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KidCare4U . Supporting children and families, Charity No. 1185396, i" J. Annual Report, 2023

CONTENTS Our Mission Chief Executive Officer. Statement Our Trustees Trustees Report Highlights Saturday Kids, Club Youth Volunteering Program & Youth Development Kids, Football Family Support • Women's Swim Sessions Women's Well-Being Group Relaxing Minds Men's Football Charity Development Partnership Work Future Developments Total Funding Thank you

OUR MISSION: 11 'Working together with the.. community to inspire. creat@ and deliver opportunities to further . develop Education, Health &, wellbei.ng. Integration. 'Environment and Employment." FidCare4U is a registered charity in Nthport aiming to help diverse ethnic families from low-income households. Our aims and objectives are to support families to acquirp I , the skills and confidence they need to turn their potential into success. Our organisation, believes it has the potential to help diverse > communities to further develop themselves in

Chief Executive Officer's Statement Ru%n.I f3c.qugi C_nipt Executive Officer .This year has been another busyyear for KidCare4U with us securing funding for existing and new projects, but we have also continued to develop our partnership working, which has allowed us to deliver more support for our communities. We have recognised the impact of the Cost-of-Living Crisis on all our clients and our fami y support workers have been busy helping people acces5 CDSt-of- living payments. We have also secured the funding to provide holiday food packs for the families of those children who attend our Saturday Club. What has been exciting this year is that we have continued to be a voice for our communities. We have been approached by the Welsh Government to participate in their Migrant Research Project. We gave the opportunity for our communities to have their views heard and we gave feedback to the Welsh Government on what our communities views and their needs. KidCare4U will continue to be an advocate for our communities and will provide a voice for those who struggle to be heard. Moving forward we will continue to be responsive to the needs of our commLJnities, however the cost-of-living crisis has also impacted the organisation as all our costs have increased, and we are going to have to work hard to ensure funding is in place to continue our work. However, I am confident that we provide an important service and that we can survive any challenges we face.

, Our Trustees 11 Mohammed Iftakher Rahman Jeremy Johnson Evelyn Owaide egum OITr KidCare4U,;,, Supporting chiklfen and families .

Trustees, Report This is our fourth year and yet again we have seen an increase in our beneficiaries, and we have increased the services we provide. Thanks to the hard work of our CEO Rusna Begum, we have secured funding to allow us to continue our projects and develop new one. Also, a huge thank you to our hard-working staff who have continued to support peoplo of all ages in our communitios. This year we saw one or our volunteers Sharmin Chowdhury recognised for her work at the GAVO Newport Awards and she received her certificate for the GAVO High Sheriff Volunteer Award at the Ceremony at the Holiday Inn, in NewporL Throughout the year we have seen some amazing work happening within the Charity and in most cases, it has evolved organically, developing from the feedback of our beneficiaries. The Youth Volunteering and Mentoring Program has developed because our young people have enjoyed the Saturday Club so much, they don't want to leave us. These young people have skills and experiences that can be shared with younger children and so we have worked with then to create volunteering opportunities.

Helping our children to aspire to improve their lives, be healthy and happy, is at the heart of our work. This year throLJgh partnership working, we have been able to show our young people what is possible with visits to Linklaters LLP, BBC Wale< Studios and Oxford University. We have worked with MIND to improve their mental health and they have engaged in healthy cooking project. Supporting the mental and physical wellbeing of our communities has been our core work through Family Support, our Women's Well-being Group. Relaxing Minds project, Men's Football and Women's swimming sessions. We wish to thank all our partners and funders for helping us deliver this work. This year we have started work on our five-year strategic plan and we look forward to launching it this year. We are also lojking at alternate source of funding with the development of a social enterprise that will employ local people and the profits will be re- invested into the KidCare4U projects. We will also be de'ieloping our Board of Trustees. Once again, we are excited at what this year will bring. Annual Staff meal

11 Highlights 3 new grants received 00 Beneficiari 23 Staff now employed £226.108 received in funding

SATURDAY KIDS, CLUB The choldren who attend the club are age from 5-16 years old and from 7 diverse ethnlc backgrounds. The Saturday Club works by organising the children into small groups where they are engaged in educational support sessions, play actlvitles and workshops. This method of working seem5 to help the children be more focused and Is more enjoyable for the children. Each age group has their own work group (dependlng on numbers more than one). They have a tutor. support worker and volunteer. provlding 1.8 child to adult ratio. This ensures the safety and support for all chlldren. We have two extra staff who act as runners to ensure the ratlos are malntained. We have continued to bring in workshops and were able to glve a varlety of activitles for small groups of children. but ensuring all chlldren have the opportunities to engage with. atl

