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Weardale House is please to offer new opportunities for young people. ‘Wild at Heart’ offers both residential and day camps for young people during school holiday times to get involved in outdoor activities such as climbing, mining, river walking, kayaking, high and low level ropes courses and many more activities. It is anticipated that these programmes will enable more young people to enjoy the great outdoors. |
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Address of Organisation:
YMCA Herrington Burn
Houghton-le-Spring
DH4 4JW
Telephone No:
0191 385 2822
Fax No:
0191
385 2267 |
Email Address: |
enquiries@ymcaherringtonburn.co.uk |
Website Address: |
www.ymcaherringtonburn.org |
Name of Manager :
Juliette Johnson
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Name of Person responsible for work with Young People:
Sam Gallilee
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Status of Organisation: |
Registered Charity: (No. 1102087)
Company Limited by Guarantee (No. 4981877) |
Year organisation was
established: |
1913 |
Areas of
Sunderland you
work in: |
Houghton-le-Spring, Shiney Row, Penshaw, Fence Houses, Newbottle, |
No. F/T employees |
20 |
No. P/T employees |
15 |
No. Volunteers |
5 |
| Annual Turnover |
not provided |
Funding sources: |
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Key partners: |
- City of Sunderland College
- Connexions
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Mechanisms for Quality
Assurance: |
- Sunderland Safeguarding Children’s Board Policy Approval Certificate
- 14-19 QA Framework (Silver Standard)
- Sunderland Safeguarding Checklist Certificate
- AALA Licence and LOTC (Learning Outside the Classroom badge) via Weardale House
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Involvement in local / city networks: |
- Coalfield Forum
- Sunderland Community Network
- Sunderland Voluntary Sector Youth Forum
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Nature of work with Young People |
Age range of young
people engaged: |
8 -25 years |
Specific target groups: |
- All young people living in the electoral wards of Houghton and Shiney Row
- Young people who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET
- Young people who are at risk of exclusion from mainstream education.
- Young people who are involved in or at risk of becoming involved in anti-social behaviour
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Project venues /
locations: |
- Herrington Burn YMCA
- Streetz Youth Centre
- Houghton Dubmire School,
- Fence Houses
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Average no. of young people
using the project/week: |
90 |
Core work programme:
- Herrington Burn YMCA
- Connect course for 16-19’s
- Fencing and archery workshops
- Senior Youth Club
- Junior Youth Club
- Detached youth work
- Training opportunities for young people aged 16-21
- Wellness Sessions
- Diet clubs
- Smoking Cessation Streetz Youth Centre
- School holiday activity programmes
- Drop-in advice information sessions
- Groupwork/training opportunities for young people who are not in education, employment or training
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Accredited outcomes
offered: |
- ASDAN Activity Awards
- ASDAN Short Courses
- ASDAN English and Maths
- Literacy and Numeracy (Entry Level1)
- Literacy and numeracy up to level 2
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