Skye & Lohlsh Young Crers (S&LYC) Support nd guidne ome rin or shine www.skyeyoungrers.o.uk End of Yer Report: April 2015 Mrh 2016 15 th Anniversry Celertions t our My 2015 Md Htters Te Prty! This nnul ommunity event ws supported y 158 people We hd very supportive nd muh ppreited visit from the Rev Angus Morrison, Modertor of The Churh of Sotlnd nd his wife Mrion We hd the honour of ttending the Royl Cledonin Bll Trust Lunheon in the presene of HRH Priness Anne A ig thnk you to John Finnie MSP for his visit nd support nd genuine interest in wht we do t SLYC Our prtnership working with Cre & Lerning hs produed n Edution, Young Crer Identifition Toolkit whih hs een promoted throughout Highlnd Mssive thnks to The Royl Cledonin Bll Trust, BIG, personl eneftor nd the Itlin Consul Generl for ensuring young rers hd truly unforgettle nnul respite rek in Edinurgh Very populr 2015 SLYC Christms rds designs Contt: Mrjory Jgger, Mnger Vitori Cottge, Hedgefield Rod, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9GF Emil: skye.lohlshrers@gmil.om Skye & Lohlsh Community Cre Forum SCIO Chrity Numer: SC 027909
Contents: Pge 2 Pge 3 Pge 4 Pge 5 Pge 6-7 Pge 8 Pge 9 Funding, Dontions, & In-kind Support Informtion S&LYC Core Work/Projet Aims nd Chrity Trustees Mngement Struture & Servie Strengths Servie Pressures & Young Crer Monitoring Dt Sttistil Dt Core Work Progress Report Additionl Projets, Servie Developments/Chnges Pge 10 13 Our Min Funders: Big Lottery Trnsforming Lives Projet Gret Wilderness Chllenge Highlnd Counil The Henry Smith Chrity Depute Slry (till June 2015) The Royl Cledonin Bll Trust Dontions & Gifts Ardvsr Chrity Cfé, Slet Core Soil Leder (/o M. MGinn) Dunvegn Cstle & Grdens Fig Ministries Grden of Skye Ltd Glenelg Inn Quiz Nights Dunn MLeod Gordon Fmily Helping Hnds Projet Ipsos Mori/PA Advoy & ComRes (MSPs) Lohlsh Knitters Lohlsh Trils Clu Melting Pot Cfé Minginish Community Plokton & Distrit Hortiulturl & Hndirft Soiety Plokton Historil Soiety Plokton High Shool & COOL Portree Co-opertive Portree Prish Churh of Sotlnd Rosedle Hotel, Portree Rudh Mor Estte Shl Mor Ostig Musi Deprtment SEALL Skye Highlnd Gmes Strth & Slet Churh of Sotlnd Skye Bile Churh Coffee Pot Group Slet Whist Group Xell Churh Linus Projet Hnd Mde Quilts Individul & Fmily Dontions & Sponsorship Lol Businesses Rffle prizes YC Servie Monitoring & Evlution Informtion Additionl Funders: Aerdeen Drilling Consultnts Highlnd Are Order of St John Giving Tree Open Door Cfé, Kyle STV Appel Young Crers Servie: Fundrising Ativities Gmes Dy Cr Prking & Aren Clerne Gret Wilderness Chllenge Volunteer Tem Md Htters Te nd Lunh Prties Portree & Kyle Misty Isle Bot Trips, Elgol BBQ Event Portree, Brodford & Kyle Co-op Bg Pks Skye Hlf Mrthon Sles Tle Young Crer Supporters Monthly Giving Fund http://youngrersprojet.esyserh.org.uk www.everylik.om/skyeyoungrers Commeril Prtnership Agreements & Colletion Tins: Ardvsr Shop Colletion Tin Bnk of Sotlnd Portree Colletion Tin Crft Enounters, Brodford Sles Dunvegn Post Offie Sles Dunvegn Shop Colletion Tin Fingl Centre, Portree Colletion Tin Floridh Skye - Sles Gthering Hll Mrket, Portree Sles Hrour Chip Shop, Portree - Sles Hetor s Bothy, Kyle - Sles Inside Out, Portree Colletion Tin Jns Vns, Portree Colletion Tin Kyle & Brodford Phrmies - Sles Misty Isle Bot Trips, Elgol Sles Skyelrk, Slet - Sles Slet Community Trding Sles Tippenoe, Portree Sles Ntionl & Lol In-kind Support: Aros Centre Respite Support Community Servie Prtil ssistne Colum 1400 Ledership Ademy Progrmme HCCF Respite trnsport funds Kyle Txis Additionl support Lighthouse Centre, Kyle Venue support Lohlsh & Skye Housing Assoition Minius Prking Portree Bkery Md Htter s Te Prty kes Portree Riding Stles Respite Support Sottish Co-op Community Food Disount Sitekit Solutions We Site Hosting Skye Express Delivery support Strdust & Hrour Chip Shop Respite support West Highlnd Free Press Medi support S&L Community Cre Forum SCIO Vittori Sottish on Chrity the Bridge, No: Edinurgh SC 027909 respite mels 2 YMCA Venue Support YMCA Venue Support
