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Respect Award Evening 2009
The Respect Programme is a social inclusion programme offering sports, health, accreditation and volunteering opportunities to young people aged 5-25 years in the South of Portsmouth.
Their annual Awards Evening took place at Portsmouth Football Club's Victory Suite on Tuesday 10th November 2009.
The evening was to award all the young people involved in the Programme the certificates to recognize their achievements over the past twelve months.
There were over 160 individuals receiving awards such as coaching awards in football, boxing, fencing and more, as well participant's awards.
The young people had completed out of school learning such as ASDAN Short Courses, Introduction to Youth Work and Safeguarding courses amongst many others.
Marc Wilson and Danjiel Subotic, players from Portsmouth Football Club were special guests who handed out awards to some of the winners.
The programme's volunteering section is supported by Solent Youth Action, delivering the vinvolved programme and over thirty young people were awarded vthankyou certificates for their involvement in things such as environmental clean ups, intergenerational projects and disability sport volunteering.
SYA volunteer featured on the Community Channel
Solent Youth Action volunteer Nathan Bulloch was followed for a day by the BBC, making a short film for Make a Difference Day 2009 (31st October).
Nathan's achievements in volunteering have been so outstanding that he was picked as one of only five young people from across the country to star in the film after Volunteer England appealed for stories of inspirational young volunteers.
Nathan joined Solent Youth Action in Portsmouth in July 2008. Since then he has been involved in Sports Coaching, Community Events, as part of the Youth Action Team that initiated the Anti-Bullying Campaign and more recently, trained as a Youth Volunteer Leader in London.
SYA achieves Approved Provider Status for Mentoring & Befriending
Heather and Tara on the Buddies team have spent a great deal of time submitting an application to the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation to become an Approved Provider of Mentoring.
They had to complete a very comprehensive application process but also to evidence all work and support that is provided on the Buddies scheme.
We are delighted that this process has now been completed and assessed and it has been successful. We can now use the official APS logo on marketing and promotional materials.
The assessor's report indicated that the application provided a clear explanation of how Buddies is operating and was supported by a well-presented portfolio of relevant evidence.
The programme meets the key management and operational requirements of the standard and is designed to deliver a quality group mentoring service.
Supporting students with their reading
The Key Stage 2 Reading Scheme is a joint project of The University of Winchester, Solent Youth Action's vinvolved project, and Hampshire County Council Education Department.
University students volunteer to support pupils with their reading.
Having these volunteers in schools provides pupils with positive role models, and helps to raise their awareness of the possibilities of education beyond the age of 16.
FoneAid campaign
Do you have an old or unused mobile phone lying around?
We are taking part in the FoneAid mobile recycling campaign and will take any mobile phone, in any condition, off your hands. By donating your phones, FoneAid will give us money towards our charity