During this year we increased our numbers in club Initially to 130 and later In the year to 160. whlch allowed us to remove the waiting Ilst. We were able to do this with the support of volunteers. We engaged In the following activities during the year. .Tutoring service helping children to increase their attainment levels. One to one support for chlldren with speclal behavioural needs. Football and sports activities. Healthy cooking workshops. Encouraging children to celebrate and understand other cultures. Trips durlng school holldays for chlldren who norrnally would be isolated in their homes- Techni Quest offered us transport and admlsslon for a trlp In the Summer, Trips for older children to support their advancement - Oxford University, BBC Studios and to Linklaters solicitors In London. CreatinR volunteering and mentorinR opportunities for local youth, Tralnlng for youth volunteers, Mlnd- mental wellbeing training. Funding: .BBC Children in Need £20494 for staff, admin. and activities. .Gwent Police £22000 for staff. .Pill Unity £7045 for venue hire

Youth iiolLJnteering"Program," &. Youth Development.-: :,, 11 ' Our Youth mentor and Youth Volunteer programs have:. developed over the last year lili 6 rTieiiLurs dTiLI 10 volunteers. These mentors and volunteers have come from the older children becoming too old for the aub but not wishing to leave. However,.we are having more . young people from diverse communities coming forward i:wi{hing to volunteer. This is . because our young people are sharing their experience i with us and wish to get .1 I involved. The volunteers work within the Saturday Club supporting thé tutors and playworkers ensuring that the all the children in the club have a PDSitive experience. The mentors help support those children who are struggling cope and exhibit hallenging behaviours", rJ

KidCare4U has always been about supporting our children and young people to aspire and helpjng them. achieve those aspirations. As the Saturday Club has developed, we have recognised the need to providè", . additional opportunities for our young people. This year we have provided talk5 and visits to employers/organisations to support their employrilent or academic aspirations. These have included:. .Vislt to Linklaters- an international law firm based . in London; .Visit to Oxford University; .Visit to BBC Wales Studios in Cardiffr, .HlvkPrison Service- visit to club to give talk; .Gwent Police,- visit to club to give talk. OneDur young people has gained employment with t*ie HM Prison Service. Our young people were nominated for the Black Welsh Volunteering Awards, although they did win the award, they were invited to the Awards Ceremony at the Senedd. ,,1 We will now be looking for funding to support the volunteer program so that it can grow and that they. can be supported with a designated member ofstaff, and to further develop our employment interventions .' with opportunities for work experience. 11 i.

We have also received additional funding from t= BAYO. Through this grant we haiie been ablèto , provide activities for young people aged from 74- 19year olds. These activities have bLfilt their confidence, developed their social skills, improved . their mental health and support engagement in .f*: . ' their local community. ' We took 20 of our young people to a new quirky café in Newport for dessert. The purpose of this was to get the young people to discuss new ideas for . activities they would like to do based around ' Wellness. It was also an opportunity for them to socialise with people and to have their say. 11 ,We have provided sessions for the young people, connecting them with other or9anisations and groups where they can volunteer. They wefe also, .' supported to apply to become participants in lopal :: panels, where the current makeup of the panel does not reflect the diversity of the city. By taking part they will be able to have a voice on what goes on in their local community. We have worked with nearly 40 young people from 6 different ethnic groups.. . Funding: .BAYO £2000 for activlties, food, transport, and;. expenses.

11 121.knjl jli Oxford University, , Visit BBC WaS Studi(Y Visit Linklaters LLP visit London

KIDS, FOOTBALL PROJECT Kidcare4u has continued working in partnership wlth Newport City Football Club to develop our kids, football project. The children continue train mid-week wlth the club. We novv have 25 children registered with the Football Association Wales and are trainlng and playlng matches on a Sunday for a professlonal club. The Saturday Football session provide children with the opportunity to access football. The sessions run from 10 to 11am and are open to all chlldren. We are encouraging parents to be volunteers and to support the coaches. We had 24 children attend the Saturday sessions. . NEWPORT CITY FC The Steelmen Fundlng: Newport City Councll Participatory Budget £4448 for staff, resource, and pltch hire.

