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DORSET YOUTH ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL REPORT

2020 - 2021

IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN DORSET

Dorset Youth Association,

Lubbecke Way, Dorchester,

DT1 1QL

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OUR STAFF

Dorset Youth Association is incredibly proud of our staff team for their strength, resilience and continued hard work during the 2020-21 financial year. Thank you all!

Dave Thompson CEO (until 08/04/2021)

Mike Bennett

CEO (from 29/03/2021)

Lindsey Halford Operations Manager

Debbie Shaw Lynne Rockey Finance Officer 0-25 VCS Forum Project Officer

Hannah Snowdon Youth Worker

Matt Hodgett Caretaker

Tara Gool Family Link Worker

Amanda Hewitt Family Link Worker

Lorna Johnson Family Link Worker

Jess Ledbury Family Link Worker

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT DYA | 02

It is my privilege to present the Chairman’s report for 2020-2021

The past year has been one of challenge and change. We have most certainly been challenged by the difficulties caused by the Coronavirus and it is clear that, apart from the changes that have already happened, there is more change to come.

Once again in my report I wish to pay tribute to all of our staff. They are the means by which our aims and objectives are translated into the action that supports so many young people and their families. Throughout the pandemic they all proved to be flexible in approach and committed to the provision of the best possible service. Special thanks are due to Dave Thompson. He had been our C.E.O for many years and ensured that we remained relevant, professional and viable. We wish him a long and happy retirement.

We welcome our new C.E.O Mike Bennett. He comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the field of Youth Work. We have every confidence that he will work well with the Trustees and staff. The careful management of our finances has meant that we face the challenges of the future with confidence. Many of our traditional funding streams are either changing their policies or have had to reduce the amount they can donate. Dorset Council are, quite properly, reviewing their expenditure and this is quite likely to result in changes to the contracts they are able to offer. We must continue to face the future with the flexibility that has become our hallmark.

I wish to place on record my gratitude to our Trustees. They each have considerable expertise in their field and together make a formidable and professional team. We are in the process of forming a new business plan and have a new and robust financial risk assessment process in place.

We go forward with confidence. We have a solid infrastructure, excellent staff, wonderful volunteers, a great reputation and a willingness to adapt to meet the needs of the young people of Dorset. There is much that needs to be done and I believe that with our continuing professional approach and with a willingness for all agencies to work together, the young people of Dorset will be well served.

Do take time and read this year’s Annual Report. It describes the work we undertake in line with our core values and objectives.

Allen E. Knott Chairman

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HONORARY OFFICERS

President Mr A. Campbell HM Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset Hon. Vice President Mrs P. Seaton MBE JP DL Vice-President Col D. Swann CBE

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF TRUSTEES

Chairman

Vice Chairman Hon. Treasurer Trustees

Mr A. Knott

Mr D. Chalstrey

Mr G. Daly

Mr T. Amery (joined 2/11/2020), Mr S. Kinnersly, Mr M. Lucas, Mrs V. Pearson, Mrs H. Pickard, Supt M. Rogers (resigned 11/8/2020), Col D. Swann CBE

CONTENTS

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OUR MISSION

TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN DORSET

Our work achieves this mission through working in three main areas:

YOUNG PEOPLES FAMILY PROGRAMMES AND PROGRAMMES ACTIVITIES Improving the Raising the aspirations functionality of families of young people

MEMBERSHIP/ VCS SUPPORT

Improving the quality of DYA members & 0- 25 VCS organisations & their services

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

To ensure the efficient operation of the aforementioned activities and thus the improved quality of life for children, young people, and their families in Dorset, we deliver high quality and much needed services, as well as providing sustainable support for youth clubs and groups. The following three goals are key to maximising the administration of these:

1. PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, TIMELY SERVICES FOR OUR BENEFICIARIES

Using our progressive person centred approach, we will continue to respond to the needs of our beneficiaries actively including them in the design, delivery and evaluation of our services to enact the change we know to be necessary

2. ENSURE THE FUTURE VIABILITY OF DORSET YOUTH ASSOCIATION

This will be achieved via the diversification of our income streams allowing us to sustain our current services and develop new ones

3. RAISE THE PROFILE OF DORSET YOUTH ASSOCIATION THROUGH AN INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE IMPACT OF OUR WORK

Building on our reputation for quality, reliability and cost effectiveness and increasing the awareness of the impact of our work on beneficiaries and celebrating achievements

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GOODBYE DAVE HELLO MIKE ,

A goodbye from Dave;

“Over the past 17 years I have always been impressed by the energy, skills and enthusiasm of the volunteers, staff, Trustees and members of local management committees who run youth clubs and groups throughout our beautiful county.

This year has been extremely difficult for most of us but particularly for young people. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your hard work and commitment and pass on my best wishes for the future. I would also like to thank all of the staff and Trustees at DYA for their help and support over many years and finally, I would like to welcome my successor Mike Bennett to DYA.”

A hello from Mike;

''I am very honoured to be the new CEO of DYA and be part of an organisation that supports young people, families and other Voluntary organisations within Dorset. Dorset has a strong history of volunteers and organisations that strive to improve the lives of others in their community and I am glad to be a small part of that working for DYA.

