Positive Futures in Warrington

Positive Futures

List of latest activities:

Positive Futures Warrington Activities Winter 2012 updated Feb 2012.pdf

Positive Futures Volunteer Development Club Poster 2012.pdf

Go Spike poster.doc

Positive Futures Just Play kickabouts.pdf

Positive Futures Articise - free activities for all the family.pdf

Positive Futures Bewsey family zumba.doc

Positive Futures Padgate Touch Rugby.doc

Latest newsletter:

Positive Futures newsletter Mar 2012.pdf

Positive Futures newsletter Oct 2011.pdf

Positive Futures is a national initiative with 91 projects all over the country. It is funded by the home office and run by charity Catch 22. Its aim is to engage young people in constructive sports, leisure and arts activities and training and not only benefit themselves, but the communities they live in as well.

Positive Futures Warrington works with people aged 5-19 years of age. It delivers sessions in all neighbourhood areas and has a variety of initiatives running throughout the year. Sessions are run on a drop in basis and participants can be referred by a professional agency or they can get in touch themselves.

Some of the different schemes we run tackle different issues that are relevant to that particular locality. Sessions will tackle issues such as:

Anti-social behaviour
Substance misuse
The benefits of a healthy diet
The importance of being active
Increasing employability
Developing personal skills and aspirations.

Currently there are 12 weekly sessions run throughout the town and there are over 250 places available to children and young people.

Volunteers play a big part in the project and we utilise as many local volunteers as possible and try to work closely with them to help their development and future job prospects.

Sessions are based in a variety of venues such as:

Schools
Community centres
Parks
Leisure centres
Community hubs.

The project runs training for volunteers and seeks to make them as employable as possible. Courses available include sport specific NGB awards, arts leader’s awards and generic leadership training. We are firm believers in investing in youth and try to help young volunteers to fulfil their potential as much as possible.

During holidays times Positive Futures runs day time activities within communities and works alongside partner agencies as well to provide as much provision as possible during key periods. Project Partners include: