Community Enrichment
The CHEXS team mentor young people with emotional, behavioural and social difficulties who volunteer in local community areas where they can achieve tasks and experience working as a team to enhance and develop the community areas with tangible results. Young people are given the opportunity to choose between areas of work and to consider how it can be developed. They participate in habitat management, scrub clearance, dead hedge construction and engage with local community members to help support and steer the project
Outcomes
Build positive relationships within the local community. Link to school education – help raise attainment, achievement, attendance and behaviour. Young people become positive role models. Build support networks with school, home and community life. Enhances the appearance and encourages ownership of the local area.
My Life
This programme educates young people about both positive and negative life choices and the consequences of their actions. The project tackles the sensitive subjects that are a part of the young person’s life and can be tailored to suit the needs of the group. Programmes include a team building activity day followed by interactive information sessions about risk-taking behaviours, independent living and how to keep themselves safe. Young people gain an increased knowledge of sexual health, drugs and alcohol abuse, internet safety, relationships and financial aspects of living away from home leading to improved aspirations.
Outcomes
Young people have increased knowledge of sexual health, drugs and alcohol abuse, internet safety and financial aspects of living away from home leading to improved aspirations.
CHEXS Awards:
All the children who participated in the programme are invited to attend our annual community event to be presented with a certificate to celebrate the achievements of the young people and children we have worked with.