I moved to Dorset in 2008 as the Area Youth Worker based in Sturminster Newton and ran clubs in the surrounding area. We established open access provision, school and project based work within the local community. We established a strong DofE programme as well as working with young people on employability programmes and tackling local need for young people. Establishing provision such as a climbing wall, moped and off road motorbike projects, outdoor activities, first aid training, babysitting courses, holiday provision, peer mentoring and the senior member programme. All this was only possible through the partnership working with volunteers and the Voluntary Sector.

In 2015 I left the Youth Service to run a CIC company running projects within schools and other local authorities in the UK. This led to designing and developing the Global Youth Ambassador Programme

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A surprise Zoom call to wish Dave a happy retirement

focusing on Global Citizenship and linking mainstream and international schools. Over 3 years this provided training to 2000+ 8-18 year olds and opportunities for teachers and 750+ students, many of which were Pupil Premium to travel to a school abroad for free.

I am very much looking forward to working with so many fantastic young people, families, volunteers and professionals again within Dorset."

DAVE AND DYA

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Dave Thompson joined DYA 17 years ago and has overseen many projects and activities during his tenure that have made positive impacts on the lives of children and young people in Dorset.

From a team of 3 ½ , Dave helped grow DYA by attracting funding from a wide variety of sources including The National Lottery, Children in Need, Royal British Legion, The Heritage Lottery, Millennium Volunteering

programme, Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council and the Children’s Workforce Development Council as well as securing contracted work for Dorset Council providing the Family Link Worker Service for 8 years. In addition he successfully secured local support from funders such as the Valentine Charitable Trust, the Alice Ellen Cooper Dean Charitable Foundation and Sherborne Castle Country Fayre.

THROUGH THIS IMPRESSIVE INCREASE IN FUNDING, DYA WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE.... INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS FOR YOUNG MUMS SPORTS AND MUSIC ACTIVITES d VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES LEADING TO RESEARCH TRIP TO CANADA FOR JOBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING WITH SEND A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE * m HERITAGE PROJECTS CV BUILDING FOR THOSE FURTHEST FROM THE WORKPLACE

All these opportunities would not have been available without the funding Dave successfully bid or applied for. In addition to these projects, Dave maintained DYA’s core activity of providing support and guidance to voluntary youth clubs and groups across Dorset. Through fundraising and statutory grants from Dorset Council DYA was able to employ a Youth Worker to provide our affiliated clubs and groups with expert advice, knowledge and a range of skills and activities.

Routes, our Young People’s Information and Guidance Drop-In Centre in Dorchester was very close to Dave’s heart as he knew the difference that providing the right support at the right time could have on a young person’s life – from avoiding debt, to finding accommodation, to support through the legal system - he knew the work DYA did was having a positive impact.

And, of course, protecting DYA during his last 12 months from the effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic was also Dave’s mission - a supportive boss, always had time for staff and colleagues and who truly believes in the worth of young people and providing as many opportunities for them to reach their full potential – he made sure every penny raised worked towards achieving those goals, as well as the future of DYA. It is acknowledged that many charities will not survive the impact of the pandemic, however through looking at innovative ways of providing both staff and clients the support they needed, Dave has passed a sound charity on to its new CEO, Mike Bennett, to plan, develop and take the organisation forward.

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- A VISIT FROM MR JACOB REES MOGG , LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

On Tuesday 18th August, Dorset Youth Association hosted the Leader of the House of Commons, Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg. Despite the event having a very quick turnaround (there were just seven days between agreeing to host and the visit), we brought together 12 young people from 7 organisations from across Dorset. Our aim was to provide Mr Rees-Mogg with the experiences of families, young people and colleagues. Importantly, young people had the opportunity to share how life was with them - the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, lockdown and important life experiences.

“I FELT VERY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO SHARE MY OPINIONS WITH MR " - REES MOGG AND I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR THE EXPERIENCE

In the time we had with Mr Rees-Mogg, the focus was given to the young people in attendance. Each young person discussed a different experience that was important to them. These ranged from employment to education and mental health to vounteering. The young people also shared how the organisation they belonged to has helped to shape them and encourage them through difficult times, especially the unprecedented pandemic. DYA are very proud to have hosted this mininsterial meeting. Feedback from all the attending groups was overwhelmingly positive. Despite the short amount of time to prepare for the event, we feel we were able to provide a wide spectrum of experiences from across Dorset to highlight to Mr Rees-Mogg - and in turn, Government - what is important to the young people of Dorset. Young people living in rural communties often have very different experiences and barriers to engagement. Therefore to give these young people a platform to raise these with the Government Minister is a small but very important part of our work. As the quotes on this page highlight, the young people involved greatly appreciated the opportunity.

“ - MR JACOB REES MOGG WAS KIND AND LISTENED WELL IT , WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE"

Both quotes are from young people who were invited tp speak with Mr Jacob ReesMogg

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YOUTH CLUBS AND GROUPS

At the start of the 20-21 year, our Youth Worker thought there wouldn’t be much to write about – how wrong she was! As the pandemic hit, the decision was made to automatically roll-over affiliation for those clubs who affiliated in the 19-20 year, to ensure everyone could access support through challenging times. Working from home, our Youth Worker attended all webinars put on by the National Youth Agency (NYA), explaining how the guidance worked for youth clubs and groups. This information was relayed to clubs and groups the same day and clubs frequently expressed their thanks...

