APRIL 2025 REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1168559 Trlnlty Youth fl Chlldren98 Projert Annual Report 2024 Day to Day Management of TYCP Trustee." Rev. Bridget Woodall After all the reshaping and relaunching of the groups in 2023, we have had a year of really ironing out the details of how we run each group, sorting and sourcing resources for each group and listening to families regarding what support is really needed. Many families continued to feel the cost of living strain on family budgets and this year we were able to access extra support from Cash for Kids. In February, we were given £50 per child to give to parents to alleviate hardship. We bought each family an Iceland Food Warehouse voucher according to the number of children in the family, so they could buy in bulk items to help them through the winter months. We were then able to apply for toys for parents to help at Christmas. We have been able to support families with food bank referrals and emergency food boxes and have noticed an increase in the need for these. Each week at each group we have some food, either cooking groups or healthy snacks at activity sessions and once a week we cook a meal for the youth group. During the holidays we provided food at each holiday session and are hugely grateful to the Feast of Fun, which funds this. 1.1 support for families and young people has continued to be a strong feature of what we offer at ricp, in addition to the direct group work, play, cooking, activity & youth sessions. Alongside the trips and new experiences. For a small staff & volunteer team, we manage to provide so much for which l am hugely appreciative of all that the wonderful team do. CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES Foreword from The Chair of Trustees This year we have made great improvements to the services we provide, and thanks to the team, we have delivered a hugè array of sessions, trips and activities. As ever, there are a lot of people to thank that make all of this possible. Chris and Lee-Anne, our Development Workers, have built on the improvements made last year and have been hugely successful in engaging the children and young people of North Ormesby. Chris and Lee-Anne are an invaluable part of TYCP and this is why the project continues to go from strength lo strength. Our team of Trustees continue to work behind the scenes making decisions about the project and ensuring that all legal obligations are met. There is a lot of hard work that goes into this, and l am thankful for the contributions that they make. Of course, none of this would be possible wtthout the support of our funders. An enormous amount of thanks goes to Julieanne and her team at Together We Can for their unwavering support in helping is to raise funds for the project. Sessional staff and volunteers have provided much needed support to the children, young people and families at TYCP, and without their help, we would be truly lost. My sincere thanks to you all. My thanks to Rev Bridget Woodall, who oversees the day to day running of TYCP. Bridget steers the ship and is always on hand to support the staff, for which l am massively grateful. Bridget has fast become the foundations of TYCP and so much of the success of the project is down to her hard work and dedication. Jay Charlton Chalr of Trustee3 for TYCP The smooth running of everything financial is down to our lovely Marion. TYCP could not run as efficiently as it does without the hard work and precision that Marion injects into the finances. AtrNays ready to greet people with a smile is our lovely Cam who wns the office like a well-oiled machine. Her organisational skills, efficiency and warm personality are a gift that we are lucky to have. Trlnlty Youth & Children's Project Is a Charitable Incorporated Organlsation (CIO) Registered Charity No: 1168559. and part ofthe ministry of Holy Trinity Parish Church, North Orniesby. CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES Stay and Play Stay and Play continues to be a popular session, and we have now got trwo regular volunteers and a sessional worker, which makes the sessions run more efficiently. The magnetic shapes are very popular in stay and play - and each week there are always lots of different designs made, children also love crafts and one to one games. Now that we have more volunteers and staff it enables me to have more time to connect with the parents, find out how they are and see if there is any support we can offer. It's a great session though and I love seeing the children and families having fun each week. Imien the weather is dry, we have some time outside. One little boy loves being outside and I think he would go out in the rain if I let him. Having the extra staff and volunteers means that if some children want to stay inside that's an option too. We R Famlty Parent and Toddlerè We R Family conts'nues to be a place where parent and children come together and as much as It Is for the children, we have seen a confidence in the parents who are now talking together and sharing ideas wrth each other. Thanks to a grant from Big Local we were able to purchase some new toys for toddlers including a wooden slide which is more robust and will last a while, as well as wooden food for the kitchen. Feedback from parents is always good and here are some of the comments we have received.. 