Young Crers re: Children nd young dults under the ge of 18, who provide re, ssistne or support to prent, siling, grndprent or other person who hs physil disility, lerning disility, sensory impirment, physil or mentl illness, drug or lohol prolem or other ondition onneted with need for re, support or supervision. Skye nd Lohlsh Young Crer Servie: We promote the welfre nd potentil of young rers from 5 to 18 yers of ge, whose life is dversely ffeted euse of the need to tke responsiility for the re of someone else. Core Work - Outomes: 1. Inresed peer nd speilist dult support networks - through ess to weekly support groups 2. Inresed onfidene nd knowledge levels - through ess to informtion nd skill development tivities 3. Inresed resiliene of young rers - through ess to regulr respite nd drop-in support 4. Improved soil integrtion - through in house trining progrmmes nd group support 5. Young rers will influene deisions whih ffet their lives - through ess to one to one, dvoy nd erevement support. In ddition the servie will network oth lolly nd ntionlly to ensure good prtie is promoted nd poor prtie/inequlities hllenged 6. Young rers will e reognised nd will report feeling etter supported y servie providers - through professionls essing young rer wreness trining, informtion nd evluted resoures 7. Young rers will e sfer t home nd in the ommunity - through provision of First Aid, Fire Sfety, Personl Sfety nd Legl Issues trining workshops Big Lottery Trnsforming Lives Projet - Outomes (From Otoer 2012 till Septemer 2017) Young rers will report feeling more onfident in their ility to lern nd mke positive life hoies Inditors: 1. Young rers hve identified nd prtised developing their personl lerning styles 2. Young rers demonstrte improved life skills in oping with their ring role 3. Young rers demonstrte onfidene in mking positive life hoies 4. Young Crers report feeling more onfident nd supported in edutionl environments Young rers will mintin etter reltionships with their fmilies nd ommunities nd feel hppier nd sfer Inditors: 1. Young rers demonstrte progress towrds improving reltionships with their fmilies nd ommunities 2. Young rers report feeling hppier nd etter supported in their ommunity 3. Young rers report inresed onfidene soilising nd essing ommunity menities 4. Yers 2-5: Young rers report feeling more onfident in mking nd sustining positive reltionships Yer 4 Interim Report Feedk from Grnts Offier: It sounds s if over ll your projet is going very well nd running to pln. It s good to her out the respite reks nd ll the outreh you hve een doing Mngement: Skye nd Lohlsh Community Cre Forum SCIO Mngement Committee Trustees Pt Wlsh Chirperson Isel Beton Vie Chirperson Donld Beton Tresurer Ann Bethune Trustee Dik Johnston Resigned 24/04/15 Christine Jenkins Trustee Mrj Liis Puolkk Trustee Mrgret MKinnon Trustee Dvid Redshw Trustee Rosie MDde Trustee Bo Sndy Trustee Mngement Committee Trustee/stff prtiiption in lol nd ntionl ommittees: HUG Ation for Mentl Helth Lohlsh & Skye Housing Assoition Skye & Lohlsh Mentl Helth Assoition Highlnd Community Cre Forum Kylekin Connetions - Assoition for Disility HC Young Crer Improvement Group S&L Drug & Alohol Forum Col. Jok MDonld Trust Portree Lol History Soiety Ceol on the Croft Skye & Lohlsh & S W Ross Redesign of Helthre Servies Vitim & Witness Support Servies Mentl Helth Opertions Group N&W Sotlnd Skye Youth Development Forum S&L Community Cre Forum SCIO Sottish Chrity No: SC 027909 3