''BEING AFFILIATED WITH DYA FEELS LIKE HAVING A SAFETY NET AS I CAN ASK FOR ADVICE AND RUN IDEAS PAST PEOPLE WHO CARE''

When youth clubs were permitted to operate again, this was not without restriction and those that were in a position to open, navigated the need for social distancing and safety measures brilliantly. Summer seemed to give promise of opening more ‘normally’ and we knew that many clubs made plans to open once schools had returned and settled – only to be closed again in Lockdown 2.0 and subsequently in Lockdown 3.0 which took us to the end of the affiliation year.

“I JUST THOUGHT I'D DROP YOU A LINE TO SAY A HUGE 'THANK YOU' FOR KEEPING US ALL UPDATED WITH THE LATEST INFO FROM GOVERNMENT/NYA/PHE. THE EMAILS AND ATTACHMENTS ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!”

DYA is painfully aware of the impact the pandemic has had on youth club provision – clubs had to make exceptionally difficult decisions including the need for staff shielding or having to furlough staff to provide support for young people. Some clubs were without a building – either they were unable to access their site, or the building was used for community purposes (such as providing foodbank support etc). Some of these clubs were able to take to the streets and support young people where they were, ensuring provision was maintained in some way. Some clubs had insufficient staff levels to do this safely. No decision was taken lightly and all at DYA want to pay tribute to those who are involved in youth work in Dorset in whatever capacity for the contribution you made in the past year.

DYA | 09 groups provided some sort of 18 online delivery or provided First Following resources to young people in the Lockdown Support first lockdown YU clubs are providing face to face Just 32% of were able to offer some sort of provision for 33 sessions, with a further 13 young people during the first lockdown, rising to 84% assessing how they can open soon re-opening safely following our support and guidance.

volunteers paid staff DBS forms + 400 supported 96 supported 179 processed

4.8/5 was our rating when we asked clubs how satifed theywere with their DYA affiliation in the 20-21 year

affiliated clubs, reached out ''DYA ARE A VERY HELPFUL TEAM 55 of which... 41 for support , ESPECIALLY WITHIN SUCH A DIFFICULT CASEASESE STUDIES TIME PERIOD.”

CASEASESE STUDIES

Club A - this club managed to provide remote support throughout the pandemic to young people. In a Zoom call with us, they shared frustrations and experiences of a particular barrier (concerning young people travelling) to young people's engagement. Our Youth Worker took these concerns and spent time researching possible solutions for them. By raising the issue with the NYA, she was able to feedback a way to remove the barrier and present additional solutions to the club.

Club B - due to an insufficient number of young people to justify opening the club, Club B had previously allowed their membership to lapse. However, they were managing a 0-10 parent and child group and were struggling to understand the reopening guidance. Our Youth Worker contacted other local groups working with younger children along with the Department for Education to gain a greater understanding of specific support for this age group. All the useful information was immediately fed back to the group along with recommendations for being COVID secure which enabled to club to understand how to operate legally and safely.

Club C - this club contacted us as they had a safeguarding issue and wanted clarification that they had taken the right steps. Their instincts were right as they had taken the correct first steps required to safeguard those involved. DYA was then able to guide the club through the rest of the process and sent personalised resources. This helped the club feel confident that they were fulfilling all legal and moral responsibilities.

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LIST OF CLUBS AND GROUPS

Affiliated

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Beaminster Young Farmers Club Blandford Youth Club Bones Gillingham Youth Club Bridport Bandits Bridport Youth Club Buckland Newton Youth Club

Charmouth Youth Club Christchurch Activities for Young People Corfe Mullen Youth Trust Crossways Youth Club Dorchester Youth Club Dorchester ABC Dorset Federation of Young Farmers Dorset Youth Marching Band Encore Freedom Youth Club Future Roots Gillingham & Shaftesbury Young Farmers Club Gillingham DofE Hipp!!Bones Littlemoor Youth Club Loders Youth Club Longmead Community Farm Maiden Newton Youth Club Marshwood Vale Young Farmers Club Motcombe Youth Club NOCS Prout Bridge Project Puddletown Young Farmers Club

Purbeck Youth & Community

Foundation

Portland Youth Christian Outreach Reef Youth Club

Riffs Youth Club

Swanage and District Angling Club Salwayash Pantomime Sherborne ArtsLink Sherborne Young Farmers Club Sturminster Newton Expedition Group SPACE

Stalbridge Youth Club

STEPS

SturYouth

The Front The Horse Course The Hub The Rendezvous Tinneys Youth Club Verwood Youth Club Wareham & Purbeck Young Farmers Club West Moors Youth Club Wimborne Youth Café WOW Youth Musical Theatre Xchange Family Church

Supported

WillDoes

Portland Town Council Morden Youth Club Bridport Skatepark

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- 0 25 VCS FORUM

We host the 0-25 VCS Forum to promote the effective involvement of the Voluntary Sector in the planning, development and delivery of services to and for children, young people and families across Dorset. Due to the pandemic we had to quickly develop a new way of working to ensure that the 0-25 VCS Forum continued its offer of support and communication to our member organisations. We achieved this through moving meetings online by using video calling and meeting apps, ensuring that they were accessible and safe for all. In total we hosted 24 meetings, allowing attendees to learn about updates from various organisations across Dorset. Our members tell us that networking is a very important part of the Forum, particularly during the pandemic. So we used technology to offer spaces for people to come together online through events such as 'virtual lunches' and 'virtual coffee and cake'.

