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"Creating positive and lasting change in the lives ofMerseyside's young people"

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Chair’s StatementDuring the twelve months since I last wrote myannual statement, there is one overriding wordthat can be used to sum up the last twelve monthsand that is CHANGE.

There have been fundamentalchanges in our attitudestowards banking, changes ingovernment strategy towardsthe funding of the voluntarysector and major changerequired within MYA. In ourown Board Room, we saidgoodbye to Ian Matthews, whoserved the organisation with

exceptional commitment for 15 years, many of which hespent as Treasurer. His presence on the Board will besorely missed but it is fit that we recognise thetremendous contribution that Ian made to MYA during hisyears of service. I would like to formally thank Ian for all ofthe work that he did for and on behalf of MYA from theBoard, staff and stakeholders and most importantly, theyoung people whom Ian has helped over the years.

Change can be positive and again from the Board’sperspective, we welcome Hilary Berg, Richard Dears andLesley Halsall to the Board and I am sure that the skillsthat they can bring to MYA will benefit the organisationand more importantly, the young people that we are hereto serve.

There are usually four initial stages to change, denial, fear,anger and resistance, before the acceptance in delivery of

change takes place. I have commented in previousstatements about colleagues at MYA, and during a yearthat has involved great change within the organisation, Ican honestly say that any initial negativity towards theessential changes that were necessary were extremelybrief with an acceptance and realisation andunderstanding that anything other than some of the toughdecisions that were needed were essential for thelongevity of the services that we provide.

I must again pay tribute to the senior management andstaff at all levels of MYA, who have continued to showcommitment beyond expectation in delivering thestrategic aims of the charity.

It has been an incredibly tough year financially, which isreflected in this report and accounts. We have been aidedgreatly by a central government transition fund that hasassisted us in altering systems and developing new ideasand direction for the organisation, but the air of cautionthat I must convey is that this fund was a one off injectionof capital, rather than a grant that could sustain theorganisation for years to come. We hope that theinvestment has been deployed wisely and that we willsoon see the benefits of the plans that have been put inplace. Only time will tell though thecontinuing economic situationcombined with further localGovernment cuts remain acause for inevitable concern

I will conclude by reiteratingthe Board’s commitment tothe young people ofMerseyside and however thechange in landscape and MYAultimately manifestsitself, we willendeavour to doour best to investin the future of our region’syoung people.

AndrewGibbons

Chair

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Inspiration

This year, more than ever, MYA’s work has focused oninspiring our young people to fulfil their potential.

In a world where young people see a future of limitedopportunities, it is all too easy for a downward spiral oflow aspiration, decreased motivation, negative behavioursand poor emotional wellbeing to be created.

By delivering a high quality experience for all young peoplevia a stimulating and inspirational environment, MYAsupports personal and social development, affecting realchange in their lives.

We use the youth work ethos and methodology acrossdifferent and diverse curriculum areas e.g. arts, education,sport, health to meet the needs of young people.

This diverse offer to young people, providing bothuniversal services and targeted interventions , enables usto be accessible to all young people and especially thosemost in need.

As an organisation we also seek to increase our impact onthe wider offer to children and young people onMerseyside and to build a strong and positive workforce.We aim to be a key influence for positive change and tosupport other organisations who work with young people.

“I have worked in the voluntary sector for only five years Iwould like to add that my experience of MYA has broughttremendous benefits to my organisation and has been thebackbone of our support.” Stakeholder

Success

In 2011-12, despite a 40% reduction in project funding, wehave worked with 4,485 different young people, with56,987 contacts across 4 different local authority areas.Additionally we had 79,484 user visits to our 3 playingfields. Our infrastructure projects have worked with 39organisations providing support and trained 441professionals and 159 young people.

MYA is successful because we have the skills, knowledge andexperience to deliver high quality outcomes for young people.

We are proud of our staff team, who are flexible, capable,dedicated and caring. They show motivation, understandingand commitment. This is the “MYA Way” and this is whatmakes us successful.

“I think MYA are good employers and I enjoyworking for the organisation.” Staff member

Organisational development

This year we have used our Transition Fund support todevelop:

n A flexible and skilled workforce, delivering high qualityoutcomes which can respond to new markets

n Targeted and effective marketing tools including theuse of new technologies, to increase reach

n Feasibility and business planning to increase incomegeneration , alternative use of premises and the use ofthe charity’s trading arm

n Efficiency savings by training staff in new areas,reducing external spend

We have had our Investors in People status renewed andhave also been awarded the Matrix Award forInformation, Advice and Guidance and have completedthe Department of Health Information ManagementGovernance self assessment.

We have also started to work towards ISO9001 QualityStandard.

Partnerships

We continue to support both strategic and operationalpartnerships, locally, regionally and nationally with ourLocal Authorities, Voluntary and Community Sector,Registered Social Landlords, CVS’s and NHS Merseyside.

“MYA’s greatest strengths are resilience and the desire toput young people first, their ability to engage with andpromote the views and experiences of young people.”Partner

Final words

This year, I think I will leave the final words of this reportto the people that really matter- our young people:

“MYA has been there for me, they have helped me in somany ways, if it wasn’t for their support I don’t know howI’d have got through the last year. No one judges you theyaccept you for who you are. They have given me so muchand I will always be grateful to them.” Young person

“Being at MYA has given me more confidence andimproved my life choices. I’ve gained positive relationshipsand been supported emotionally and educationally”.Young person

Gill BainbridgeChief Executive

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Dance Away PROJECT FUNDER:

Liverpool City Council – Youth Service

AIMS:

To offer a diverse dance programme to youngpeople

To work directly within communities reachingyoung people who would otherwise notexperience professional coaching in dance

Over the past year Dance Away has provided manyyoung people the opportunity to explore dance stylesfrom Bollywood and Capoeira, to Street Dance andContemporary. Young people have showcased their skillsand talents on stages, street festivals and have performedlocally.

