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LEYTON ORIENT TRUST £20k for a primary school/local community leadership, media skills and physical activity event
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Game of Two Halves-Community Sport, Skills and Wellbeing brings children, young people, families and local residents together through sport, mentoring and creativity. Over one year, 36 young people and 40 community members will participate. Young people will develop leadership, teamwork and communication through a Young Sports Leader Award, helping deliver activities and plan a community sports event for older residents through Leyton Orient Trust’s Community Living Room. They will be supported to create films showcasing the project’s impact. Sessions at Leyton Orient FC/local leisure facilities will culminate in a celebration event recognising achievements and building connections.

Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    Young people in the local community experiencing mild to moderate mental health challenges, including anxiety, low mood, low self-esteem, and difficulties with emotional regulation. Other difficulties e.g. isolation, poverty or school disengagement.

  • Elderly / Old People

    Older people will have the opportunity to get involved with the project, either as participants in the sports events, with health benefits; or as mentors for the younger participants, reducing isolation and strengthening community connections.

  • Number of beneficiaries - 76

    36 Young People 40 Wider Community Participants

Geographic reach

  • England: London

    Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Hackney and Tower Hamlets

BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

36

Year 6 pupils transitioning from Primary to Secondary school

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£20,000.00

TIMELINE

Jan 2027 Onwards

BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

40

Within the school community or from wider community groups.

Project Outcome Targets

Participation and Retention – 76 children and young people will be engaged throughout the year

36 young people achieve the Sports Leader Award, 5 adults achieve the Level 1 Introductory Award

70% participants report improvements in confidence, leaderships skills, communication skills and overall mental health.

Project Activities

  • Free weekly activity sessions to increase young peoples leadership skills in order for them to be able to run an event

  • Weekly media sessions to enable young people to learn how to use equipment to create a short film about the project

  • Wider community become involved and connect with younger people creating social cohesion and reducing social isolation

  • All participants receive health benefits from the Sports Leader Activity sessions and events

  • Those participants that receive mentor training can go on to volunteer on other projects after the project ends.

Resources Needed For The Project

Resource Description Quantity needed When needed How this donation supports the project (Enabling Actions or KPIs)
MONEY Project Co-ordinator £7224 1 Flexible Oversees delivery. participant support, participant liaison and reporting ensuring recruitment, engagement and retention
MONEY Sports Leader Coach £1635 1 Flexible Oversees delivery of Sports Leader Awards and Events, engaging all participants from children to adult to work together.
MONEY Support Staff £1506 1 Flexible Support for project participants, assisting during all aspects of the project with group mentoring, media and coaching.
MONEY Sports Facility £528 1 Flexible Accessible sports venue for the delivery of the Sports Leader sessions and events.
MONEY Volunteer Expenses £1000 1 Flexible This prevents any barriers to volunteers who are incurring expenses by giving their time for free.
MONEY Volunteer Training £250 3 Flexible Ensuring the support volunteers are aware of their role, as well as ways of working safely with all participants.
MONEY Sports Leader Award and Registration £500 1 Flexible Enables participants to follow a structured framework to develop communication, teamwork, and activity leadership skills
MONEY Monitoring and Evaluation £706 1 Flexible My Mind Star-use with young people who are experiencing mental health challenges monitoring over lifespan of project
MONEY Transport £1755 1 Flexible Enabling the participants to use the local community leisure centre facilities for the Sports Leader sessions and events
MONEY Refreshments £600 1 Flexible Participants will have refreshments to enable them to keep up their energy levels in the afterschool sessions/events.
MONEY Marketing and Promotion £600 1 Flexible Enables the promotion of the project to the local community, ensuring it can have the most reach and therefore impact.
MONEY Recruitment £1200 1 Flexible Ensuring the safer recruitment of staff/volunteers delivering on the project, including training, induction, DBS etc.
MONEY Celebration Event £1100 1 Flexible To bring together participants and preview short films made by participants to celebrate their achievements that year.
Project Impact and Partners
IMPACT REPORTING

Bi-annually

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

Salesforce CRM, surveys, case studies, My Mind Star, feedback, youth voice, suggestion box