (N.E.E.T). Some were dealing with issues such as homelessness, substance abuse and having to act as carers.

Participants gained a boost to their confidence, a range of accredited BTech work skills qualifications and the skills needed to become more employable.

No CV

Housing difficulties

Poor money management

Filling in job applications effectively

Claiming the right benefits

Participants spent 2 days a week over 12 weeks developing skills such as:

Interview techniques

Preparing a CV

Sourcing relevant opportunities

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All participants completed the course.

progressed into work, education or training.70%

Working FuturesA Mentor Based Employability Programme

Age range: 16-25

Funded by:

Aimed at young people not currently in employment, education or trainingparticipants referred by agencies such as Job Centres, Youth Offenders Services, colleges, schools and housing departments.

286young people graduated


went into education, employment or training


Three different formats: Short Term – 2 weeks, Medium term – 12 weeks, Long term – 32 weeksThe format was selected on the basis of the young person’s needs.

The problems being tackled:

91 261

20

young people graduated


went into education, employment or training

UK Youth Programmes

Funded by:

12 delivery partners in 3 areas to 33 different venues

Aim to reach 1200 young people per year

Actually reached over 1400

Majority of participants come through youth centres

Major partners include: Chester Zoo, Saints RLFC community club, Widnes Vikings RLFC.

Activities offered included: 12

The Youth Investment Fund is all about helping young people develop skills, improve their well-being and engage with their communities through a wide-range of activities and support.

Mixed martial arts

Cycling

Gym based activities

Leadership & development

Football

Good mental health & well-being

The Youth Investment Fund, a £40 million joint investment by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Big Lottery Fund.

Activity based programme designed to improve mental and physical well-being through open access provision, with an emphasis on social action.

Case StudyYouth Fed agree partnership with Widnes Vikings following due diligence checks.

4REAL partnership delivers mental resilience and healthy lifestyle activities to over 300 young people in the Halton community.

4REAL provides activities for the young people to develop skills, improve their well-being and promote further engagement opportunities in their communities.

WIDNES VIKINGS - WAKTU CHALLENGE1ST TEAM AND EMERGING ACADEMY PLAYERS

Widnes Vikings is pleased to be working in partnership with Youth Fed on the 4REAL programme. We’ve set ourselves ambitious targets but it is vital we educate as many young people as possible.

Richard Munson Commercial and Community Director Widnes Vikings

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Age range: 11-15

Philip Barker Charity

Cheshire Community Foundation

A series of courses and workshops, plus support to schools, youth groups and businesses on cyber security.

Influential speakers presented at sessions to educate and inspire young girls to pursue careers in cyber security.

9000

North West Cyber Programme


young people benefited from this programme

A series of 8 sessions.

Encouraging girls into Cyber Security.

A second project from CCF is supporting social actions undertaken by NCS graduates (ongoing).

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Cheshire Youth United

Local Sustainability Fund

Proud Trust

Tomorrow’s Leaders

Funded by:

Workshops and conferences designed to teach young people leadership skills and give them the confidence to follow through on those skills. Also, recruitment of adult volunteers and young people to support existing units and opening of new units across Cheshire West, Cheshire East and Warrington.

Supporting 9 uniform youth organisations

Philip Barker Trust, RFCA, Scouts, Guides, St John Ambulance

Delivered by the Big Lottery Fund on behalf of the Office for Civil Society, the Local Sustainability Fund was aimed to help medium sized voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations to secure a more sustainable way of working.

Youth Fed’s bid was used to invest in improving quality, business development and to strengthen the volunteering management processes. The outcomes of the one year project were all achieved.

Providing support to LGBTQ youth in Ellesmere Port and Whitby Hall by setting up youth group called Phoenix as well as organising individual sessions within schools, to help young people set up support groups of their own.

Designed to help young people cultivate the 11 core skills required for success in a workplace environment.

20 young people attended the group

1,533 young people increased employability prospects

200 people invited to conference based on leadership for young people and youth groups (Cheshire West + East Only)

Age range: 13-19 and adult volunteers

Age range: 13-19 Age range: 15-25

Funded by:

Funded by:

UK Youth Programmes

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