Passion Trustees Annual Report
Passion Youth Project exists to fulfil the following objectives:
- To act as a resource for young people primarily up to the age of 18 living in Shepshed and the surrounding areas, by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:
(a) advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals;
(b) advancing education;
(c) providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests of social welfare for people living in the area of benefit who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life of such persons.
- To advance the Christian faith for the public benefit in Shepshed and the surrounding areas in such ways as the trustees from time to time may think fit.
During 2019 Passion was able to fulfil the objectives through the existence of the evening drop-in running 3 nights a week, offering the young people of Shepshed a safe space to meet, utilising recreational facilities including a pool table, computers, and games consoles. The young people also have access to several volunteers who all bring their own experiences and use these to advise and guide young people. The existence of the drop-in sessions has been praised by the police and the local authority as it helps to reduce anti-social behaviour in the local area.
Projects between January and March were as follows:
Car Park Coffee Mon and Fri 7.45 – 8.30am. Offering free tea, coffee, and hot chocolate to anybody. The youth worker and a volunteer stand outside a church hall on a main route for young people to get to the local schools. Everything but the hot chocolate and take away cups is donated. This also offers an occasion for any young person to speak to the youth worker before school if necessary. Passion regularly engaged with 50+ people every session. Most of these were young people, but some were members of the community enabling the youth worker to explain the strategy of Passion.
Chat and Chomp on Fri 4 – 6pm with the young people. This is again an opportunity to talk to the most vulnerable young people about their safety and staying safe. It is also an opportunity to try out new recipes for the food fundraiser event. These sessions were more intimate with around 5 young people attending the sessions.
Drop in youth club Thurs, Fri and Sun 7-9pm. Open to 11-18 years old. We offer advice and assistance within this drop in. We also offer normal youth club activities such as pool table, table tennis, computer consoles. Free food and drinks, financially provided by the community. We offer the C Card at these sessions to those young people 14 and above, which allows young people access to contraception in the evenings when others are closed. This gives the youth worker the opportunity to talk about sexual health and safety. Around 30 young people would attend each session. These would not always be the same 30 young people so I would estimate seeing around 50 young people per week in total.
Homework club Thurs 4 - 6pm. This is a drop-in group where young people can get guidance on their homework. The young people can sit with their peers and work together through any problems they may have with their educational work. These sessions were attended by around 7 students per session. It gave some students with SENCo needs to get 1-2-1 help with volunteers.
Food fundraiser events once a month. The young people make the food and drink from scratch using the kitchen. The young people offer one main meal and a dessert plus unlimited tea and coffee for a donation. This gives them various skills and can lead to employment. It also shows young people there worth. They deliver the food and drink. The guests are usually elderly residents of Shepshed. This provides integrational work between the young and elderly. Around 10 young people and three volunteers were required to facilitate this event every month. Around 40 - 45 members of the community would attend each event.
All the above work at Passion was delivered by one paid youth worker and fifteen volunteers.
Passion, although closing the building at the end of March had been working behind the scenes. Originally setting up a zoom session 3 times a week for anybody that wanted to join, including volunteers. Monday would be Bingo for chocolate prizes, which brought sibling rivalry within families that took part! Although we do not condone gambling this is an easy way to connect using the internet. Wednesday was games night. We started with Tension which had a funny response being in two teams of various abilities and ages. This is a fantastic game that requires little general knowledge, ideal for different ages together. Friday was Vicky’s quiz. Very funny again when young people obviously got more points than the adults. This was used as a time to come together and help each other when full lockdown was enforced. This was as popular for the volunteers due to the connection they have with the young people that Passion connects them with. Although only a few young people did connect, and they felt that it had a true worth therefore it was continued throughout lockdown. We were also able to connect with their families reinforcing the links within the community.
When lockdown easing was announced not only were my eyes lighting up at the thought of reopening, but also the volunteers were keen to return. After two meetings with various people involved it was decided that due to size of Passion it would not be fair to open a dropin session then. The young people would need to book for it and that is not we are about. So, in true Passion style we looked at what we could do! Passion on the Park was born. At Passion, my volunteers have a true calling to work with the young people and will always come up with solutions that present to us at this time of the “new norm”.
We met on a Friday at Glenmore Park, with the blessing of Shepshed Parish Council. The session started at 6pm and closed around 8pm. I had painstakingly filled out risk assessments to keep up Covid-19 secure.
We collected names and numbers for Track and Trace. We advised the young people that to stay with us they must wear a mask, which we provide (no excuses). Hand sanitiser was then given to them to use. We gave them food and drink which for some will be the only food they will have all day. We tell them, to get any pizza, they must sit down, and we bring the food to them like in a café. They love that part! Pizza is bought from Barons (a local pizza parlour) that have kindly given us a discount on this, which we are truly grateful for.
Talking to the young people with a mask was difficult but we are the example and need to reinforce guidance.
The fantastic work that had been achieved in the first three weeks of this new project starting. The fact that we had engaged with 25+ young people at every session. Getting messages from parents after the sessions, explaining that their child had had a great time.
As I always explain, I may be the face and voice of Passion BUT I could not do any of this without the help of my volunteers. I am truly blessed to be surrounded by many people that help and support us and have continued to do so at this very difficult time.
On the easing of lockdown in October Passion had to make further decisions on what to offer in the hub. It was decided that the Drop-in service would need to return as this was what the young people were requesting. However, to be Covid-19 secure it would need to look slightly different. For example, the young people would need to book in. As the young people had missed the contact, they were able to book in without being asked.
Passion also recognised the need for further Mental Health help due to Covid-19. This would be a craft session. As Passion are always involved in Christmas activities this was a good opportunity to get started on the homemade decorations. Around 10 young people attended at each of these sessions whenever they were available. The young people also requested the return of the Homework club. This would also be a booking in only sessions due to the NYA requirements.
The trustees of Passion, when making decisions about activities that the project undertakes to fulfil the objectives, have had due regard to the commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl membors of PASS"1 o PRoELT On accounts for the year anded Charity no lif any Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of thé accounts of the above charity ('the TTusl') for the year ended Responglbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (llhe Acr}. I report in respect of my eXaMinatn of the Trusys accounts carried out under section 145 of ihe 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5llbl of Ihe Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi Ihat no materfal matters havè come lo my attention (other Ihan that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe thal in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance wilh section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not awd with the a(OUnting records Independent examlnerfs statement I have no concems and have rne across no olher matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding of the aCUnIS to be reached. ' Please delete the words in th8 brackets rfthey do not apply. Slgned: Dat•: 32- 10-kn21 Name: knSer4AI2y Relevant professlonal qualificationls) or body (If any): Address: IER October 2018
(If any): Address: Section B Disclosure Onty C¢Mipbt8 rf the examiner neeJJs to hvJhlight materral matters of concem <s88 CC32, Independerrt exinatI)n crf chanty accoun direcborts aTh guthnce examiners). Glve here brlof detalls of any itoms that tho oxaminer wishes to d18close. IER Oct 2018