We achieved many positive outcomes last year including,3 young people who accessed the project as consumersdeveloped as key contributors, delivering sessions in thecommunity.We also supported young people’s participation in theanti-smoking /prevention pilot programme with greatsuccesses!

We have hosted youth events and dance celebrations toshowcase the work and talents of young people. Thisbeing the project’s final year, we completed our finalperformance "One World One Dance" at the Black-e,with many local youth clubs, schools and dance groupsparticipating.

MYA Music PROJECT FUNDER:

Youth Music

AIMS:

To develop young people through music

To use music to aid personal and socialdevelopment, building skills and qualitiestransferable to the workplace

To enable young people to learn,write and record music within anenvironment designed to maximiseinput and potential

We have continued to spread the musicmessage across the five boroughs andfacilitated music sessions in youth centresand community settings coveringLiverpool, Wirral, Seftonand Knowsley.

The music team,supported by a youngmusic leader, empoweredyoung people from Haltonto dedicate their time toform a community choir.

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Total number of contacts for year 1,764

New Registrations Male Female

164 26 138

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The outcome of this initiative resulted in a performanceat the Young Council Leader Election event which waswell received by all in attendance.

We have given young bands and solo artistes their firstlive performance opportunities at The Picket and theZanzibar to receptive young people’s audiences.

A new development for the project has been ourtailored music programme for a group of young peoplefrom Mary Seacole House. This has been a huge successand we have further plans to continue into the comingyear.

More than ever we have seen an increase in youngpeople accessing our services through our internalpartnership with OKUK – a young people’s counsellingservice. This further demonstrates the power of musicas a therapeutic tool, assisting young people in expressingtheir fears and emotions through the music experience.

SPACEPROJECT FUNDER:

Sefton MBC

AIMS:

To deliver creative and performing artsopportunities for young people

To build relationships locally, using creativeinitiatives to develop community cohesion

SPACE continues to grow with personality, passion and enthusiasm enriching the lives of local youngpeople. Through the use of creative arts we haveprovided opportunities for young people to develop

social skills, showcase achievements and fulfill theirpotential.

During the last year young people have participated in anumber of large scale events and performances. With thededication and commitment of young people, we weresuccessful winning both local and national awardsincluding North West Dance Challenge 2011 and GroupDance of the Year 2011.

SPACE has also played host to a number of communityevents and performances including “Holocaust Memorialday” with Anthony Walker Foundation, “Body Image”with LIPA students, “Bootle’s Got Talent” with RiversideHousing, “Beauty is a Beast”, “Drama Club Must Die”,“Our Very own Aladdin”, “Silent Disco” and several livemusic events.

Our work continues to develop young people with ourpeer mentoring accreditation project, performing arts awards and volunteering offer.

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HealthlinePROJECT FUNDER:

Liverpool Primary Care Trust

AIMS:

To develop children and young people’sawareness of the importance of living a healthylifestyle

To support children and young people indeveloping the relevant skills and gaining thecorrect information

To empower young people to address relevanthealth issues and make informed lifestylechoices

Our evidence indicates that young people gainknowledge and change their attitudes/behaviours afterparticipative consultation.

Our work is needs led - Young people choose topicareas of interest combining identified needs ofHealthline workers or project host. We have deliveredsessions across the full range of health topics. However,emotional health and low self esteem are increasinglyrequested as important focus areas. To address thosewe have developed our “Go Girls” Self Esteem andSexual HealthProgramme which

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has been delivered to a number of groups,combiningour “Ready or Not” Virtual Baby Programme usingexperiential learning to explore the range of impacts ofunplanned or unprotected sex with groups ofvulnerable young women.

OKUKPROJECT FUNDER:

Liverpool Primary Care Trust

AIMS:

To offer confidential therapeutic interventions tochildren and young people aged 10 to 25, wholive, work or study in the Merseyside and Wirralarea.

To work with clients experiencing the negativeimpact of substance use, whether this bethrough their own use, or through the directeffect of other people’s drug or alcohol use(family or friends).

Our counselling service has enabled young people todevelop positive coping strategies. Young people havefound they are able to develop a greater sense of self-awareness and self acceptance thus enhancing theiroverall sense of wellbeing. These positive changes haveled to young people becoming empowered to changemaladaptive behavioural patterns and acquire a moreconstructive approach to life thereby enhancing theirpotential in a positive way. For example young people

have felt more confident in re-engaging with educationand achieve a more positive set of outcomes.

OKUK continues to work on a referrral or self referralsystem and our main partners for referrals are Schools,the Youth Offending Service and Young Addaction.Other referrals come from a variety of sources includingthe YMCA, PSS Impact, Looked after Children Healthteam, the Powerhouse, Liverpool Social Services,Merseyside Police and MAP.

As well as offering counselling for young people the staffteam have been heavily involved in regular ChildProtection conferences through safe guarding, CAF andCAHMS reviews and attendance at team around thechild (TAC) meetings.

A main development this year has been to promoteOKUK outside the Liverpool boundaries with a view tooffering generic counselling across Merseyside and tosupport this; we have developed new promotionalinformation for use at network events.

