THE KING'S ARMS YOUTH PROJECT

Towards providing an after school drop-in

The aim of this project is to support Young Carers. Funding towtards running an "exploration programme" that helps young carers to understand their role, the challenges they face, and what support is available to them. Specifically, the ....more

The aim of this project is to support Young Carers. Funding towtards running an "exploration programme" that helps young carers to understand their role, the challenges they face, and what support is available to them. Specifically, the aims of the exploration programme are for the young people: To have increased self-esteem Many Young Carers struggle to cope with their caring roles. They may lack confidence, have low self-esteem or struggle with their identity. They may feel guilty that they are not doing a good enough job either by not caring properly or not looking after siblings needs; at the same time they may feel resentment or not look after themselves at the expense of others. They may feel frustrated at having no control. They may feel they are an expert in their family but nobody takes their views seriously. They can become very disheartened about their own personal future resulting in apathy towards their education. They often have lower grades than their contemporaries. They can have low school attendance or have risky behaviours. To have greater emotional resilience Young Carers often have a lack of appropriate emotional support. They do not want to put their already strained parents under additional pressure. They often do not want to identify themselves as a Young Carer due to fear, stigma or being negatively labelled. They do not want to stand out as being different for fear of bullying. They may worry about what is going on at home and how they are coping at school. They may have feelings they do not understand. They often do not have time to spend with friends or be involved in out of school activities and they can feel no sense of relief from the complexities of their life. It is often said that they miss childhood experiences and the opportunity to be "normal". To have better positive relationships Young Carers often feel isolated and lonely. They can experience a lack of empathy from friends who do not understand their caring role. They can feel they are an outsider and that no one understands their situations. They can hide their caring role from other relatives, friends, schools, medics and services through lack of trust or fear of intervention. They may fear being judged, letting the family down, having the family split up and being terrified of being taken into care. They may have a lack of appropriate parental input or little opportunity to have positive, quality family time. They may not have someone they can talk to who understands.

Towards providing an after school drop-in

Weston Youth Grant

Towards providing an after school drop-in

The funding will be used to bring on board 4 interns for an academic year to reinstate their pre-Covid youth work provision and rebuild the youth community. The project aims to reconnect to create an environment that is fun and to encourage young ....more

The funding will be used to bring on board 4 interns for an academic year to reinstate their pre-Covid youth work provision and rebuild the youth community. The project aims to reconnect to create an environment that is fun and to encourage young people to take ownership of the project's new buildings.

Towards providing an after school drop-in

The King's Arms Petersfield

Grant to The Kings Arms (Petersfield) to support the organisation through COVID19

Towards required alterations to make the new building safe for young people, in line with safeguarding policies.

After School

After School. The wider aim of the scheme is: To deliver onward grants to increase positive activities for young people by delivering extra sessions in youth clubs for the financial year 2019/20

The organisation will use funding to expand upon its concluded Youth Link project. The proposal seeks to bring together organisations and representatives working with young people to form a whole Local Authority network that will collaboratively ....more

The organisation will use funding to expand upon its concluded Youth Link project. The proposal seeks to bring together organisations and representatives working with young people to form a whole Local Authority network that will collaboratively work together to best serve the interests and identified needs of Young People in East Hampshire.

Towards providing an after school drop-in

Hampshire Young Carers Alliance 7/10

Towards providing an after school drop-in

Open Access Provision

This project will provide volunteer mentors to young people experiencing mental health problems, social confidence and behavioural issues. Young people will increase their self esteem, have better coping skills and improved emotional well-being.

This project will bring together organisations to look at common issues affecting young people to develop strategies to provide services and provision.

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The Kings Arms runs a Petersfield youth centre providing open access and targeted youth activities. Its young carers service provides activities and support for young carers across East Hampshire . This grant will enable it to provide 1:1 mentoring