Other groups/orgnistions tively networking with: Multi Ageny Groups Sesons for Growth Network GP Servies Conneting Young Crers, Inverness NHS SALT & Dietiin Servies Soil Work Servies Fire & Resue Servie Polie Servie Inner Wheel SLCVO Slet Community Trust Cmus Cross Inititive SEALL Slet Soil Clu HC Cre & Lerning YMCA Skills Development Sotlnd Housing Servies CAB Primry Mentl Helth Servie Children & Fmilies Mentl Helth Servies (DCFP) We ontinue to work t strtegi level through our identified Highlnd Counil, NHS Leds, nd MSP Chmpions Our Mngement Struture: Mngement Trustees Young Crers Mnger: Mngeril Support Worker Finnil & Cleril Administrtor: Senior Support Worker: Support Worker Driver/Support Worker Volunteers: line mnged y Mngement Committee Chirperson line mnged y Young Crers Mnger line mnged y Young Crers Mnger line mnged y Young Crers Mnger line mnged y Young Crers Mnger line mnged y Young Crers Mnger line mnged y Young Crers Mnger Stffing Detils: Young Crers Projet Mnger - 35 hours (18hrs Core Funded nd 17hrs Big Lottery Funding (BIG)) Mngeril Support Worker - 14 hours per week (Core Funded) ommened Ferury 2016 Senior Support Worker - 35hrs per week (24hrs BIG, 11hrs Core) Finne & Admin Worker - 35hrs per week (20hrs Core, 15hrs Big Lottery) Support Worker - 35hrs per week (10hrs Core, 25hrs Big Lottery) Driver/Support Worker - 17hrs per week (17hrs Big Lottery) Adult Volunteers x 10 Working s Trustees providing governne nd fundrising support Adult Volunteers x 9 - Supporting young rer groups, trining/fundrising events nd respite outings Youth Volunteers x 3 - Supporting young rer groups nd fundrising events Servie Strengths: Funding from Highlnd Counil hs een onfirmed until Mrh 2017 Big Lottery funding is in ple for our Trnsforming Lives Projet until Septemer 2017 The tremendous support of the Gret Wilderness Chllenge Committee nd the Young Crers Tem hs helped to keep the Young Crer servie provision sustinle The outstnding lol ommunity support through fundrising events, sponsorship, gifts nd dontions ontinue to help offset inresing needs nd nnul running osts The servie hs een given reognition y the Sottish Government - through the invittion to give evidene to Stge 1 of the Crer (Sotlnd) Bill The provision of minius hs helped to redue trnsport running osts nd improve the support nd filities ville for young rers We hve strong ommittee of experiened Trustees with hnds-on pproh to supporting stff nd overseeing servie governne We hve ommitted numer of experiened nd skilled stff nd volunteers to support our work with young rers Commeril Agreements with 13 usinesses hs rised wreness nd provided dditionl funding inome Some lol usinesses re providing highly vlued in-kind or susidised respite tivities for young rers The servie is respeted nd very well supported y young rer fmilies nd the lol ommunity We ontinue to hve strong prtnership working with other genies, orgnistions nd professionls. This shring of expertise nd experiene enhnes the support nd skill development trining opportunities we n provide for young rers S&L Community Cre Forum SCIO Sottish Chrity No: SC 027909 4
Servie Pressures: We hve reeived 10% ut in Highlnd Counil Funding for next yer The Big Lottery, Trnsforming Lives Projet will e finishing in Septemer 2017. This equtes to 52% of our running osts so there is signifint pressure to review plns nd seure future funding for the servie Young Crer referrls hve inresed y 45% this yer nd this trend is set to ontinue s we reeive more referrls from primry shools There re signifint numer of young rers with omplex needs due to hroni illness/onditions, ehviourl diffiulties or disility. This hs required us to develop worker skills nd knowledge nd hve higher rtio of stff nd volunteers supporting tivities There were 24 young rers supporting more thn one fmily memer nd s result we hve to respond more flexily nd intensively t times There ontinues to e signifint demnd for 1:2:1 support during group session nd drop-in support times. This hs inresed pressure on preprtion nd plnning resoure time for stff There hs een in inrese in requests to ttend dvoy nd Child s Pln Meetings et. s well s deliver wreness