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Anfield DetachedYouth WorkProject PROJECT FUNDER:


AIMS:

To offer MYA’s services, opportunities andresources to young people aged 11-25

To work on the streets, in cafes, parks and otherplaces where young people congregate

To signpost young people tospecialist services whereappropriate

To target school-leavers andyoung jobseekers for specificassistance

Anfield Detached has been inoperation for over 40 years. The

statistics displayed show thatduring the last 12 months, the

project impacted on 441different young people:

86% were in thepriority target age-

range of 13-19 yearsand 46% wereyoung women.

Young people are continually looking for somewhere togo, something to do and someone to talk to. To theseyoung people we have offered informal education,personal support, groupwork and diversionary activitiesassisting their transition into adulthood.

Throughout the year, many of our members participatedin a Recorded Outcomes Programme addressing topicssuch as drugs, alcohol, anti-social behaviour, healthy eating,gun and knife crime, bullying, contraception andpregnancy.

The project is in the process of developing a weeklysupport club for school-leavers and NEET young people(not in education, employment or training). This will beachieved through a partnership with Connexions, PlusDane and St. Columba's and is scheduled to launch inJune 2012.

GarstonGrassendaleDetached YouthWork ProjectPROJECT FUNDER:


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AIMS:To offer young people personal support,diversionary activities, issue based projects andresidentials


To signpost young people to specialist serviceswhere appropriate

To work collaboratively with the local communityand agencies to develop community cohesion andcommunity led action

The project is supporting a group of 30 young peoplefrom the south of the city to develop the largest skatepark project in Liverpool. This group has consulted andgained the support of over 500 people of all ages fromacross the city. They have brought together localcouncillors, agencies and Liverpool City Council toconsider and implement the needs of the local skatingcommunity. This group is in the final stages of fundraisingto develop a £300,000 skate park.

We have also co-ordinated the "Great Art Project"bringing together the Friends of Garston Park, EnterpriseSouth Liverpool Academy and historical societies as wellas young people from across the patch. This initiative hasculminated in the design and painting of large mural artboards, situated on the football pitches of the local leisurecentre.

Young people continue to return to the project forsupport and guidance from youth workers they trust andrespect.

Halewood Youthin CommunityCentrePROJECT FUNDER:

Knowsley MBC

Halewood Youth In Community Centre has continued tooffer and develop its services to a variety of age rangesincluding, toddlers, children, young people and respectiveadult family members.

Despite the Centre incurring a 100% cut in grant fundingfrom Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council our workhas continued due to the dedication, commitment andenthusiasm of the staff team and band of parentalvolunteers, the majority of who reside in its immediatelocal community.

The Centre has been able to continue to offer dailyservices inclusive of pre school breakfast provision andwalking bus facility, parent and toddler sessions, afterschool and holiday playscheme provision. Additionally, theCentre has also offered its facilities for use as a Zumbasatellite providing classes twice weekly to localcommunity residents.

A number of funding applications are being developed inorder to further maintain the Centre’s work on behalf ofits local community.

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Transient Project PROJECT FUNDER:


AIMS:To engage young people in the Riverside area


To develop relationships within the localcommunity to assist young people’s personal andsocial growth

To encourage young people to engage in positiveactivities leading to a lasting change in their livesand that of the community.

To offer activities andprojects led by youngpeople and communitymembers

We have developed ourpartnerships and workedalongside many youngpeople’s services includingLiverpool Youth Service, Bronteand Kirkdale DetachedProjects, the localconstabulary andLiverpool JohnMooresUniversity.

We have engaged young people into positive activitiesthrough our field trips to Alton Towers, taken many to thecinema, provided theatre, football and dining outexperiences, building positive outcomes through personaland social development. We have also attended 2 ‘Gunand Knife Crime’ conventions and facilitated aConservation Residential Weekend.

The project will continue itsprogress through extendingexisting partnerships anddeveloping new initiatives.

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408 For YoungPeople PROJECT FUNDER:

Supporting People & Sefton MBC – Youth Service

The Advice Information and Guidance ‘drop in’ service at408 provides relevant and up to date information andsupport to young people. Many find themselves in crisisand our staff respond by offering support and advocatingon their behalf which enables them to make informedchoices and empowers them to deal with their issues.

We continue to offer housing support through our ‘FirstBase’ service helping young people to work towardsindependent living. Individual support plans are part ofan overall package tailored to suit their needs - weeklycontact, home visits and accessing facilities at 408supports this process.

The Solutions programme has continued to develop at408. This person centred counselling service improvesyoung people’s mental health and well being and enablesthem to build resilience to issues within their daily lives.

AlternativeEducationLiverpoolPROJECT FUNDER:

Liverpool City Council & Secondary Schools

AIMS:

To offer a holistic personal and socialdevelopment programme for 14-16 year olds whohave become disengaged or excluded from school

To provide accredited opportunities for functionalskills in numeracy, literacy, ITQ and personal,social development

Education is essential for every young person.Unfortunately, for some a mainstream school is not thebest place to learn. MYA’s Alternative Educationprogramme is set up for young people who cannotaccess school which can be for a number of reasonsincluding family support issues, behaviour, learningdifficulties or social interaction problems.

Our dedicated team provide a 3 day programme ofeducation that young people can attend for the fullschool year. We focus on personal development,breaking down barriers to learning and achievement. Wealso ensure a robust offer of English and Maths is includedwithin the programme.

Quotes: Young Person “I can be myself and have fun whilst learning… and getloads done”.

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Education Welfare Officer“I have seen a real change in their behaviour andoutlook...you have done a marvellous job, thanks, you’realways available when we need to discuss the youngpeople or check up on their progress”.

