DIDCOT TRAIN - INSPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE 

The funding will be used to run a youth club for young people who do not easily engage with mainstream provisions. The project aims to reduce antisocial behaviour by providing a safe place to try ....more

The funding will be used to run a youth club for young people who do not easily engage with mainstream provisions. The project aims to reduce antisocial behaviour by providing a safe place to try fun and positive focused activities with peers and trained staff to talk to.

The funding will be used to run a 6-week summer sports programme for 11 – 18-year-olds. The project aims to target vulnerable young people who generally have low self-esteem and low aspirations to ....more

The funding will be used to run a 6-week summer sports programme for 11 – 18-year-olds. The project aims to target vulnerable young people who generally have low self-esteem and low aspirations to develop new skills and build new relationships.

Didcot TRAIN - Inspiring Young People

Moving Up Group Mentoring Programme for primary schools in Didcot. To fund a professional youth worker and a youth support worker to deliver a free 6 week programme to 8 young people per school to 4 ....more

Moving Up Group Mentoring Programme for primary schools in Didcot. To fund a professional youth worker and a youth support worker to deliver a free 6 week programme to 8 young people per school to 4 schools each half-term (6 weeks). There will be a choice of 3 programmes for the schools comprised of the following: Positive Behaviour in Schools – aiming at helping the young people develop a better understanding of actions and consequences, reputations, managing emotions and developing assertiveness. Confidence and Team-Building – focused on equipping the young people with vital communication skills, boost their self-esteem and improve their participation. Promoting Wellbeing and Exploring Mental Health – learning about overall well-being, develop resilience, recognising when and how to ask for help. This grant will include the resources required for the young people for the Programme. At the end of the 6 week programme, they will be rewarded with an invitation to attend their group’s celebratory trip, designed to increase their confidence, self-esteem, communication skills and their team-building skills. Following the completion of the programme, they will also be able to access the wider provision at Didcot TRAIN up until their reach the age limit of the service.

The funding will be used to deliver arts based therapy in schools. The project aims offer support otherwise unavailable to young people suffering with their mental health and ensuring the delivery of ....more

The funding will be used to deliver arts based therapy in schools. The project aims offer support otherwise unavailable to young people suffering with their mental health and ensuring the delivery of the support is done in an art-based way.

Family collection at the funeral of a loved one asked for funds to be donated to Didcot TRAIN

Didcot TRAIN - Inspiring Young People

We have been working with a young lady for the last few years who I will refer to as “Jane”. Jane first engaged with Didcot TRAIN back in 2018 along with her sister. Their family life is chaotic ....more

We have been working with a young lady for the last few years who I will refer to as “Jane”. Jane first engaged with Didcot TRAIN back in 2018 along with her sister. Their family life is chaotic as they have lots of other siblings in the same house with Mum and Dad. The family are struggling financially and with a large family and these two sisters being the oldest, they have been left to manage themselves. Jane and her sister have been getting in trouble with the Police due to ASB, thefts and substance misuse. This along with the family situation has meant many services are involved with them. Over the last year Jane has been kicked out of college and left with nothing to do but hang around the town centre, which leads to boredom and ASB becoming an issue. TRAIN has been working with the family and Jane, plus other services to provide a safe and positive environment for Jane to engage with. In the last 6months we have seen a positive change in Jane, previously with participation programme and group sessions she would be giggly and not always as interested in topics such as mental health and wellbeing. However, in the last 6months TRAIN have been working with her discussing the reason behind her ASB and substance misuse. Jane has become more open with reasons why and begun expressing her want to move onto something positive rather than hanging around the streets of the town. We hosted a CV and Interview workshop and supported many of the young people in attendance with applications for jobs and further education. Within a month of this workshop Jane and many of these young people have now found part time employment and have aspirations of going back to college. The relationship Jane has developed with the staff and volunteers have been an important fact in Jane’s journey. As we have been a constant in this young lady’s life and have given her tools to develop in our sessions. Jane feels comfortable to ask for our support and advice, and we strongly feel her engagement with group work where she has improved her softer skills such as speaking, and listening has played a major part in her development. Jane seems to be motivated and has improved self-esteem; we are very excited to see how she progresses whilst we continue to support her journey.

The funding will be used to run a range of online activities including mentoring and tutorials for disadvantaged young people. The project aims to engage the participants in positive activities to ....more

The funding will be used to run a range of online activities including mentoring and tutorials for disadvantaged young people. The project aims to engage the participants in positive activities to enhance their wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Provide online youth services for young people in a very disadvantaged area, supported by local volunteers, during this pandemic.

Provide online youth services for young people in a very disadvantaged area, supported by local volunteers, during this pandemic.

The Querubi Camp France residential experience is the pinnacle of Youth Work and has the potential to totally transform the lives of the young people who attend, mostly because it continues to ....more

The Querubi Camp France residential experience is the pinnacle of Youth Work and has the potential to totally transform the lives of the young people who attend, mostly because it continues to provide under privileged young people with new perspectives on life. To set things in perspective, most of these young people will rarely leave the immediate environs of Didcot never mind even consider they might ever travel abroad. Therefore, they will have no passport and have never been to an airport of flown in a plane.Our Youth Workers prepare them for the experience over a 6-8 week period of practical, physical and behavioural dimensions ranging from gaining a passport, building up fitness through physical individual and team activities, airport security processes, building up their understanding of teamwork, being non-judgemental about other people’s capabilities, building respect for one another, learning how to focus and prepare for challenges, keeping open minds and building self-confidence.At the end of the residential packing up and leaving seems to always be a highly emotional experience as the young people gain the realisation of what they have experienced and achieved and how they have grown hope and aspiration for their future lives.

The project will deliver a life skill programme, providing an opportunity for children and young people to engage in workshops exploring key issues that can affect their lives and contribute to ....more

The project will deliver a life skill programme, providing an opportunity for children and young people to engage in workshops exploring key issues that can affect their lives and contribute to adverse childhood experiences. The project aims to empower service users to fulfil their potential and overcome the issues and barriers that may limit their social integration.