| Positive Futures - Solihull |
Positive Futures - Solihull
Geographical Area: North Solihull
Age Range Min: 10
Age Range Max: 19
Gender Specific: no
| Culturally Specific: no
Method of Access: Referral through third parties. There is specific targeting of those felt to be vulnerable and at risk.
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| Description |
Sports activities with drug awareness training. Sports including football, ice hockey, trampolining and martial arts are offered and young people can attend daily or once a fortnight. Outside trips are also organised.
Activities are usually run in mixed groups but a 'Girls' Open day was held last year when over 300 girls aged 13 - 19 attended. Drug education information was available alongside Hair and Beauty treatments and advice. |
| Objectives |
• National aims of Positive Futures – “By engaging marginalised young people in sport and other activities, Positive Futures aims to build relationships between responsible adults and young people based on mutual trust and respect, in order to create new opportunities for alternative lifestyles.
• The programme aims to use sport as a catalyst to encourage participants to make decisions for themselves, and to take self-determined steps towards a positive future. Steering young people towards educational and employment opportunities is at the heart of the programme’s agenda.” |
| Staff Profile |
| I manager Service Development Manager, 1 Project Manager + Coaches are brought in for particular courses but sometimes attendees are integrated into existing courses at the Leisure Centre. |
| Linked Organisations |
| Links with the Youth Service |