Parent “I don’t know where my son would have been withoutyour help and support. No one else wanted to know...butyou guys have bent over backwards to support him.Thanks”.

AlternativeEducation Sefton PROJECT FUNDER:

Impact

AIMS:

To offer a holistic personal and socialdevelopment programme for 14-16 year olds whohave become disengaged or excluded from school

To provide accredited opportunities for functionalskills in numeracy, literacy, ITQ and personal,social development

To provide an intense needs led programme onprevalent issues that occur in the lives of youngpeople

The targets of our work are to re-engage young peopleinto education, to improve attendance and to worktowards young people achieving meaningful qualificationsthrough the BTEC curriculum.

There has been a clear identified need for this workarising as a result of experience from previous projectsas well as extensive consultation undertaken with localeducational providers, schools and young people.

Throughout the past year Alternative Education Seftonhas provided educational opportunities for youngpeople in Sefton age 14-16 who were not enrolled inmainstream schooling.

Young people were offered learning programmes inpersonal and social development, employment skills,sexual health and drug/alcohol awareness along withadditional support in English, Mathematics and IT. Theyalso participated in many projects related to the artssuch as 10 week dance, drama and music workshops.

We are delighted to report on the high achievement ofyoung people on this programme with 8/10 year 11leavers now enrolled on further educationprogrammes.

FoundationLearningProgramme PROJECT FUNDER:

SYSCO Skills Academy (sub-contract YPLA)

AIMS:

To provide a foundation learning course todisengaged young people

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To provide support to break down barriers todisengaged young people to assist theirprogression onto further education/employmentand training opportunities

Foundation Learning provides a kick-start for NEETyoung people aged 16-18 to enable a return to educationand training. Young People attend a 3 day programme forup to 6 months to cover government approvedcurriculum.

We offer nationally recognised Edexcel BTECqualifications up to Level 1. Our focus is on providingyoung people with the tools to succeed in their longerterm education that will lead into meaningfulemployment. Foundation Learning covers:

n Vocational Studies – Modules from specific worksectors including Youth Work, Health & Social Care,Public Services, Childcare, Business Admin, Sports &Performing Arts

n Work skills – A combination of transferable skills thatsupport entry into any area of work

n Personal & Social Development – To develop ayoung person’s social skills and ability to grow as a person

n Englishn Maths n ICT

The project is delivered by a team of youth workerswho build an individual programme of learning suitablefor each young person. Many young people haveprogressed onto mainstream college coursesafter completion of their qualifications.

Inspire PROJECT FUNDER:

Liverpool City Council – Looked AfterChildren Inspire provided in-depth educational supportand nationally recognised qualifications forreferred Liverpool Looked After Children.

The project delivered a model of 1:1 and small groupteaching in English and Maths for year ten and eleven

Looked After Children who were unable to accessEnglish and Maths tuition from their mainstream schoolor alternative placement due to exclusion, poorattendance or transient lifestyle.

Achievements

Qualifications:n GCSE summer 2010, 7 Key Stage four young people

to achieve 2 GCSE qualifications or equivalent in2010

n GCSE summer 2011, 5 entered for GCSE English and5 passed, 4 were entered for GCSE Maths and 3passed.

n Additionally 6 Adult Literacy and Numeracy testswere passed at level one and two.

Other Outcomes:n For many Learners, this was their first experience of

a formal examination, MYA’s Inspire Project ensuredthat they were thoroughly prepared and supportedto ensure they had the resources to cope.

n Learners were able to measure personal distancetravelled using MYA’s profiling tool/Assessment Wheel

n Gained skills in:n Formal speaking n Speaking in front of othersn Discussion, speaking and listening

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Choices Knowsley PROJECT FUNDER:

Knowsley MBC - Short Breaks

AIMS:

To provide an inclusive and challenging servicefor disabled children and young people aged 7-19yrs

To provide group work which is needs led bydisabled children and young people, empoweringthem to be involved in the decision makingprocess

To use a child centred approach ensuringthat the needs of children and youngpeople are at the core of theprogramme

Choices Knowsley helps improve thelives of disabled young people bysupporting them in developingrelationships with peer groups throughparticipating in fun, challenging and

informal educationalactivities and residentials.Our approach builds

confidence and selfesteem throughshared group workexperience,increasingmotivation andparticipation.Children andyoung people

from a range of diverse backgrounds and abilities learntogether about the importance and values ofinclusion and raise awareness aboutdisability issues.

Parent Feedback“James has truly enjoyed beinga part of the group. Hecomes home with a smileand doesn’t shut up aboutsome of the other kidswho he has met. Ihave been reallypleased and hope hegets to come alongagain in thefuture.”

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DisabilityEqualityPROJECT FUNDER:


AIMS:

To engage disabled children and young peopleinto Liverpool youth service provision

To promote the inclusion of disabled children andyoung people into mainstream services

To provide transitional support for disabledchildren and young people though times of

change

To provide learning opportunitiesfor disabled children and youngpeople

The Disability Equality Projecthas continued to work in

partnership with LiverpoolYouth Service to engagedisabled children andyoung people into youthled activities across

Liverpool. Disabledyoung people inChildwall Splice

Project have beenlearning how to play the

drums and guitars all ledand taught by young

people from Childwall.

Disabled young people from Knotty Ash Splice YouthClub have had the opportunity to be involved in a PeerMentoring Project. Young people have mentored newreferrals onto the project and supported them in makingnew friends as well as their inclusion into the youth club.