trining nd presenttions Numer of young rers supported in 2015/16: 73 Numer of young rers Cring for more thn 1 person in the fmily 2012/13= 13 2013/14= 19 Living with single prent 26 27 Primry Shool ge 39 42 High Shool ge 28 26 Femle young rers 36 33 Mle young rers 31 35 Numer referred to servie 14 15 Numer moved on from the servie 18 18 2014/15 = 17 29 36 30 34 32 11 13 2015/16 = 24 33 45 28 36 37 20 13 Reson for young rers moving on from the servie: Moved out of re with fmily 18 yers of ge Further Edution out with re Moving on s servie is no longer required No of young rers: 3 1 3 6 Regulr Trnsport Provision Required No of young rers: 2012/13= 40 2013/14= 53 2014/15= 51 2015/16= 59 Young Crers Aged 5 9 yers 22 31 21 11 Aged 10 14 yers 26 26 31 50 Aged 15 18 yers 19 11 14 12 Sttistil Informtion S&L Community Cre Forum SCIO Sottish Chrity No: SC 027909 5
*July Summer Respite Progrmme rn during holidy period Note: overll demnd for 1-2-1 support dereses signifintly during months when respite support hs een provided S&L Community Cre Forum SCIO Sottish Chrity No: SC 027909 6
Ativities RESPITE SUPPORT RECORDS EASTER SUMMER AUTUMN CHRISTMAS Lol: Arhery 11 Horse Riding & Aros 13 Snk & Shopping 1 Inverness: Roller Bowl & Shopping 7 Lndmrk: 6 Lol: Colum 1400 10 Dning/Cirus/Crfts/Wterfight 17 Bot trip 4 Shopping & Lunh 1 Inverness: Eden Court, Inverness Fun Dy 9 Girloh Beh 9 Lndmrk/Wildlife Prk 11 Lol: Horse Riding & Mel 17 Swimming & Mel 3 Inverness: Cinem & Shopping 13 Lol: Mel, shopping & 14 inem Mel nd Cinem 5 Residentil: Edinurgh 10 Edinurgh Bll Trust 2 Inverness: Conneting Young Crers Prty 7 38 38 33 36 Numer of individul young rers Young rers hoose nd vote on wht tivities they wish to prtiipte in. They omplete evlution proesses following respite reks to evidene wht hs worked well, wht needs to e hnged or improved nd wht they my hve gined from the experiene. S&L Community Cre Forum SCIO Sottish Chrity No: SC 027909 7
Core Work OUTCOMES Ativities Progress 1 Inresed peer nd speilist dult support networks. 2 Inresed onfidene nd knowledge levels 3 Inresed resiliene of young rers 4 Improved soil integrtion 5 Young rers will influene deisions whih ffet their lives 6 Young rers will e reognised nd will report inresed support from servie providers 7 Young rers will e sfer t home nd in the ommunity through provision of First Aid, Fire Sfety nd Legl issues trining d d Weekly support group meetings to e oordinted nd delivered Professionls will e invited to ttend pproprite topi sessions to shre informtion nd onnet with memers Support South Skye & Lohlsh stellite young rers groups Regulr skill development tivities to e provided during support group sessions Inrese informtion resoures through prtnership working with other genies Qurterly respite outings nd n nnul residentil respite rek to e oordinted nd delivered Lunh time drop-in support to e provided 3 dys per week Summer tivity progrmme to e delivered In-house trining progrmmes to e delivered during support group sessions One to one support to e provided s required to meet identified needs nd wishes of young rers One to one support to e ville Advoy support to e ville Berevement support to e ville Good nd/or poor prtie/inequlities to e evidened to promote good prtie/ initite hnge Awreness trining/presenttions will e mde ville to students nd existing/new workers in the re Awreness rising presenttions will e delivered to high shool pupils Informtion shring meetings will e oordinted with high shool key ontts Informtion resoures nd reports will e distriuted through servie networks nd e mde ville online Bsi First Aid trining will e provided to young rers on n nnul sis Fire sfety trining whih inorporte prtil tsks will e provided to young rers on n nnul sis Legl issues wreness trining will e provided to young rers on n nnul sis d d Five weekly support group sessions were run Welomed visits from: GP, Dietiin, Housing