11 FAMILY SUPPORT This year we have worked with 107 families from 9 , cfifferent ethnic backgrounds are registéred with the project with 85 clients rolled over from last year and 22 new clients registered. From these clients 77 clients have, received support. There have ' been 369 support/contact visits and 113 wellbeing calls frnade. We have supported clients Ith housing issues, accessing benefits including the cost-of-living support, and help with medic81 issues by offering translation at appointments. One our. clients has now found employment in retail, and this is her first.iob. Through the Early . Angels project., we have ' been working with families with new-born babies and suppcrting them through to the children starting statutory education for last two years. This year we brought this project under the Family Support umbrella arid was funded with Ihe National Lottery nding. Once again- this servic,e is provided in the client's own, language.- 85 Clients

' Our work is based around the language or cultural J barriers our clients face. Through partnership working we have been able offer women in our communities •.... ESOL classes. Pobl have provided the classes and 18,; ' women registered for the classes this year. 11 . Funding: .The National Lottery lyeat 2 of 3-year grant) £32674 for staff 482 support .contact/visits made .1 107 Families supported from 9 diverse communlties i.

Women's Swim Sessions We have also continued to work with Newport Llve to access to offer free swim sessions for our women and girls. Our families often have poor physical or mental health. and physical activities for women from diverse ethnic backgrounds are very limited due religious and cultural restrictions. Working with Newport Live we have access to their Sports Village pool for evening sessions with a female lifeguard has meant that 244 women/girls have been able to access free swim sessions and 866 women/girls attended the sessions.

' WOMEN'S WELL-.BEING GROUP 11 '. t= This group brings togetPier women from a number of t'iverse . ethnic backgrounds, encouraging social interaction betv/een ,communities. We provide the wonlen with accurate information about services and health matters by bringing in .other organisations. The women have been encouraged to engage in physical activity that has also improved their mental ., well-being. The Wednesday group has been to Cardiff Bay, CwmbTan Boating Lake, and Fourteén Lock5.'whère transport has been provided and other more local walks. To further enhance their physical activity., we have had coaches attend ' the group to work with the women with stretctr)ing exercises. ' The women have really enjoyed this, and many have found that it.has helped with their bad backs etc. p.*. KidCare4U cooking sessions are held.once a month and. are . goiAg' well. Twelve women from different backgrounds share .Irecipes, and cook dishes every month. They are also teaching. each other healthy recipes. This has supported their mental health as it has provided them with the opportunity to share,: &ocialise, make new friends from different communities, and . build their confidence and self-esteem. ' Funding.. .Garfield Weston £l(>,000 for staff, food, resources. venue hire, admin, and activities. .Nisa £300t) cooking activities for staff, resources, volunteer costs,. admin, and activities .GAVO £2961.54 equipment for cooking activities. .GAVO £3910 food, activities, travel, . venue hire and resources. .Awards For All £9950 Ladies club.for staff, resources. venue hire.

11 Aswell as our usual projects for the adults KidCare4U has rteld extra workshops. This included Trading Standards from Newport ' City Council deliv@ring a session about how to avoid scarns. Nlariy people we work with arevulnerable for various rèason&and.are, likely to fall victim to such scams. . Language is the biggest barrier for our clients to be able access services and activities. This severely affects their rriental health and their physical health:'ESOL classes have been running at a local church as part of the women's well-being group?nd is . funded by a local housing association with Adult Learning Wales providing the tutor. We have approximately 30 women attending i, weekly sessions where they are improving their spoken and ' written English. ' The women have also b&n attending basic IT sessions improving . their ability LQ Use the internei dnd be dble to acce55 onlirie services such as. Universal Credits. KidCare4U has linked up with Digital Communication Wales to provide training for staff, allowing them to support people in the community. We have now set up an additional group that meets on a Monday at our office. Thi5 group is mostly.made up of older women who feél isolated and due to the language barrier are. unable to access activiti.es. They often do not have family a'round and therefore are lonely and reclusive. This group was set up in response to this and we have 30 women registerin9 and 12 , attending each week. The women meet to chat, drink tea and they are able to share, with one anbther, developing new friendships and improving their lives by reducing their isclation and loneliness. They have established a sewing circle creating a KidCare4U banner for the"office.

RELAXING MINDS During the year KidCare4U worked in partnership with the Local Health Board to deliver a well-being drop-in session. based at our new office. A Psychological Well~being Practitioner who is funded by the NHS and we provide the sessions at our office for free. She Is from a diverse ethnic background and understands culturally sensitive issues. She will be seeing our clients and anyone else who needs support. As funding ended for this, we were able to access grants to develop a new group for our women. The relaxing Minds Project allowed to secure the services of the Psychological Well-being Practitioner who has been delivering sessions on managing Stre55. Showing the women breathing techniques to reduce anxiety and other ways of reducing their stress levels. The women have also been enjoying exercise sessions such as Zumba. This group allows women to come together and talk about their mental and physical health. but more importantly provides a support network for each other. There have been 38 women attending sessions this year. Funding: GAVO RIFT £8649 for staff costs. resources, travel and tutor costs