Our Disability Advisory Council (DAC) met with 2 localcity councillors in February to provide feedback on theSingle Equality Scheme, which involved them in helpingto shape and influence the way disabled people accesslocal policies.

A Fitness Project, supported by our Inclusion Worker, hasbeen set up after young people spoke about wanting toaccess the gym. We look forward to developing accessto even more young people during the coming year.

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Unite ProjectPROJECT FUNDER:

Big Lottery (Playful Ideas Programme)

AIMS:

To improve the lives of disabled children andyoung people by accessing inclusive play andyouth provision.

The project over a 2 year periodengaged over 288 disabled children

and young people into its services. The final 3 month period

which concluded in June 2012,focused its direction on

delivering an exit strategy toenable disabled children and young

people continued access toinclusive services inLiverpool. Through

consultation andevaluation of its work

with young peopleacross the city the

project went on toform: New ChoicesProject – seereport opposite

New ChoicesProjectPROJECT FUNDER:

Liverpool City Council – Short Breaks

AIMS:

To support the social and emotional developmentof friendship groups between disabled childrenand young people

To provide social and leisure activities that arefun and can build young people people’sconfidence and self esteem

The new Choices project delivered friendship groups todisabled children and young people aged 7-19 yrs. Alongside this, the friendship group workprogramme was able to provide parents with a muchneeded break whilst their child accessed a variety of fun,exciting and challenging activities.

This was a short term extension of services whichunfortunately ended in December 2011. However, MYAview these services as vital and we will continue toexplore funding opportunities with the aim toreintroduce similar services in the future.

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Development Team PROJECT FUNDER:


AIMS: To offer support in governance, participation,funding, planning and evidencing work

To encourage young people to participate inaccredited courses including; Young Leaders,Political Education and Money Management

To enable young people to assist in the process ofgreater participation and decision making withintheir organisations and communities

To deliver needs led training to the voluntarysector

To enhance voluntary sector organisations tenderreadiness to support sustainability

During the past year the Development Team offeredsupport to MYA leased club management committeesincluding; Central, Edge Hill, Harthill, Norris Green, Unityand Woolton and many other voluntary organisationsacross Liverpool.

We assisted in the training of 49 young people towardscertification in youth leadership. This training encouragedyoung people to develop their skills and knowledge aroundleadership, thus building their confidence and self esteem.We also delivered a Level 2 Youth Work qualification toseveral voluntary sector organisations.

We continue to strengthen and develop our partnershipwith other third sector projects and specifically thosewho work towards the achievement of Child &Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) outcomes.One way in which we do this is pooling and sharing ourcollective skills and knowledge in areas including Quality

Assurance Schemes such as The Matrix, which is aboutthe Quality of Information, Advice and Guidance weprovide, Information Governance Management andtraining on The Equality Act 2010. As we have a broadreach we are also connected to various national healthinitiatives and use this information to ensure our skills arecontinually updated for the very many health changeswhich are occurring both locally and nationally.

Mental HealthPromotion PROJECT FUNDER: Liverpool CAMHS

AIMS: To promote positive Mental Health

To up skill the existing workforce

To provide services that support positive mentalhealth

To raise awareness of referral routes intoappropriate services

To provide an inclusive service

The Project is now in its fourth year and its success isevident through increasing numbers of participants whohave accessed the Mad Bad or Misunderstood training.Participants included 29 children and young people,school and college staff, social workers, health workers,volunteers, parents, carers, foster carers and residentialsocial workers. We also delivered the training to a groupof students enrolled on our Social Inclusion project whichwas well received.

Inside Out is in its third year and 16 people have completedthe course gaining Level 4 accreditation in mental healthpromotion. Each participant has developed an action planfor promoting mental health within their setting.

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The project has also worked in collaboration with otherMYA projects including: the Fun Youth Involvement (FYI)Board with the aim of designing a website promotingservices accessible to young people. The young peoplehave also been involved in delivering MBM training toprofessionals and their peers.

The VolumeProject PROJECT FUNDER:

Big Lottery Basis Programme

AIMS: To increase the skills, knowledge andconfidence of people working within the localvoluntary youth sector in order to strengthentheir infrastructure & project development

To ensure that young people benefit from projectswhich have a strong foundation, clarity of purposeand clear sense of their future direction

The project has supported voluntary sector organisationsworking with young people to strengthen their resilienceto the increasingly challenging environment in which theyoperate.

Through the combination of training and bespokeconsultancy support, we have assisted organisations inaddressing issues including:

n Developing robust governing bodies with strongstrategic direction

n Reviewing the building blocks of their work: vision,mission and values

n Exploring the potential and pitfalls of generatingindependent income

The project has also delivered needs led training including

Youth Work Level 3, CAF, E Safety, Safeguarding andMental Health Awareness. We also delivered 2conferences. The Positive Progress Conference at theLiverpool World Museum demonstrated how MYA canwork effectively in partnership with other youthorganisations to support young people with complexneeds including mental health issues, unemployment andlow self esteem.

The second conference was held at Liverpool FootballClub and delivered in partnership with the AnthonyWalker Foundation. The conference was aimed at raisingthe awareness of Hate Crime with an objective ofdeveloping a Young Person’s Charter against Hate Crimeto be published in 2013.