350 total attendees tomeetings 162 total attendees totraining

90 total attendees tonetworking events 24 total meetingsnumber of

"THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EXCELLENT ZOOM MEETINGS - THEY HAVE BEEN A REAL LIFELINE DURING THIS PERIOD"

Each week we distribute our E-Alert email to over 200 members across Dorset. The information is then cascaded far and wide by members within their organisations and beyond. This is also a great way for organisations to send us information to share with colleagues and partners.

E-ALERT-ALERTLERT EMAILSAILSILS INCLUDE DETAILSAILSILS ON...... CONSULTATIONS CONFERENCES AWARDS DONATIONS NEWS VOLUNTEERING TRAINING SURVEYS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES JOB VACANCIES TOOLKITS

OUR WEEKLY E-ALERT-ALERTLERT EMAILSAILSILS INCLUDE DETAILSAILSILS ON......

In addition to the E-Alerts, we have an active, private-members only Facebook page for further information to be shared. Click here to join the group.

''YOU ARE DOING A BRILLIANT JOB KEEPING US ALL IN TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER AND UP TO DATE WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE SECTOR... KEEP IT UP!''

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What is your main goal for being a part of the Forum?

The Forum is a great place for information sharing and gathering. It is also a great opportunity for peer and mutual support for us as a charity. We often find that other local organisations are facing the same challenges as us. Through the Forum we can share how to overcome these and learn where to signpost other charities and to promote their services, as well as having a place just to talk to others who work in the sector. There is also wonderful training and speakers throughout the year which keeps us updated on what the local authorities are thinking, as well as what is happening nationally.

How do you feel the Forum reacted to the pandemic?

They reacted really well! Straight away they converted to online meetings and provided regular, small, hour-long speaker events to keep us informed and updated. It was good to know what was happening in terms of grants and the Forum definitely met the needs of the charities during the difficult times.

What were your Forum highlights from the past year?

There were some really great speakers throughout the year. In particular, the training from STARS was very good. Overall training was informative and really aided our planning and allowed us to keep up to date with the new children and young people’s plan.

What would you like to see going forward?

It will be lovely to see people face-to-face again despite the nervousness about mixing again. I think that there is still a place for the short Zoom meetings and trainings – they were really good and accessible and saved so much travel time. I think a mixed approach going forwards would enable a greater variety of speakers and draw more people to the Forum

Finally, what would you say to people who are thinking about joining the Forum?

Just do it! I recommend the Forum to every new charity I come across. The Forum is really the one place we can go as a charity that really focuses on working with children and families. We have been unable to find anything similar that is focused on the area of work we are involved in.

''WHAT YOU GET OUT OF BEING A PART OF THE FORUM FAR EXCEEDS THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT YOU PUT IN''

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FAMILY LINK WORKERS (FLW)

Dorset Families Matter is the local delivery of the Government’s Supporting Families Programme, a national programme aiming to improve the lives of families with complex needs. Family Link Workers (FLW) are an integral part of the programme; working intensively with a hands-on, holistic approach in the family home. They are able to understand a family’s needs, and help them to gain and implement skills and strategies to make positive changes to support the wellbeing of the family.

INDICATORS A FAMILY NEEDS SUPPORT REASON FOR REFERRAL

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Building Resilience
20.5%
Parenting
Financial Domestic Health 40.3%
Struggles Abuse Issues Attendance
11.4%
Employment
2.3%
Housing
Routines
2.3%
Children In Low School
23.3%
Crime
Need Attendance
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During 2020/21, the impact of COVID-19 has meant that for a large proportion of the year, the Family Link Workers had to adapt their practice, and work from home. This meant thinking outside of the box, to come up with ways to continue to reach vulnerable families and still effect sustained change in their lives. This was achieved by...

USING TECHNOLOGY SENDING TO COMMUNICATE RESOURCES VIA WITH FAMILIES POST

UPLOADING VIDEOS ONTO SOCIAL MEDIA

As restrictions eased, we were then able to see families outside in a setting where they felt comfortable, However, our resources remain available to view online for anyone who needs them.

''I WAS GIVEN LOTS OF ADVICE AND TECHNIQUES ON HOW TO MANAGE MY SON'S BEHAVIOUR WHICH GAVE ME CONFIDENCE TO SET ROUTINES AND BOUNDARIES THAT WORK. THE SUPPORT I WAS GIVEN WAS MUCH MORE THAN I EVER IMAGINED!'' - A parent we supported

was saved to the public purse for every £1 spent on the service

purse for every £1 spent £2.63 on the service 84 6.5/7 families average overall score supported from our families

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CASE STUDY

Feedback from families, shows that each family increases its score by 2.86 (out of 7) for each of the areas they work on during our involvement. This gives us the following impressive impact...

Our FLW supported a single Mum to follow these steps to success during lockdown

Step 1: Quickly build a working relationship with Mum & get a detailed holistic picture of all the issues.

The FLW used telephone coaching sessions to support Mum to use the new techniques. For example :

• Tasks broken down to manageable 30 minute weekly and daily chores.

