10 days sailing for Emmaus (360G-EssexCF-A437114)

£9,388

To provide two residential sailing trips for previously homeless people now living in Colchester

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Grant Details

Amount Applied For 9388
Amount Awarded 9388
Award Date 2017-05-12T00:00:00+00:00
Beneficiary Location: Country Code GB
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code E01021982
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type LSOA
Beneficiary Location: Name Tendring 011D
Grant Programme: Code 2016/17
Grant Programme: Title Jerome Booth Charitable Fund
Impact Category Advance people's physical and mental health, wellbeing and safety
Last Modified 2021-04-29T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Duration (months) 5
Planned Dates: End Date 2017-10-31T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2017-05-08T00:00:00+00:00
Primary age group Adults (26 – 65)
Primary beneficiary People with mental health difficulties
Primary ethnicity White British
Primary issue Health, wellbeing and serious illness
Recipient Org: Charity Number 1077522
Recipient Org: Description The Pioneer Sailing Trust takes young people sailing and trains them for employment to help overcome disadvantage and advance their opportunities in life. The Trust supports young people between 16 and 25, with a particular focus on young people from Essex, who are challenged by disadvantage. Young people who, through financial, social or other disadvantage, are prevented from developing aspiration, confidence and life skills as a young person often fail to engage with education and struggle with employment. These young people can struggle in later life to reach their full potential and contribute to society. Sailing, learning boat building skills and the wider environment of the Trust create a motivational environment to build confidence, practice and develop life skills, foster aspiration and gain qualifications. Opening new positive horizons. Many young people find themselves struggling to do well at school, to make the transition to employment and to develop the personal qualities necessary to deal well with the complexities of society. Most of these young people have the ability but are not given the opportunity. Young people very often struggle because they are challenged by disadvantage. Children who suffer financial hardship, for example, lag in all stages of education they also have a higher risk of illness and forego socially formative events such as school trips and holidays (Child poverty Action). Research shows that these young people often have low aspiration, struggle to develop positive attitudes and demonstrate behavioural challenges. Financial hardship is one of many disadvantages that impact on positive engagement with life as a child and success and as an adult. Others examples are social exclusion, mental health, physical disability and long term illness. The Trust works with disadvantaged young people from all over the UK with a particular focus on Essex. Essex is generally perceived as an affluent county but in terms of skills and education it is a county of contrasts. 51,000 young people in Essex live in income-deprived houses and 4 of the 12 districts have particular challenges with child poverty. In Tendering 24.6% of young people (under16) live in poverty and some of its areas are in the worst 3% of deprived areas in the country – The consequences of this are significant. Educational attainment is below average • Tendering has the highest rates of working age population claiming key benefits (compared to other similar authorities), • Rates for claiming benefits for severe mental health problems are high • It has the highest proportion of those with long term limiting illness in the family group Priorities in support provided for young people within Essex are identified as - the engagement of young people, ensuring skills/ jobs are attractive to young people and helping young people out of poverty (Essex youth assembly) In 2018, 70% of the groups who sailed on board came from Tendring or Colchester. Since the launch of our marine apprenticeship in conjunction with the sailing activities in 2010 we have discovered that the marine environment has an incredibly positive impact on young people, helping them to develop as individuals. It can broaden horizons, brings challenge, adventure and the chance for them to focus on themselves and unlock potential they might not have known existed. We now have several case studies that prove that the work we do positively impacts lives and as a result means they not only become employed but stay in employment. Our primary activity is taking disadvantaged young people on 5-day sailing trips aboard Pioneer, a 150-year-old Deep-sea Fishing Smack, which has been rebuilt, by young people studying apprenticeships , for this purpose. The young people take part in every aspect of running the Smack including deck work, navigation, domestic routines and cooking. We sail from place to place, exploring creeks and havens away from civilization - seals, seabirds and fishing-under-sail, mix with wind-farms and container terminals presenting an abundance of opportunity to engage and to learn. The atmosphere aboard presents a unique opportunity to step outside normal life enabling young people to concentrate on what they can do, build on their natural abilities and have confidence to explore. It is an ideal platform from which to explore new things, introduce opportunities and develop confidence and life skills Beyond sailing we provide the opportunity to remain involved with the Trust. Gig Rowing –weekly activity to learn new skills and row gigs to a competitive level. Boatbuilding Apprenticeships – enable development of traditional skills and qualifications for employment and enable the longer-term engagement that some young people need. Support throughout – the Trust provides mentoring and works with its network to provide support. We prioritise three important outcomes: • Developing personal qualities – Confidence, self-esteem, resilience leadership, teamwork. Addressing the struggle that many disadvantaged young people have in valuing themselves and demonstrating confidence in their own abilities. • Developing life skills – The ability to learn, communicate, be healthy, develop wholesome relationships, value appearance, practice numeracy and literacy, the development of skill sets that will support increasingly complex management of work, families, homes, finance, leisure and citizenship and prepare young people to deal with the changing demands of the employment market. • Employment through Apprenticeships. Raising aspirations and helping children believe their own actions and efforts can lead to improved outcomes for themselves. We learn about the impact of our work through young people, their parents and carer’s and educational and social professionals. And we work with our Youth Board, Trustees and network to develop our provision.
Recipient Org: Web Address http://www.pioneerck18.org.uk