Voices inPartnership PROJECT FUNDER:

Liverpool CAMHS

AIMS:

To include children and young people in all aspectsof CAMHS planning, delivery, and evaluation

To gather views of children, young people andparents/carers regarding CAMHS

To support CAMHS in Liverpool with regard toparticipation

To facilitate and support a network/board ofchildren, young people and parents/carers whohave experience of CAMHS in Liverpool

To improve outcomes for children, young peopleand parents/carers with regard to participation The FYI (Fun Youth Involvement) Board has been active,meeting regularly to discuss mental health and emotional

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wellbeing across Liverpool and reporting into the CAMHS(Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) PartnershipBoard. FYI achievements this year have included:

n working alongside commissioning bodies to consultservice users about CAMHS redesign

n working towards the design of the websitewww.liverpoolfyi.com making information aboutCAMHS services more accessible for young people,parents/carers and professionals

n presenting to social workers country wide at theSocial Work in Crisis Conference at Liverpool HopeUniversity

n continued involvement in the delivery of Mad Badand Misunderstood training through sharing theirexperiences of education and mental illness

The FYI Board have been nominated to receive a YoungPartners Award with NCVYS and will be attending ashowcase event in Manchester where the awards will beannounced.

Over the coming year we hope to increase participationby involving more children and young people and linkingin with other participation groups.

Wirral MentalHealth PromotionPROJECT FUNDER:

Wirral Brook in partnership with Wirral NHS

AIMS:

To promote positive Mental Health

To up skill the existing workforce

To embed a ‘whole school approach tomental health’ within secondary schools inWirral

To provide services that support positive mentalhealth

To raise awareness of referral routes intoappropriate services

To provide an inclusive service

It has been a great first year for the project. Significanttime has focused on embedding the project, writingtraining courses and the Schools Award.

In 2011 we helped to celebrate Wirral Brook’s 18thbirthday by holding a workshop on mental healthawareness where 22 professionals attended. The eventwas a total success for all involved.

In January 2012 we began a pilot project with 8 schoolswhich saw 53 teaching staff, mentors, school nurses,wellbeing co-ordinators and youth workers attending a2 day course to raise mental health awareness anddevelop a whole school approach to mental health.Those schools subsequently worked towards achievingthe PEER Schools Award which recognizes theircommitment to having a whole school approach.

We have been working in partnership with WirralBrook who as part of the course, designed a resourcepack that schools can deliver to pupils to raiseawareness of mental health.

Over the next year we are looking forward to workingwith new schools and awarding

those involved with the PEERSchools Award.

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L8 Youth SportsProjectPROJECT FUNDER:

Football Foundation

AIMS:

To offer a diverse and high quality programme ofsport and physical activity for young people aged5-24yrs across Liverpool 8

To engage young people, through sport, offeringtraining/education programmes to buildconfidence and self esteem

To reduce youth crime and anti-social behaviourwhile addressing social inclusion and racism

The project, located in the Liverpool 8 area of the city,has achieved another successful year particularly inengaging with ethnic minority groups. We have continuedto offer a diverse programme which has achieved anumber of our objectives assisting in the reduction of:

n childhood obesity and promotion of physical activityn the risk of anti social behaviour n the risk of bullying and violence

In turn our programme has:

n improved young people’s self confidence/esteem andimage

n addressed barriers that prevent young people fromtaking part in physical activity

n supported the development of friendships andassisted integration of different cultures and race

More importantly, young people have received anopportunity to experience fun activities including football,basketball and futsal projects. We have also achievedsuccess with our FA Level 1 Coaching qualification andSports First Aid programmes developing young people’semployability skills.

Playing Fields PROJECT FUNDER:

LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL – LEISURE SERVICES

AIMS:

To provide quality facilities and sporting activitiesfor young people

To maximise usage of our 3 playing fields locatedacross Liverpool

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The past year has been one of transition for MYA’splaying fields. We said farewell to Anthony Judge whobegan work at MYA as a Sports Coach and rose throughthe ranks to co-ordinate sports development. Anthonywas successful in gaining another step up with aprestigious role at Youth Sports Trust and we wish himwell for the future. During the past year we have commenced a reviewincluding staffing and management structures which wehope to develop further in the coming year.

We have also set about opening a new chapterfor the fields which will focus on raising resourcesto develop both Jeffrey Humble & Simpson Fieldsand hosting first class regional & national footballevents at HeronEccles.

Alt Valley SportsPROJECT FUNDER:

Cobalt Housing & Liverpool City Council

AIMS:

To provide a wide array of physical activityaccording to local need

A main highlight this year included our ‘family fit’programme which brought together families with

the aim of increasing fitness and health. Workingclosely with Liverpool PCT and Cobalt

Housing, the project identified three key areasin Norris Green and Croxteth which wouldbenefit from this initiative.

Accessible sites including local parks were usedto deliver "boot camp" style sessions catering

for all ages and levels of ability. Usinginformation gathered from Liverpool PCTand the Healthy Homes teams wedelivered a programme of activity aimedat reducing diabetes, heart disease and

unhealthy weight. The idea was to inspireparticipants to continue engagement in

physical activity beyond the length of the10 week programme.

We will continue to strengthen ourpartnerships through programmes tailored to

the needs of young people who want toincrease their physical well being through health

and fitness.