'Was a lovely aft•rnoon thank you for making mo feel so welcome" * i • "Toddlers glves me something to do durfng the week, ft breaks up the day$ and stops everyday b•lng the same" We have had visits from a Speech Therapist and Charity called 'Close-Knit' who have engaged with families and offered support. CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES Open Garden During half-tem and the Summer Holidays we ran Open Gardens, this is a great way to connect with families and continue building community. We get the dressing up clothes out and also the train track, crafts, Lego. and a whole lot more toys! We also had a visit from a sports coach, and we cook food too. The wrap bar where children create their own wraps and fish finger sandwiches are a huge hit. During the Summer we had a visit from the newly appointed Bishop of Vthitby, Reverend Barry Hill and his family as they were visiting pla￿5 around the Deanery following his appointment, it was great for him to hear from parents about the impact TYCP has for them. As well as the children's group, Chris also ran a youth session once a week during the holidays to keep up contact with them as well. Keeping in contact with families and young people during the holidays helps prevent loneliness, as well as being able to support families when Summer can be a long break for people. It At the end of Summer, we had a party complete with pizza, ice cream, bouncy castles, party gamesl We had a whole lot of fun finishing the summer break. Let's Cook We are consistently having 10 families at Let's Cook and its always a shame when we have to tum families away, however, Lets Cook needs to be safe. Our cooks have had a brilliant time. Pizza making is always a hit, but we have also made stir-fry, gingerbread, sausage rolls, pretzels. Because we have had some families with younger children, we have reduced the use of stoves but not long tem. We have introduced washing up station in the hall to enable our families to wash their own cooking equipment. The time together these families have and then seeing what they have made when ifs all cooked is priceless. And to think they will have skills that will help them in adulthood. One of our families, mums said this: "My daughter has difficulty with •atlng. t•xturn and temporatures ol food. The gmup has helped immensely to expose her to differnnt food items and t•xtur•s whilst in an envimnment whorn we both feel saf• and support￿. Cooklng together with othor famllles helps norniallse food and as she sees h•rpe•rs tou¢hlng, stlrrlng and eatlng thls •n¢ourag•s her to take steps towards combatlng her $•nsory dlffi¢ulties-. CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES Let's Get Active Let's Get active is a session to help children and adults find the fun in being active. Vde have tried badminton, hula hoops, bean bag games. We have also had knvo or three activities for the children and families to move around to. This has been a great way of keeping them focused. Youth Wednesday youth sessions continue to be very popular, with our attendance numbers reaching nearly 30 young people each week. We have said goodbye to a lot of our long-standing attendees as they have got older and moved on to different activities, but this has allowed us to recruit a new batch of young people. We have been making use of the outside space when the weather allows it. Football, as ahvays, is the most popular activity at the youth session. As well as allowing the youth a safe space to play, running football at the youth sessions has led to an increase in teamwork and friendship building at the sessions. We have allowed the youth to take more of a lead when it comes to refereeing and setting up the matches, allowing them to gain more responsibility and figure out ways to overcome issues that arise whilst playing. We took the youth on a trip to the recently opened Ninja Warrior Centre, as well as on a trip to Level X and to the local park in the summer! Vk also took on one of the children's group parents, Rachael, who is also a volunteer at our sessions, and she has been a huge help. Rachael has settled into the role brilliantly and the young people enjoy her company at the sessions, as do the youth team. This year we started using the camping stoves a lot more at the Thursday youth sessions and planned mre cooking sessions around meals that young people can do at home. We also had to stop football in the winter as the weather became colder. I14hilst this caused issues for young people just wanting to play football, it allowed them to eventually start coming to the sessions to try cookinglbaking instead of just playing football. We also purchased wash basins. and each week set up a washing station in the hall. This means all the young people can wash their own equipment and space each session to help support the youth team and learn skills. Over the summer, we ran weekly youth sessions to give the youth their own Spa￿ and take pressure away from the open garden sessions. Each session was attended by over 15 young people, and we were able to provide sports, crafts and games as well as a healthy cooked lunch each session. The sessions highlighted the importance of ensuring the youth have their own sessions during the holidays, so definitely something to