Annual Report (1[st] September 2020 – 31[st] August 2021)
Charity Details:
Registered Address: 14 Middlesbrough Road, South Bank Middlesbrough TS6 6NR Telephone: 07307 848 057 Email: info@wearerubies.org Website: www.wearerubies.org Social Media: @Rubies Charity
Registered Charity Number: 1177332
Our Board of Trustees:
Chair: Ruth Fox Treasurer: Alison Vaughan Trustee: Jade Wadrop Trustee: Vanessa Kirby (appointed January 2021)
Our Vision:
Our Vision is to encourage girls to discover their strengths and know their true worth.
Our Values:
R Respect
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U Understand
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B Believe
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I Inspire
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E Encourage
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S Stay Safe
Our Aims:
Our Aims are to support girls to:
- i) Increase Self-Esteem ii) Build Resilience iii) Stay Safe
RUBIES Activities
(1[st] September 2020 – 31[st] August 2021)
A message from our Chair of Trustees:
Schools Work:
Our Vision is to encourage girls to discover their strengths and know their true worth.
I ended last year’s report with the words ….
Our Aims are to support girls to:
“We look forward to the year ahead – here’s hoping and praying it’s Covid free!”
i) Increase Self-Esteem ii) Build Resilience iii) Stay Safe
How wrong was I?!
During this year we worked with over 150 girls across Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland primary schools. We were only able to go into schools for the summer term due to Covid restrictions but this was our busiest term ever and we were glad to be able to support so many girls
Whilst we are currently seeing improvements, at the time of writing we are still experiencing restrictions due to Covid. However at Rubies we are happy that we have been able to support girls throughout the pandemic and were able to go back into the schools earlier this year.
152 Year 6 girls took part in our Self-Esteem courses in Redcar & Cleveland & Middlesbrough Primary Schools:
Throughout the past year Rubies staff have had various periods of being furloughed, continued with the Positive Post Project sending inspirational ‘goodie’ packs out to girls, run on-line support groups and were finally allowed back into the schools to run face to face groups just after Easter 2021.
98% of girls reported that working with Rubies had positive impact on their lives:
83% of girls reported an increase in self-esteem
Volunteers have supported when they have been able and we thank them for their dedication. Several volunteers have moved on into employment and we wish them all the best in their new careers. We will certainly miss their support.
We recognise the impact Covid has had on the girls and we will continue to support them through the coming year – helping them realise their true potential.
We are grateful to funders, individuals and local businesses for their continued financial support, and of course to Steph McGovern for her support as our Patron.
Going forward, we will see more girls going through the Rubies course, a new girls group being developed, more schools coming on board and potentially the possibility of developing work within secondary schools.
An exciting year ahead…
Ruth Fox
80% of girls reported an increase in resilience
53% reported feeling safer
Covid Response: Positive Post Project:
We have been able to expand our Positive Post Project so that we are now supporting 450 girls with care packs sent through the post!
The packs have been incredibly popular and we have had excellent feedback from girls and parents about their impact on mental health during Covid.
Chair
Virtual Girls Group:
In February 2021 we launched a Virtual Girls Group which took place every Friday. About 10 girls attended every week.
The sessions were requested by girls we were working with in schools or on our mailing list. It was an opportunity to check in with them regularly during the pandemic and see how their week was going. It was a safe space to chat, have fun, play games, and hold discussions on topics the girls chose to talk about.
Steph McGovern joined in on one of the groups to say hi and have a catch up with the girls.
Between October and December 2021, we managed to get the Virtual Girls Group together at Rubies HQ – photos are from our last session of the term.
Summer Workshops:
In August 2021 we provided many different workshops for the girls to take part in. This ranged from making slime, model & fidget making, cake decoration, skin & nailcare and football coaching with Welsh Ladies Manager Gemma Grainger.
Thank you to our volunteers for running these groups. It was great seeing everyone get together and to see how many girls were involved.
Staff Team:
Through the pandemic we were determined that Rubies would stay open to be available for the girls.
We managed to do this by each member of staff taking some time on furlough, but at each stage of the pandemic most staff working on the Positive Post Project. This enabled us to continue operating and to continue supporting the girls as well as each other.
We want to thank the staff for working together and their continued efforts to keep Rubies moving forward.
Liz - CEO Krista – Project Co-Ordinator Dawn – Project Assistant
Board of Trustees:
We thank and appreciate our trustees for the support they have given Rubies over the last year. Ruth Fox - Chair of Trustees Alison Vaughan – Trustee & Treasurer Jade Wadrop – Trustee Vanessa Kirby – Trustee
In January 2021 Rev Vanessa Kirby joined the trustee board. Vanessa has worked in many roles supporting families and vulnerable women. Vanessa has settled really well into the role of trustee and is a valuable part of the team.
Awards:
We are delighted to have been nominated and shortlisted for the Tees Businesswomen Awards 2020 – Finalist in Charity/Voluntary Category.
We were up against same amazing local charities who we know do fantastic work in the Tees Valley area with women and young people..
We were also nominated for and WON the Outstanding Organisation Award 2021 from the Volun-Tees Student Volunteering Organisation at Teesside University.
Volunteers:
During the pandemic lockdowns, our volunteers were not able to be involved directly in much of our work. However, when restrictions lifted they couldn’t wait to come back to Rubies!
Since then they have been back in the office (socially distanced) to help pack parcels for the Positive Post Project. When it got to the summer term they were also able to get back into the schools to work with girls face to face.
In August 2021 we held a Team Day for the staff and the volunteers to get together. Steph McGovern visited in the afternoon and Tees Women Poets provided a thought-provoking workshop for us to get involved in. There has been a lot of interest for people to get on board as volunteers and we now have approximately 15 volunteers in total.
Fundraising:
In January 2021 our patron Steph McGovern featured as a contestant on ITV’s Catchphrase. Steph was amazing and powered on through to the final where she won over £33,000 for Rubies!
The Mayor of Redcar and Cleveland, Carole Morgan, also chose to support Rubies as one of ‘Redcar & Cleveland Mayor’s charities of the year’ from June 2020.
Lindsey is a local athlete who is passionate about raising the aspirations of young girls in our area. She is one of our amazing supporters and wanted to attempt to run all legs of the Coast2Coast relay which was 190 miles. In August Lindsey managed to complete 82 miles from start to finish which included a leg injury after 17 miles in. Thank you so much Lindsey for your support and raising £775 for Rubies.
We would like to give a huge thanks to below for funding our work: ROSA Women & Girls fund County Durham Community Foundation Tees Valley Community Foundation TS6 Ward Councillors Redcar Council Middlesbrough Council
RUBIES – 14 Middlesbrough Road, South Bank Middlesbrough TS6 6NR www.wearerubies.org Rubies is a CIO. Registered Charity No 1177332
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