• Chores tackled using a visual sand timer, to mitigate distraction and over commitment.

increase in 43% education 41% increase employabilityin

Step 2: Focused on the two most important issues – income and the very chaotic family home.

• Sensory needs were addressed by using different cleaning equipment, this stopped Mum becoming physically ill whilst cleaning.

improvement in health and 40% wellbeing reduction in family 49% conflicts

• Mum held herself accountable by sending photos of the house to the family link worker until habits are embedded.

Step 3: Referred

Mum to benefit advisor who secured a benefit loan with realistic repayments.

By the end of the 10 weeks Mum had embraced the new strategies and was setting the pace and making concrete steps in setting up her new business. Her confidence grew and a negative critical inner voice that discouraged her before was replaced with a positive one. In terms of self rated scores, helpful strategies went from a 1 to a 7, and worklessness went from a 2 to a 6.

reduction in anti44% social behaviour 34% improvement inparenting skills

Step 4: Mum resumed prescription medication and accessed treatment

for depression and ADHD.

‘'DURING LOCKDOWN, THIS SERVICE KEPT US GOING, WITHOUT THEM I DON’T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.''

Step 5: Mum restarted her DWP course with the aim of starting her own business.

''IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD. THERE HAS BEEN A COMPLETE CHANGE AND I CAN NOW MANAGE BETTER WITH EVERYTHING I DO''

Step 6: For the first time Mum's barriers to running the home are tackled using ADHD specific strategies. The FLW used the following site for information: https://howtoadhd.com/

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The Family Link Workers need to have a large range of skills and knowledge in order to work with their families. This is because every family has a different set of circumstances, needs, ability and resilience. The Family Link Workers have a myriad of techniques and resources they can use to support their work with a family. Have a look below at some of the things they have been doing with families over the last year.

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Pom Pom Monsters - this
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help young people learn to
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Fruit Kebabs - we made
fruit kebabs with a young
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Waving birds activity - this is an example of the sort of activity we recommended for families during the lockdowns to help keep children stimulated and support their development and relationship with their parents

''THE FAMILY LINK WORKER HAS SUPPORTED THE FAMILY TO REALLY IMPROVE BEDTIME ROUTINES WHICH WILL HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE WHOLE FAMILY. SHE HAS ALSO GIVEN MUM LOTS OF IDEAS FOR POSITIVE PLAY AND BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM IN A MUCH MORE INTENSIVE WAY THAN I WOULD HAVE CAPACITY FOR''

- Professional feedback

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INTERN PROGRAMME

For the past 7 years, we have welcomed students from the University of Southampton to work with us as 4-week summer interns. Through the Univerisity of Southampton Internship Programme, our interns come without cost to DYA, whilst we benefit from their youth perspective on the work we do and how to promote oursleves more widely and effectively. Our interns benefit from working in a small organisation, seeing the work we do and having responsibility for a project that the organisation values and promotes. With such a win/win situation we hope to take on more interns in the future.

Alice Haskins 3rd Year BA English Language and Linguistics

''During my time at DYA I have gained invaluable skills and learnt from a wonderful team of passionate and philanthropic individuals. Having grown up in Bridport, it is great to be supporting an organisation with such a large impact across Dorset. At DYA I am part of an exciting project that aims to create a tool which will help us spot gaps within the sector and find the appropriate support for each child's needs based on their identity, history and future goals. This process encompassed the creation of specific criteria that could facilitate the construction of a database that holds all of Dorset’s 0-25 VCS organisations and their services. Whilst my main focus pertained to setting the criteria and inputting data regarding youth club and groups, this is a large project that DYA hopes to carry forward after my placement. Therefore, the work I have completed felt fulfilling due to the endless potential it has as a future aftercare plan. Importantly, the team nurtured my imagination and potential in such a way that I hope to continue to work within the third sector in the future; I believe this experience, paired with a masters in development and social change, will help me achieve this goal.''

''This will be my third summer working as an intern at DYA and I am so excited to be back. The skills I have gained in the past few years have given me so many opportunities to develop and get a better understanding of the work I would like to do after graduation. Like Alice I grew up in Dorset and so it is great to support an organisation that has such a big impact where I live. My role at DYA is to design the annual report, ensuring it highlights all the fantastic achievements by DYA over the previous financial year. In the past year a different internship opportunity led me to use Canva for the first time and so I am excited to explore this technology further to make the report interesting and eye-catching for all as well as interactive for those viewing online.''

Rachel Baylis MSc Social Research Methods and Applied Statistics

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GOING FORWARDS

Firstly our thanks must go to those organisations that have worked tirelessly to help support our children, young people and families within the Dorset community during the pandemic and who will continue to do so afterwards. Over the next year DYA will be focusing more of its time and resources helping children, young people, families and 0-25 organisations that need the support coming out of the pandemic.

CREATING A LEGACY

Our new mission will be based around our CREATING A LEGACY vision, with a focus on improving partnership working within Dorset.

OUR VISION For all children and young people to be empowered, feel respected and know that they are valued OUR MISSION

Ensuring the development and recognition of a vibrant, strong and diverse voluntary sector with a focus on supporting those aged 0-25 and their families.