Offier, Polie Servie, CAB, Skills Dev. Sotlnd nd Primry Mentl Helth Worker Two stellite young rer support groups re well estlished in Kyle of Lohlsh with the High Shool group oming up to integrte with the North Skye group on monthly sis Plnned skill development tivities hve een delivered during support group sessions Aess to pproprite informtion is eing onsolidted nd up dted with professionl experts visiting/supporting workshops to shre knowledge nd expertise Qurterly respite outings s well s residentil weekend to Edinurgh were suessfully delivered Lunhtime drop-in support in Portree hs een ville for young rers 3 dys per week A five week summer tivity progrmme ws suessfully delivered with 38 young rers prtiipting Plnned in-house trining progrmmes were delivered during support group sessions One to one support ws provided ut strethed to pity due to inresed demnd nd need. In ddition 9 young rers essed one to one support s prt of their shool timetle One to one support hs een regulrly essed y young rers Advoy support hs een provided to meet identified needs of young rers nd ex young rer memers Berevement nd loss edutionl progrmme hs een delivered to n pproprite group of young rers (Sesons for Growth) Young rer evlutions hve provided evidene whih hs een distriuted through pproprite servie ontts Awreness rising sessions were provided for 7 NHS stff/students, 3 Children s Servie Workers nd YC volunteers & Trustees Awreness rising presenttions delivered to Plokton nd Portree High Shools; this involved first yer pupils. Approprite informtion shring on 3/6 monthly sis estlished with oth High Shools nd lso Portree Primry Shool Reports nd informtion resoures hve een distriuted through our servie networks nd mde ville online through the S&L Young Crers wesite Young Crer servie stff (trined y British Red Cross) delivered in-house Everydy First Aid Trining to young rers Fire sfety trining ws delivered to ll groups with support from Fire & Resue Servie resoures nd Young Crer Servie stff In-house wreness trining ws provided to ll young rer groups with visiting support from the lol Polie servie S&L Community Cre Forum SCIO Sottish Chrity No: SC 027909 8
Additionl Developments/Ahievements 2015/16: Medi Our Feook presene ontinues to grow with supporters, young rers nd their fmilies engging with us nd promoting informtion shring nd events. Google lendrs re now well estlished to ensure tivity nd governne trget dtes re met. Community support The My 2015 Md Htters Fun Dy, hosted y the servie nd young rer memers ws very suessful gin this yer, we lso trilled Md Htter s Lunheon in Kyle. In totl 213 people prtiipted in the events, signifint numer of people donted their time nd king/ooking, the feedk from everyone involved ws very positive. We im to ontinue uilding on the mny vried nd predominntly free tivities provided. We hve ontinued to reeive vlule support from memers of the wider ommunity who hve eome friends of the S&L Young Crer servie. These friends nd supporters hve provided gift vouhers, mels, lothing, edding nd funds to py towrds tivities during respite outings wy from home. Young rers relly ppreited nd enefited from this dditionl support. Colum 1400, Stffin The Young Crer servie knowledges the very rel enefits for the 10 young rers who prtiipted in the 2015 Ledership Ademy Progrmme. The respite nd fun elements were very highly vlued spets of the residentil progrmme with the lerning eing tken on ord through the estlishment of essile informtion nd the supportive/fun environment. We elieve tht the ims of the tilored progrmme were suessfully delivered in prtnership with the S&L Young Crer servie nd it hs the potentil to eome very positive espoke model for Young Crer groups. Shools Young Crer Identifition Toolkit with Exemplr Child s Plns The Young Crer servie worked in prtnership with Don Esson, Edution Qulity Assurne Offier to develop Young Crers