OVERVIEW2015

PROJECT MANAGERShez Southernwood

PROJECT ADMINISTRATORWendy O’Connor

YOUTH WORKERS Susan MaguireAlycia Sheldrake Kirsty ColdwellSue Lambert Nigel DixonSteve WarnePhil Colbourne

Level Two could not run as it does without our fantastic group of volunteers. Our thanks go to....

Kiomi Ashby Megan Pilcher Ross Emsden Brittany Van Wezel Alex Knox Bonny Healey Emma Franks Steve Valentine Richard Kendall Cath Valentine

Chelsea Canham Jan Todd Henry Leveridge Mot Khondee

We are also very grateful to the Directors of Felixstowe Youth Development Group for all their time and hard

work, and the support they offer to all the staff

David Rowe Michael Peck Richard and Jenny Bugg

Stephen Wyatt Matthew Townshend

MANAGEMENT BOARD MEMBERS(during 2015)

David RoweMatthew Townsend

Stephen WyattRichard BuggJenny Bugg

Michael PeckMike DeaconJanet PerryVal Taylor

Diane Smith

STATISTICS

In 2015 we had a total of 659 individual young people access our services with a total number of

contacts of 6203.

From January – April 2016 we have had a total of 423 individual young people access our services

with a total number of contacts of 2611.

Open access sessions at the youth hub

- Year 6 transition (Tuesdays 4 - 5.30)- Girlzone Years 7-13 (Tuesdays 7-8.30)- Young Carers (Wednesdays 4-5.30)- LGBTQI - Year 7&8’s (Thursdays 4.00 - 5.30)- Boyszone Years 7-13 (Thursdays 7-8.30)- Years 10-13 (Friday 8 – 9.30)Thursdays – Detached Youth Work around

skatepark, Adastral & Trimley/Kirton villages

Other services we provide• Detached youth work• C-card sexual health advice• 1-to-1 mentoring• NEET – Job-search and CV-writing advice• Holiday Activities• Community Projects• Signposting to other agencies• Creative Art Room• I.T. – six computers for use by young people

Level Two continues to offer support and help Mot, who is one of our Young

Volunteers and enjoys helping behind the snack bar at our younger youth sessions.

One-to-one Compass Mentoring is proving to be a great support for

young people. A mentoring relationship does not rely solely on conversation, but activities that the

young people enjoy and hopefully find beneficial.

Mentoring Programme

Stone Lodge Academy (previously Beacon Hill School)

We have been offering services and support for students in Years 10 & 11 either at our youth hub or

out and about in the community

Fish N ChipsAt the Hub

Creative Art & CarnivalActivity week

Having chill out time and fun at Martello Park

Our trained youth workers work closely with The School Nursing Team to offer ‘C’ Card sexual health and wellbeing advice.

We offer the use of our 17 seater minibus.

Students from the Academy benefit from our one-to-one mentoring service.

Some vulnerable pupils benefit from one to one tutoring at our youth hub.

The Academy supports our Transition to High School programme for Year 6s.

Our links with Felixstowe Academy

Felixstowe International College students have enjoyed social time at our

youth hub and trips out with us too

We have been working with all 7 junior schools

in Felixstowe and Trimleys to

offer support

Year 6 Transition to High School

before they move up to High School.The young people love the sessions

and give it the ‘thumbs up!’

“It gives young people a safe place to be and somewhere there is always someone to talk to”

“It’s fun, and you get to meet new people & get food & stuff. The toast is delicious”

“It gives me a place when I am sad, when I don’t feel safe, I can go and talk to anyone at Level Two”

“It’s a good place to hang out with your friends & make new friends”

What the young people say...

We are grateful to the District Councillors who have supported Level Two via their community enabling budgets. We also thank the Parish

Councillors for their support.

Thank you to Felixstowe Rotary Club for their donation towards the new cooker and microwave

We thank Felixstowe Town Council for theircontinued support to

our Youth Project with an annual grant,

and for the occasional grant towards

refurbishment of the kitchen

Fun playing ‘Laser Quest’ - February ½ term

Suffolk Coastal Business & Community

Awards 2015

This award was open to groups that had shown an understanding of community needs and worked to have a positive impact on the residents and/or businesses within their community.

We were proudly the group WINNER in this category.

C-Card Scheme for those in school year 9 and above.

Condom demonstration and sexual health advice working in partnership with Terrence Higgins Trust and school nursing team.Level Two won awards in 2015 & 2016 for being the highest number of registration in a youth group setting

High Sheriff Awards Ceremony 2016

One of our young volunteers, Alex who

lives at Sanctuary Supported Living, has

been helping out painting at the youth

hub. He also helps behind the coffee bar during

Year 6 sessions and has participated in Princes

Trust programme.

Young people enjoying Trimley Carnival

Carnivals

&Felixstowe Carnival

Trip to London

We climbed!We conquered!

We did it!and helped encourage each other!

"The Honest Truth" road safety is working to reduce the number of  people killed or seriously injured on the roads.

Level Two together with the Road Safety Team at S.C.C. have been working in Felixstowe Academy with Year 11 students, and also at Level Two with our L8Nite session.

The photo shows a ‘reactions’ fun interactive device which the young people took part in.

LOCAL FUNDRAISING EVENTSThank you to all who supported our local fundraising events :-

MJ Soul Night at Trimley Memorial Hall in Sept 2015

Christmas ‘do’ with Tyler Kemp Plus One Dec 2015.

MJ Soul Night at Trimley Memorial Hall in April 2016.

Dinner Dance at The Brook with ‘Solid Gold’ in May 2016.

Our next Soul Nite is Saturday 15th October 2016, same place, same time - if you want tickets ensure you book early!!!

Special Thank to :-

AuthoritiesSuffolk County Council Suffolk Coastal District CouncilFelixstowe Town Council The Big LotteryReaching Communities  The Suffolk FoundationPort Community FundHigh Sheriff FundRosa FundSuffolk Giving FundThe Birketts Charitable TrustRaising The Bar Grants from Charitable TrustsKerrison TrustEssex Fairway TrustLD Rope Third Charitable TrustEastern Counties Educational TrustDC Moncrieff Charitable TrustAnnie Tranmer Charitable TrustGarfield Weston Foundation

THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL SUPPORTERS Community

R Bugg Trading Rotary Club of Felixstowe Lions Club of Felixstowe Sanctuary Supported Living Bombay Nite Restaurant Mediterranean Shipping Nationwide Building Society Felixstowe Academy Felixstowe International College Town 102 Salvation Army, Felixstowe Mayors Charity Account Felixstowe Cribbage League Ladybirds Group Jackaman’s Solicitors Hand in Hand Quiz night Individual donations from local residents and local businesses

NOW CELEBRATING OUR 15TH YEAR !!!

We look forward to another great year ahead and

are very proud of our achievements over the past year!!

Please continue to support us !