OUR OBJECTIVES

OUR PLANNED OUTCOMES

• Increase the growth and sustainability of - A thriving voluntary sector that is strong, safe and the local children, young people and sustainable families’ voluntary sector

• To provide governance, policy and procedural functions to allow important face to face organisations time so they can do what they do better

• Continuous improvements in the quality of direct and indirect delivery work for local children, young people and families in Dorset

• Represent the sector and give weight to Dorset the voice of children, young people, • Happier, empowered, respected and valued children, young families and the 0-25 services within Dorset people and families in Dorset

For our 0-25 VCO partners, we have already increased our offer of infrastructure support to help them when and where they need it the most.

Since April DYA have:

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There is still a long way to go, and I believe the way forward is to work together in true partnership working to succeed in CREATING A LEGACY for our children, young people and families. - Mike Bennett

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF OORSET YOUTH ASSOCIATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 We report on the flnanclal statements that are sel out on pa￿$ I to Vll Respective responsibilitles of the Management Committee and examlner The charity's trustees are fesponsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charitys trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under seetion 144 of thè Charities Aet 2011 Ilhe Charities Aeti and that an Indepen¢Jent examlnation Is needed. The charlty's gross Income exceeded £250,000 and l am qUalif￿d to undert8kg tho examinatK)n by boing A membor of Th¢ Association of Chartared Certified AccountAnls. It b our responslblllty to.. exarnine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the procedures laid ijown In the general directions glven by the Chartty Commlsslon, under sectson 14515llbl ol the Charities Act, and to slat• whether particular matters hav8 com8 to our 8tt6ntion. Basls of Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•rf# r•port Our oxamin8titsn WAS carried out in acetsrdanca wlh thè ganeral directions given by tha Ch8rily Commissionors. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the chaflty and a comparlson of the 8ccounts prèsonted wlh those réeords. It 81s0 in¢lu4es ¢onsidor8tion of ariy unusual item$ or dis¢losuios in tho 8e¢ounts, and se6kSng explan8tlons Irom you as trustees concemlng any such mallers. The proceduffjs undertaken do ngt provKle all th8 8videnc9 that would be requirgd in 8ll 8udil, 8nd con58qU9lltly ng opinion 15 given 85 to wh9ther the aCc￿nIS present a true and fair v￿W and the report is limited lo those fflatters set out In tha statement below. Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•r's stat•m•nt In connection with cvjr examination. no matter has come to cyjr attention '. whi¢h givas us roo$onabl& ¢&us¢ lo bo1iw$ that in any matsri41 rèsp8¢1 tho requir¥monts - lo keap Accountino racords in atttsrd¥nt* with S.130 of tha Chariti8$ Act.. 8nd - to pr8P8r8 ac(x)unt5 which accord wth the accounting r8cord5 8nd comply wth the aecounts'ng requir8ments of the Chadties Act have not been met., or to Wh￿h, in our opinion, 8ttentK)n should ba drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be re8ch9d. A/l_ T P Alder FCCA Elson Framplc 26-28 West sireat Bndwrt Dorsel DT8 3QP Dated.. 22 September 2021

DORSET YOUTH ASSOCIATION STATEMENT OF FINANCLAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 Not¢ Unrtstrid•d R¢$tri¢ted Total fund$ Total funds funds funds 2021 2020 Incom8 Grants donaiK)ns Affiliat￿ fees L8ttings Sundry Interest received Surplu5 on disp0581 of ssse15 95.5eo 350 3,087 1.696 404 128.700 224.260 350 3.087 1.748 404 228,180 1,175 19,442 0,491 233 40,5C 52 Total Inco 101,097 128,752 229,849 296,021 Re50urce8 expended Chafitable a¢b"vilbs GDvern8nce 415 415 89.814 31,992 117,139 1,000 186.953 32.992 273,782 30,787 Total resourcs exp&nded 101,8C 118,139 219.945 310,589 N•t Incomlng I loutgolngl r•sources belor8 translers 17091 10,613 9,904 114,Y81 Transfers beMen fvThJs 9.613 19,6131 Ngt mov•m•nt In lund• 8,904 1,WO 9.904 114,5481 Openlng fund balances 154,485 11,000 185.485 180,013 Closlng fund balances £163,389 t12,000 £17S.369 È185,465

DORSET YOUTH ASSOCIATION BALANCE SHEET P3 AT 31 MARCH 2021 Note Flx•d a¥$•ts Tan01￿9 as88L8 11.3e6 6.611 Currnntaeute Prepa￿￿On Debiors Cash 81 b8nk NSB '. CAF .' LIDyd5 1.884 4.376 49.489 50.118 82.7B7 49 3,843 49,138 85,D79 20,727 Cash In hand 188.703 160,084 Curr•ni l￿bIlItI•l reditors Arxmals 3,70Q 230 4.700 1,230 N•1 cuTh•nt iss•ts 104,003 1S8,854 N•1 aM•t• £175.369 £165.465 R•pr•••nl•d by: Fund$ Unrostrbciedfunds R051r*b¢ funds 163.3e9 12.000 t17S.3e9 154.465 11.000 £185.485 10 pro¥¢d by th3 Trustees ￿ 22 September 2021 and Ihelr beh8 n Knott Chaimèn