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Support ServicesTeamOur team provide a diverse range of services andsupport to MYA and its’ projects which include:

HR/Health & Safety/Legal & Professional support

Finance

I.T & Technical Services

Management support

Marketing resources

Reception & facilities resources

Building & maintenance

Funding cuts continue to affect our projects which in turnhave resulted in a consequent reduction in hours and lossof posts within our team. Sadly, Cheryl Nelson,

Administrative Assistant, was made redundant this year.Cheryl had been employed by MYA for some 15 yearsand will be greatly missed by the team. A big focus of our work during the past year has beensupport to MYA’s future priorities going forward many ofwhich we were able to implement as a result of fundingreceived from BIG Lottery – Transition Fund. Areas ofwork included:n procurement of specialist marketing advice which in

turn resulted in the purchase of new signage andmarketing resources for all our sites and projects

n development of our I.T infrastructure and socialnetworking technologies – this has supported theachievement of various quality marks and willcontinue to so in the future

n Review of our employment law resources includingContracts of Employment, Policies and Proceduresand Staff Handbook

n Review and development of our internal andexternal financial systems to enable development ofinternal finance staff with a view to reductions in ourexternal spend

Supporter& PartnersBBC Children in Need

Beechwood HousingAssociation Ltd

Big Fund – Transition Fund

Big Lottery Fund – ReachingCommunities (Spotlight)

Big Lottery Fund – Basis (TheVolume Project)

Big Lottery Fund – PlayfulIdeas (Unite)

CAHMS

Cobalt Housing

Community Foundation forLiverpool

Connexions Service

First Light Movies

Football Foundation

Impact

Knowsley MBC

Learning & Skills Council

LHT Group Ltd

Lineacre One

Liverpool City Council:Children’s ServicesLeisure Services

Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool Housing Trust

Liverpool John MooresUniversity

Liverpool Mutual Homes

May Logan Centre

Merseyside Sports Partnership

Music Leader Northwest

NHS Merseyside

Northwest Mental HealthImprovement

Plus Dane Housing

Riverside Housing

Sefton MBC Children’s Services

Sefton Supported People

Sport England

SYSCO Business Skills TrainingAcademy

Transition Fund/Lottery

Vola

Wirral Brook Advisory

Young Person’s LearningAgency

Youth Music

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Facilities at our Hanover Street building which are also available for hire include:

If you require further information with regard to our facilities please contact us on the telephone number below:

Merseyside Youth Association Limited, 65-67 Hanover Street, Liverpool, L1 3DYTelephone: 0151 702 0700 | Fax: 0151 702 0701 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.mya.org.uk

Office space also available - we can offer short and long term tenancies

H. A. Berg (appointed 25-11-2011)

D. Cooke

R. Dears (appointed 28-02-2012)

N. H. Ellis

A. Gibbons (Chair)

L. Halsall (appointed 28-04-2011)

D Johnston (resigned 31-05-2011)

J. C. Lewys-Lloyd (Treasurer)

I. D. Mathews (resigned 25-11-2011)

E. N. Rice

D.R. Swaffield

Company Secretary: G. Bainbridge

Chief Executive: G. Bainbridge

Patron: Jimmy Mulville

Directors - Trustees:

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3rd Floor Training Room:

Conference Room:

I.C.T Room:

Dance Studio:

Seating capacity of 30 - 40 people. The facility has 16 computers with internet access andprinting facilities with a wide range of computerprogrammes and presentation facilities.

Seating capacity of 15 with board table – the room willhold up to 60 - 70 people without board table.

Seating capacity of up to 100 – the studio, located on thefirst floor, is used for dance/drama. However we can offerthe space as a conference facility or useable space forchildren’s parties.

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Incoming Resources Incoming resources from generated funds: Voluntary IncomeActivities for generating fundsInvestment IncomeIncoming resources from charitable activitiesOther incoming resourcesTOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES

Resources ExpendedCosts of generating funds:Cost of generating voluntary incomeFundraising trading:Costs of goods sold and other costsInvestment management costsCharitable activitiesGovernance costsOther resources expendedTOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDEDNET INCOMING/(OUTGOING)RESOURCES BEFORE TRANSFERSGROSS TRANSFERS GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENT ASSETSNET MOVEMENT IN FUNDSTotal funds brought forward at 1st April 2011 Total funds carried forward at 31st March 2012

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Financial Review "MYA’s funds are split between restricted andunrestricted. The restricted funds have been given to thecharity for specific projects, and may only be used withinsuch specifications. Unrestricted funds are available foruse on any activities which the trustees assess asfurthering the charitable objectives of MYA.

Last year there was a deficit on restricted funds shown in

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£ Unrestricted £ Restricted Total Funds 2012 2011 23,885 1,452 25,337 69,012

82,592 99,447 182,039 202,886 699 0 699 0

268 2,007,447 2,007,715 2,787,813 0 0 0 0 107,444 2,108,346 2,215,790 3,059,711

0 0 0 0

3,750 528 4,278 5,007 0 0 0 0

13,927 2,425,123 2,439,050 3,215,194 8,175 0 8,175 7,725

0 0 0 0 25,852 2,425,651 2,451,503 3,227,926

81,592 -317,305 -235,713 -168,215

-202,834 202,834 0 0 0 0 0 0

-121,242 -114,471 -235,713 -168,215 315,595 1,675,320 1,990,915 2,159,130 194,353 1,560,849 1,755,202 1,990,915

Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities and Income andExpenditure Account for the year ended 31st March 2012

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the Statement of Financial Activities, caused by timingdifferences between the receipt of grants and theexpenditure carried out on related projects and thedepreciation charge of £42,252 in relation to thecharity’s premises in Liverpool. There was also a deficiton unrestricted funds (after transfers) followingtransfers to restricted funds to cover the shortfall in

project funding, which has been deducted from thereserves brought forward.

The trustees are undertaking a marketing strategy anda business strategy in order to increase the level ofunrestricted reserves over the next few years in orderto safeguard the sustainability of MYA through theseuncertain times.”