continue. CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES Events ran our Good Friday Vlorkshop and Community Christmas celebration, and Christmas tree light switch on, and we are thankful to local businesses who support us. New Medica provided us with Easter Eggs and Selection boxes for events, the Business group BNI provided us also with Easter eggs and selection boxes and One Stop Shop provided us with the prizes for the Christmas window display competition we run with the local schools and nurseries in the area. As well as funding from Big Local which allowed us to buy books for children to go with the selection boxes, Billy from the market also provided the Christmas tree which looked fantastic outside. It is really appreciated how much support we receive from local businesses. During the Good Friday workshop, we explored Easter with different crafts and every child received an Easter egg. Our Christmas tree light switch on was amazing, North Ormesby Primary Academy Choir sang some carols, and we had hot chocolate outside. Chris, the Manager of the local One Stop shop came and switched the lights on. We then went inside and served Chilli and INedges and tomato pasts. It was a fantastic turn￿Ut. Our community celebration as always was a huge hit and what really worked was ordering fish bites and chips and chicken nuggets and chips from a local chip shop, which made handing food out a lot easier. We also had crafts and a visit from Santa who gave out selection boxes and books. A great way to finish for Christmas! TTIp• Sprlng Trlp This year, we decided to run a family trip to 'Creams' instead of our usual pancake party. This tn'p coincided with Valentine's Day and consisted of 65 people. We were able to treat them to either a pancake or waffle per person. The trip was very popular with parents being grateful for the trip, with many families expressing how they've wanted to bring their kids to the restaurant but have been unable to afford it. CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES Summer Trip We ran another successfijl summer of trips again! Each trip was attended by betsveen 50-70 people. This year we went to Saltburn again for a day at the beach. The trip was a lot of fun, and everyone enjoyed the fish and chips we had for lunch and a chance to go on the mini golf course. We had a trip to the Danby Visitors Centre, allowing families a chance to go into the North York Moors for a few hours. Thls trip included a picnic and plenty of outdoor activities such as a forest walk, a mud kitchen and bird watching. We were once again invited back to Swainby by the members of the church. Just like last year, we took a bus of around 30 children to Swainby for a visit to the old church. outdoor crafting and plenty of time to play in the stream again! The trip was a lot of fun and food was provided by the local community. Finally, the trip ended with a sing along in the church and an award ceremony for each chlld. We went on our furthest away trip to Eureka in Halifax for a day of science and discovery. This trip allowed the families to visit a science centre and gel hands on with all the experiments going on at the centre. This allowed for plenty of fun, but also a chance to learn as well. We went back to Preston Park this year. Whilst there, the families got to explore the museums and make use of the large outdoor space for sports and games. Finally, we attended Beamish, the living history museum. The families learnt about what England was like during the different time periods, providing another fun and engaging way to learn. With help from Julieanne, we were successful in our application to Cash for Kids allowing us to get presents to distribute to the families we worked with. Thanks to their donations, we were able to help over 50 families by gifting each child a toylpresent, helping take some of the financial pressure off them at Christmas. The feedback we have received from parents was great, and it was the perfect way to end 2024. Prior to this we received a large donation from Cash for Kids which we turned into food vouchers and distributed them to various families. CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES Cheers to those who make this amazing work for kids possible Our Brilliant Volunteets! Together Middlesbrough & Cleveland BBC Children In Need Awards for All North Ormesby Big Loc8.1 Diocese of York Garfield Weston Foundation Jack Brunton Charitable Trust Catherine Cookson Trust Souter Charitable Trust The Macaulay Moat Foundation The Casey Trust Sabina Sulherland Charitable Trust The Anchor Foundation The Archer Trust You've Gol This Bauer Radio Cash for Kids The Albert Hunt Trust The Rothley Trust MVDA Middlesbrough Council Trustees: Revd. Bridget Woodall Mrs Marion Cook Mr Ja J Chartton (Chair)., Mrs Julie Major Miss Suzanne Brown PAlss Sarah Jane Crockett Pollcy on reserves: The Trustees aim to maintain a six-month operating reserve lo cover contingencies. Address: Trinity Youth & Children's Projecl. The Trinty Centre, Jarnes Stree( orth Omiesby, Middlesbrough TS3 6LD Te,,: 01642 286122 info trinit centre.o i./wi.',,trini centre.or outh The Truslee8 declafe that I￿.eY have approved Ihe truslees reiNh-l a￿c￿e and that we have complied wllh the in Section 17{5J of the 2011 chanlies.rfct to hakne ?i regard lo gujdance published ty ts_ Charity Commlssion