. MEN'S FOOTBALL PROJECT . 11 This project was set up to support the physical and mental health of men from diverse ethnic communities during and arter COVID, as many had been affected by the effects D! the pandemic on their families. They realised that they needed to be more physically active but also needed the opportunity to, 'suppori each oiher. One of our origlnal members, had lost his wite to COVID and found the Football group supportEd him through his grief. This project has developed bringing men in the community together showing integration and has provided confidence and self-esteem to the men who are ,, now organising the project themselves. This year wp fan 3 . sessions a week that ran at different times allowing access to as m2riy participants as possible. We had 60 participants from diverse ethnic backgrounds with 45 attending each week We had 6 or more players joining from white ethnic ckground. The men are from across Newport heve fcrmed.. a football WhatsApp group, andthey voluntarily organi5ed the sessions, and taking ownership of the group. KidCare4U is only paid for the pitch hire.

CHARITY DEVELOPMENT This year KidCare4U was able to secure the opportunlty to lease offlce space. We have a two-year lease free of charge that wlll allow us to have a base. run projects and provlde an area where we can store materials. The furniture for the office ha5 been donated through a recycling company. It has always been difficult to hold meeting5. catch up with staff and hold drop-in sesslons. as Itwould always cost the organlsatlon money. We now have a suite at Clarence House based In the centre of Newport. This is very exciting for us as an organisation. After a vislt from Business In the Community (BITC)"Seeing Is Bellevln¢' Programme. we were successful In recelving. support from the buslnesspeople Snvolved In BITC to help us develop a social enterprise that will employ local people and provide and Income Source that wlll help us become more sustainable.

After a visit from Business in the Community (BITC) "Seelng Is Bellevinl, Programme, we were successful In receiving, support from the businesspeople involved in BITC to help us develop a social enterprise that will employ local people and provlde and Income source that will help us become more sustainable. The Welsh Government commissioned a Migrant Research Project. and KidCare4U was 5ucce55ful in obtalning some funding to undertake some research with our local mlgrants. We developed a questionnalre based on the information provided by the Welsh Government and then invited refugees. asylum seekers and migrants to focus groups or contacted our clients to go through the questlonnaire. We then had an independent consultant collate the findlngs from the questlonnalres. A report was written with the results and recommendations. The results of the research highll8hted issues that KidCare4U Is already trylng to address such the need for locally based ESOL classes. activities where they are culturally sensitive such women only exerclse classes. As an organlsatlon we are proud that KldCare4U has become a voice for the people we work with, and lar8er organisations and agencies know we have the connections wlth the dlverse ethnlc communltles In Newport and that we are trusted In the community. They are now seeing us an access point to these communities. We also had funding this year for a famlly fun day where our children from Saturday club and thelr familles could come together and engage in some fun activities. enjoy some food, and celebrate our communitles.

Funding: Community Chest £1000 for community event. Tudor Trust £30000 for staff and admln. Tudor Trust £3000 for organisatlonal development. Tudor Trust £2000 for staff wellbelng. Henry Smith £41000 for staff. resources. venue hire and activities. Welsh Government £4000 for Mlgrant Research. GAVO £3932 for school holiday home packs

11 Partnership Work . Over the last year we have continued to expand our , network of organisations and agencies that can suRpor.t .our work. By acknowledging our capacity and looking at . the long-term sustainability of our organisation we h&vé developed strong partnership working ensljring.that our beneficiaries have the b86t access to opportunities 'and services. This partnership working has led to more ' activities being available, access to additional funding x3nd our profile has been elevated. Our partners include: .Aneurin Bevan University Health Board .Barod .Business in the Community . GAVO .Gwent Police .Gwent Wildlife Trust,V I .HM Prison Service" .Linklaters .Natural Resources Wales .Newport City Football Club .Newport Live .Oxford University .Pill Millennium Centre. .Pobl Welsh Government

Future Developments Development of an interpretation service social enterprise Further development of the youth volunteering & employment program

11 Total Funding ,Received for 2023.. i. £226.108

We acknowledge the following people and organisations for their support: All our staff for all their hard work and dedication To our CEO, Rusna Begum, for her vision, dedication, hard work, and her heart To all the Trustees for their work, support and belief in KidCare4U To all the Organisations, Agencies and Statutory Bodies that have worked in partnership with us To all our Funders To the Pill Millennium Centre and the Newport Sports Village for providing us the opportunity to deliver our projectg in safe and comfortable venues. Newport City Football Club for working with us on our Football Project And finally to all our families for supporting us and making our work worthwhile

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