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Chief Executive’s Office /Support ServicesDepartment Gill Bainbridge – Chief Executive Kim Kearns – Support Services Manager Diane Pattison – HR OfficerJune Riel – HR Assistant Jenny Freeman - Finance Support AdministratorLouise Mogan – Receptionist/Facilities Team LeaderLorraine Gorst – Finance Support AdministratorHayley Mccormick – ReceptionistMichael Hines – Technical Support/AdministrationAssistantRobert Hornby – Caretaker/Steward

Playing Fields/Sports Activities George Telfer – Sports & Recreation ManagerAnthony Judge- – Sports Development Co-OrdinatorGraeme Hill – Sports CoachTerry Hagan – Grounds PersonPeter Lowther – Grounds PersonKeith Downward – Grounds PersonMike Fardey – Grounds PersonJohn Martin – Grounds PersonSamuel Summerton – Grounds Person

Anfield Detached Youth Project Sue O’connor – Detached Project Co-OrdinatorMichelle Kennedy – Detached Youth WorkerRobbie Bridge – Detached Youth WorkerJernice Easthope – Detached Youth Worker

Grassendale Detached Youth Project Brendan Burton – Detached Project Co-Ordinator

Development Team Mark Jones – Development & Detached ProjectsManagerDamian Hart – Principal Development ManagerMichael Salkeld – Development Worker

Disability Equality Project Louise Dukalski – Young People’s Project Manager(Disability & Inclusion)Kath Heavyside – Disability Inclusion Project WorkerTracey Ramsey – Sessional Disability Inclusion Worker

Health Line Jacqui Jones – Health Projects ManagerNikki Jones – Youth Worker-HealthClaire Murphy – Youth Worker-HealthJennifer Shacklady – Youth Worker -Health

Halewood Youth In Community Centre Mark Nelson – Centre Manager

408 Project Marie Hall – Project Co-OrdinatorChris Burgess – AdministratorJoanne Quantrell – Youth WorkerRobbie Bridge – Life Skills Development WorkerNoreen Lundy – Sessional CounsellorJennifer Shacklady – Youth Worker

Space Project Kerry O’hara – Youth Arts Development Manager

Inspire Project Kelly Richards – Project Co-OrdinatorNikki Rolla – Project Support & Development OfficerJennifer Shacklady – Literacy, Numeracy & Ict EducationalPractitioner

Transient Youth Work Project Angela Conifer – Project Co-OrdinatorDanielle Wynne – Sessional Youth WorkerJohn Mcgrath – Sessional Youth WorkerGeorge Wayland – Sessional Youth Worker

Okuk Project Karen Fieldsend – CounsellorGabrielle Hill – CounsellorClaire Yilmaz – Counsellor

Staff Fitness ProjectFreelance Fitness Instructors

Volume Project Emma Seasman – Volume Project Support WorkerMatthew Norfolk – Volume Project Support WorkerRachel Kearney – Trainer

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Mental Health Promotion Project Rachel Kearney – TrainerVicky Wrest – Trainer

Voices In Partnership Jennifer Chambers – Participation WorkerHolly Mills – Sessional Participation AssessorSophie Kinsella – Sessional Participation AssessorHelen Wareing-Start – Sessional Participation Assessor

Alternative Education LiverpoolNeil Jackson – Education & Training Projects ManagerStacey Robinson – Project Co-OrdinatorKelly Richards – Education & Training Quality Co-OrdinatorAngela Conifer – Vocational Learning PractitionerJohn Mcgrath – Vocational Learning Practitioner

Alternative Education SeftonGeorge Wayland – Vocational Learning PractitionerLeanne Mccauseland – Vocational Learning Practitioner

Foundation LearningLaura Ellis-Brown – Vocational Learning PractitionerDanielle Wynne – Vocational Learning PractitionerRyan Houghton – Vocational Learning Practitioner

New Choices Louise Dukalski – Project ManagerAnna Capatani – Project Co-OrdinatorElizabeth Boycott – Tranisitional WorkerMichael Salkend – Transitional WorkerKath Heavyside – Young People’s Disability InclusionWorker

Alt Valley Sports Development Project Marc Evans – Project Co-OrdinatorSuzanne Osborne – Sports Development Worker

Unite Project Anna Capitani – Project Co-OrdinatorThomas Radcliffe – Inclusion Play WorkerLeanne Mccausland – Sessional Inclusion Play WorkerJennifer Chambers – Play TherapistLizzie Boycott – Inclusion Play WorkerOlga Rigazio – Inclusion Play WorkerKatie Scott – Inclusion Play Worker

Dance Away Project Ithalia Forel – Community Youth Dance Co-Ordinator

L8 Sports Project Ishmail Issatt – Project Co-OrdinatorMichael Embaye – Sports Development Worker

MYA Music Project Sam Owusu – Youth Music Champion ManagerPhil Kearns – Community Music WorkerGarth Jones – Community Music WorkerRanj Burman – M21 Community Music Worker

Choices KnowsleyMichael Salkeld – Project Co-OrdinatorJennifer Shacklady – Youth Worker (Disabled Children &Young People)Danielle Wynne – Youth Worker (Disabled Children &Young People)

Transition ProjectLiam Corcoran – Operations & Business DevelopmentManager

Wirral Mental Health ProjectVicky Wrest – Trainer

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For further information please telephone: 0151 702 0700

Merseyside Youth Association Limited 65-67 Hanover Street, Liverpool, L1 3DY

Telephone: 0151 702 0700 | Fax: 0151 702 0701

Email: [email protected] | Website: www.mya.org.uk

Company number 1843226 Charity registration number 700738

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