DORSET YOUTH ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 11 AGrounting poliGig5 Th8 prinfxpal accounting policiès adop18d, judgement8 and k&y sour¢s of è8lm8tion8 in the preparation of th8 financi81 statsments are as folbws.. al Basi5 of proparation Tho finon¢lo1 stat0m&nts h0v& b00n prtsparetl In a¢¢ordonGtr with A¢¢ounllng ond Rowrtlno by Ch8ri1i8s'. Slal8m8nl of Racemmended Practice applic8bl8 lo ch8ri1188 preparing their accounts in accofdarte wilh the Financial Raporting Standard applicabl8 In the UK and Republic of Ir818nd IFRS10216ffeclv6 l January 201S- ICh8rill88 SORP IFRS1021. Dorset Youth As8oc481ion meets th8 d8flnilion 018 publlc beneflt enlty under FRS102. A5s915 and liabililigs ore slated ot hi51orical cost or Iran5aGlion valu8 unl855 otherwse Staled In th& r&l8vanl attounling pollcy or nol8 lo thè flnancl81 stalèm&nls. bl Incom• Income is recognlsed %vhen the chadly has enllU8menl to tho lunds. any performance condbtlons attached lo the items of Incorw hove been mel. it is probable th81 the income VMII be received Ihe amounl be meosured relwbly. Incom8 from grants ￿ether capll81 or ravenue is r8cognI88d vmen th8 ch8dty h88 enlillemenl to th& funds, any p&rform8nc8 conditions h8ve been mot, 8nd th8 amount CBn b8 m&B$ur8d reliably and is not defe￿0d. cl Investment lThcomo Intér&sl and othèr inv8slmènl incom818 Included %th8n rec&lv8bl8 And th8 8muni can be m88$uwd rèllhbly by the chBrlly. This 1$ nomially upon nollfltxlion from th& bank or fund man8gor$. dl Fund accountlng Unro81￿¢1?d Igenerall funds are 8vallable to spend on acllvlll88 th81 lurther any of the purposes of the chartty. Deslgn8led funds are unreslrlcled funds of th? cherfly whlch the trusteey have decided al their di5oxelion to sel aside lor 5peGiliG putP059s. Re5tricled fund5 are d¢)nalK>nS. grants and legaGies which have bfjen rec•ived for a upecific purpo$0. •} Exp•ndltur• Includlng Irr•eov•rabl• VAT Exp8ndilur8 Is recogni8ed once ihere Is 818gal or constructiva obligation lo make payment to third pariy, it is probable Ihol seitlemenl wll be required and the arnounl can be mea5ur8d reli8bly. Expenditure is classified under the following aclivily he8dings. Costs directly attrlbjla￿6 to the pdnclp81 a¢￿￿tIeS of the charlty. Support coyts attribut8￿8 lo Ihe prinupal actiwilies of the ch8rity. C05t5 attribulable lo Ihe control and govemqnce of the charity. Irrètovèr8b￿ VAT Is rthArg8d Ès a cost 8galnst 8Ctlvltyforhich thè èxp8ndllurè w8s Incurred.

DORSET YOUTH ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 Icontinu•dl 11 Accounting policios Icontinuedl location of support Costs Support wsls are Ih05e functions th81 ossisl the wotk of Ihe charity but do not directly undertake ¢hadiabltr actlvllès. Support costs Includè hèad olllcè ctrsts, financè. ￿rSonnel. payroll and Iralnl ¢o$ls, Théso o)$1$ ore Jlk8letl betweon tllre¢l chorltsble $¢t1￿lI$S and govoman¢0, ond are set out in Ihe note8. 11 Tangibh fixod as80ts Tangible fixed 88y8ts are stated at cosl less d?pr8aalion. DepreCiat￿n 15 provided at ratgs C41culqted lo ￿18 off Ihe cost of a55ets over their e511mated usoful Ilvès as foll¢)w8'. Leasehold propety Fixtures and fittings Freehold property S% reducing balance basi8 33% reducing ba18nc8 b8818 2.5% stroloht Ilne ba515 kl Oebtors Tr8d6 debtors ar6 r6cognlsed 81 the se1￿8M8nI amunl due after t8klng provlslon for 8nydoublful d8bt8. Prep8ym8nls ar8 valued 81 tho n618nTrJunt pr6p81d. 11 Cash 4t b•nk and In h•nd Cqsh qt bqnk and In hand Indud•$ cash and short term hlghly liquid Inv•strMnls. ml Cr•dltoM and acerulls Cr6dllors and 8CL¥U818 are recognlsed where the charity has a pr8sanl obllgatlon r6sulllng from 8 P881 event that I￿11 probably result in the Irensfer of funds 10 8 Ihlrd party 8nd the amount due to 88llle the obllgawon Can btr m8$ured or 0Stlmoied rel￿bly. n) Fln4Thclal In¥trum•nl• Thè charlty only h88 flnBnclBI 8ssets 8nd IIBbllllle8 of 8 klnd th81 qualify as baslc flnancial Inslrumants. Baslt financ181 Instruments ar8 r8coonls8d Bt Ir8nsÈcllon VBlue Bnd 8ub8equenly mèB$urad 81 thglr 8?tllem8nl value. The exception beiTrJ the fixed 855el investm8nls wich are valued at mid4nark81 pric8. ol Ponsion c¢)stS The tharity operyl95 d9fined wnlribution pension 5theme5 for 115 ernpl¢)ye95. The pgngon tharg& in the 8CCCAJnts r8pr8sents the 8mountS PByable by the ch8rltyto the funds In r88pect of the yeBr.

