Time Period Year ending April 2023 Organisation name Building Foundations Document Annual Report ## **Establishing the charity** Building Foundations was established as a charity to teach building and construction skills to local people who are not in employment, education and training. It was decided that the service would also prioritise those with additional and mental health needs. The vision was to equip service users with some basic skills, but also to provide them with ongoing mentoring support, valuable life skills and the confidence they need to enter into the workplace. After setting up an office and workshop at The Warehouse community hub in Rogerstone, Newport, volunteers cleared an area of land to create an outside workspace. Some equipment for the workshop was donated by local firms. A brand identity, Facebook page and some initial publicity materials were developed, advertising the opportunities available and promoting ongoing fundraising initiatives. After reaching out to a number of local organisations, including Job Centre Plus, Newport Youth Offending Service, local schools and a handful of relevant charities, Building Foundations started to take on its first students. Social media was used as the main channel for recruiting students and promoting fundraising initiatives. ## **Positive impact** The charity put on sessions for groups of up to 10 participants, with some attending regularly on specific days, while others attended one-off sessions. During its busiest month, The Warehouse was visited by up to 40 individuals taking part in Building Foundations activities and additional volunteers were recruited to help out with running sessions. From the participants who attended Building Foundations sessions, one went on to take up a job in the building industry, while another used their skills to take up a role in hospitality. A further four students have gone on to take up vocational training courses at local colleges. One student with severe learning difficulties attended courses for more than six months, making Building Foundations the longest running activity they had attended since leaving mainstream education. Another student demonstrated so much progress that they started attending as a volunteer, helping out with other sessions. Page 1 of 2 In February 2023, Building Foundations met with the head of Tredegar Park Primary School, a one-class intake school serving a deprived area of Newport. The charity agreed to run a series of sessions for groups of pupils, some at the school’s premises and some at The Warehouse. Approximately 60 pupils benefited from these sessions. ## **Review and restructure** In April 2023, Building Foundations trustee and only paid employee announced his intention to resign his position to restart his old building company. The charity continued to offer sessions for regular attendees, using volunteers to deliver the construction skills element, but not at the level previously achieved. Building Foundations ended its financial year by launching a search for additional trustees and completing a review of its operating model and constitution. Page 2 of 2 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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