First For Informal Education
Centre 63 Church of England Youth Centre aims to be the first choice provider in Kirkby and Knowsley through high quality informal and Community Education within a Christian Ethos.
The Centre develops support services that enhance the personal, social, emotional, spiritual and intellectual development of young people.
Every young person is valued for their gifts and abilities and encouraged to take a place in society developing their full potential.
The aim of the project is to work with young people who are (N.E.E.T) not in Employment, Education or Training aged between 16-25.The aim of the project is to work with young people who are (N.E.E.T) not in Employment, Education or Training aged between 16-25.The project supports young people who are in a career vacuum and..
In 2009 the Y.E.S project received 235 referrals; 150 females and 85 males. This is split into two different areas of work: 80 young people accessed our Tenancy Support Program with a further 56 clients requiring tenancy support and assistance in accessing grants and to obtain white goods and household furniture.
In April 2009, a group of young women went to London on a cultural visit. With support from youth club staff, they raised the money by submitting a successful funding bid to ‘The Big Deal’. They planned the itinerary for the trip and organised accommodation and transport. On this visit, they took in the London eye..
Past months have been difficult times for the Centre 63 Board. Recession does not make funding the Centre's work easier, either through earned income or through fund-raising.
The summary of our financial position included with this report demonstrates the very fine financial judgements that the Board has had to make over the last year to stay just on the right side of the line. From the beginning of 2009 we realized that this was going to be a very hard and have worked at our financial management to make sure it was up to the task. We negotiated a short-term overdraft facility with our bankers should there be any cash-flow difficulties and fortunately we have not need to draw on this.
The forward prospects in 2010 look very much better than was the case for the last year. We hope to build up sufficient free reserves over the coming year to give our Board a little more comfort. At some points in 2009 we operated on less than one month, which was managed by almost daily chasing up of overdue invoices.
A year working in the Voluntary sector is never dull, but always challenging and very rewarding especially when you are dealing with the increasing demands and expectations of young people and an ever more difficult funding situation; 2008-2009 has seen an overall decrease in funding from the vast majority of our supporters due to their own cuts, combined with the effects of the global recession.
Despite this the last year has been one of the most impressive in our 47 year History. Because we are so multi everything - functional, dimensional and active. We have had an enormous number of additional considerations to ensure we continue to be the first for Informal and Community Education in Kirkby and Knowsley. The rewards have been the increase in the number of children, young people and community groups that have accessed the Centre and who have commented on the value Centre 63 has give them in working with them so they could move to a more positive place in their lives.
Centre 63 Church of England Youth Centre aims to be the first choice provider in Kirkby and Knowsley through high quality informal and Community Education within a Christian Ethos.
The Centre develops support services that enhance the personal, social, emotional, spiritual and intellectual development of young people.
Every young person is valued for their gifts and abilities and encouraged to take a place in society developing their full potential
