Our overall aim is to improve the lives of Children & Young People within impoverished areas of the community by setting up Healthy Lifestyle Clubs and a Social Inclusion Club.

Our Specific Aims

• To increase self confidence & self esteem.
• To improve involvement in activities which the Children & Young People accessing the clubs may not otherwise experience.
• To increase their basic knowledge of healthy lifestyles incorporating Every Child Matters and The Healthy Schools Programme.

Our Objectives

• To provide a ‘Youth Setting’ as a safe and welcoming environment for the Children & Young People to attend.
• To enable those accessing the clubs to experience leisure & recreational opportunities in the form of taster sessions.
• To provide written information, advice and workshops on health issues.
• To provide confidential advice and support.

Currently Running:

2 Healthy Lifestyle Clubs - High NRG

• Community Centre, Dowles Road - Monday 6.00pm – 7.15pm
• Broadwaters Community Centre - Tuesday 6.00pm – 7.30pm

1 Social Inclusion Club – Activkidz +

• Stourminster School - Thursday 3.15pm – 4.15pm

The Clubs

We are running the clubs over a period of eight sessions. An example of activities provided during the sessions at the Community Centre are given in the handout. We will run 2 further eight sessions commencing in January and TBA in order to access more Children & Young People.

Future Objective

We aim to provide Summer Activities for those accessing the clubs. Subject to the Wyre Forest School Review we aim to provide Community Centre based clubs for Young People and access After School Clubs at Primary Schools

Conclusion

During the 3 years of the Children In Need funding we hope to :

• Increase awareness of Healthy Lifestyles.
• Increase awareness of our CLUBS.
• Aim to eventually provide self sufficient Community based clubs for access by all Children and Young People in the Community.