DORSETYOUTH A$S￿LI￿oN NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 (Continuedl 21 Tw$t Funds DYA holds £4.293 of funds in trustfor three local youth club5 wich are cU￿entlydo￿nant 31 Or•nts Gran15 are received from various loral aLrthoribes. bral hpallh aLrtFw)ribes. Lsrge public companyas, Qther and varicHJs pnvalg don4iions. Signifl¢ani grants In Ihg ygar bygranlorv4wB as fDlk)w5. Dor5el Council18eNco Level Agreements} Oor5el Council Icovvj Support Grants) HMRC Icoronavirus Job Rètèntion SC￿m•) Lyme Regis Town Council M$onic Charllable V41onuntr Chant8bl6 TnJ$i 176.130 19,431 12,578 10.W) No daims for Grft Avj W￿re made In spar. 41 ¢¢¥t• dlr•¢tly •ll¢¢•W to •¢tl¥6ti 2021 2020 Ch•vlt*bl• ActlTrAtI ¢JDv•m•nc• Tot•1 Totsl Ern￿oY￿ colts Transport and tr•vèI Proiocl co81$ recl CLln5umsbl•s Olhgrdlrecl c051S Audhveyamlnerfj fe05 111.541 111.541 1.512 2.054 697 1.335 1.000 157,751 9,953 15,715 1,278 1,367 1,000 2.054 697 1.335 1.000 t1.000 t117.139 £118,139 E167,064 51 8upport M•t• allo¢al•d to •¢tl¥ltl•• 2021 2020 Ch•rlt•bl• ¢Jov•rnanc• Totsl Totsl Emp1oy88 (XJs15 Accommodotson c051 Inwr8n¢8 Tren$port and trovol Trnining Oepreoalion Morto8og In1018$1 Office costj 53.848 1.938 20.520 1.939 691 14 80.368 3.877 691 14 415 2,473 64,501 7,838 920 533 531 2,266 1,357 25,539 415 1.238 1,237 12.379 £89.814 1.591 13.970 £31.992 £101,606 £123,485 Total Resource• Expendqd £186.953 £32.992 £219,945 t310,569

DORSETYOUTH ASSOCIAnON NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 IContinu•dl 61 TrAnsfer ￿￿¢¢ThI￿nds Thi6 rewesenls management and relatsd costs paid aul of uNeJtricted funds forthe be￿fft0f th8 v8ri¢u$ re$tri¢tod fund proJ•¢ts. 71 Stall Costs 2021 2020 The ov4rAgO NmbAr ol FTE wnpl¢)w$ durii The 4gregale p4￿ClI collls of these per•oM wa5 aa 2Q21 2Q20 Wa006 and Social Jecurrty casts PeThs￿ cos 176,757 7,8e8 226.536 6.468 9.246 £191,W7 £242.252 No Iru•t•• r•c•v•i Any r•munfrF&tion lor th•ir8•rv*•J lo th•orgonia•Von. 81 Twiglbl• fix•d 4ss•l• L•awh¢ld F6xturn•, flttlnq¥ Ind •4ulpm•tht To141 At 1 AO12020 1,282 91,921 98.203 Addl¢K￿8 7,228 7.226 At 31 Marth 2021 8,282 99,149 105.431 D¥pr￿lItI4r+ At l Arthl 2020 4,031 87,se1 01.502 Chwge for￿r 2.473 At 31 Marth 2021 4,144 8$,921 94.06S Nvt book valu•s At 31 Marth 2021 £2,136 £g,L8 £11.366 At 31 Marth 2020 £2,251 £4,3eo vi

DORSETYOUTH AsSOC￿TrON NOTES TO THEACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2021 (Continued) 91 Unttstrlctedthjth BalanE• 1.4.2020 Expendllur• In year B•knc• 31.3.2021 In year G8n•rnl fund CakNtaVSITalellic re8￿Ve 117.221 37.244 101.097 126.125 37,244 £154.465 £101,097 1192.1931 £1e3,369 Th8 8xpO￿l￿Jrts exdud88th6 manw8tmli￿d ￿816d colts irturr8d f0rra8td¢t￿ fvnd8 n¢lo61. 101 R••lrf¢tsd Exp•ndllur• In ￿•r B4lanc• 31.3.2021 1.4.2020 In year Str8nuthonlnu Fam11￿$ Pmor8mm FarThty Link w￿knrs 2.000 9.000 2,000 10,000 128,752 {127.7521 £11.000 £128,752 £1127.7521 £12.000 The expendlbjre Include• Ihe rnoTh4arnenlind r•labJ colts pald oulolgenerol lunds (Me not• 81.

TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards. The law applicable to Charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

� Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charities transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the provisions of its constitution. They are responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other Irregularities.

Risk Management

The trustees and management believe they have identified and considered the major risks to which the charity is exposed and have established systems and procedures to manage those risks. These procedures are under constant review as circumstances change.

Bankers (including Addresses)

CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent

Lloyds Bank plc 2 ‐ 3 High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset National Savings Glasgow, G58 1SB

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