Identifition Toolkit for shools. It hs een knowledged y the Highlnd Counil s Young Crers Improvement Group nd is now ville on Glow - Glow is digitl environment for lerning tht is ville ross Sotlnd. It is funded y the Sottish Government nd presents shools with purpose uilt digitl lerning solution whih supports the delivery of Curriulum for Exellene. Young Crer Child s Pln Audits These were undertken y Young Crer servies in Highlnd during April 2015 t the request of the Hed of Additionl Support Servies in Highlnd Counil. The results evidened some res of onerns whih were knowledged in the dt nlysis report. As result of the udit nd review proess the trget of hving ll identified young rers logged on the Seondry Edution Mngement Informtion System (SEMIs) ws estlished, lthough this hs een requirement for some yers mny young rers hd not een logged. The SLYC servie liised with relevnt shools in S&L nd SEMIs is now up to dte, this should provide improved monitoring of support nd hievement levels of young rers. The Royl Cledonin Bll Trust Chrity Lunh Two young rers supported y SLYC stff ttended the Chrity Lunh in the presene of HRH Priness Anne, the femle young rer ttending hd the honour of presenting ouquet of flowers. Consol Generl of Itly - Liised on our ehlf to seure in-kind support of dinner for 3 nights for 10 young rers nd SLYC stff during our 2015 Edinurgh residentil trip. The young rers nd stff thoroughly enjoyed the wonderful food, tmosphere nd very wrm welome reeived eh evening. Sltire Awrds 1 ex young rer memer nd 1 young rer reeived ertifites for ompleting 25 volunteer hours. Another 2 ex young rer memers hve strted working towrds ertifites for ompleting 10 volunteer hours. Christms Crd Designs One young rer designed Christms rd to help rise funds nd seond ws ompiled from young rer ides. The rds were mde redy for print y lol rtist Smithy who volunteered his time. The rds proved to e very populr nd helped to rise dditionl funds for the servie. Evlution & Future plnning Sine Ferury young rers hve een tively involved in reviewing wht hs een working well nd wht needs to hnge within SLYC servie provision. They hve een identifying their needs nd how these n est e met, s result we now hve pln with new projet title, im, nd outomes drfted in rediness for future funding pplitions. Stff/volunteer Trining ttended during 2015/2016: Septemer 2015: Young Crer Awreness Trining (delivered y SLYC) ompleted y 2 stff, 1 Trustee nd 3 Volunteers Septemer 2015: Child Protetion Trining (delivered y HC) ompleted y 4 memers stff nd 1 volunteer Novemer 2015: Highlnd Child Protetion Conferene, ttended y Mnger Ferury 2016: First Aid Trining (delivered y UHI) ompleted y 2 memers of stff nd 1 volunteer Ferury 2016: Young Crer Awreness Trining (delivered y SLYC) ompleted y 4 volunteers nd 2 Trustees Mrh 2016: Self-hrm Awreness Trining (delivered y PMHW) ompleted y 6 memers of stff 2015/16: Senior Support Worker is prt wy through her SVQ Level 3 Coursework In ddition regulr (every 4 to 6 weeks) onsulttion sessions were held with DCFP (Deprtment of Child & Fmily Psyhitry) Primry Mentl Helth Worker. S&L Community Cre Forum SCIO Sottish Chrity No: SC 027909 9
Monitoring, Evlution & Feedk: Young Crer Workers mintin monitoring systems to reord young rer involvement in group sessions, trining, respite, dvoy nd one to one support. They lso reord fmily ontt nd omplete written evlutions for eh of the five weekly group sessions. Written feedk/informtion sheets re produed for primry shool ge young rer fmilies on monthly sis. This outlines young rer tivities, skill development work nd the ims of the session work. Trining provided y the servie is evluted y prtiipnts to evidene vlue nd to help tilor future trining events. Young rers individully evlute the tivities they hve tken prt in on monthly sis. This provides us with individul nd group evlution of tivities long with omments nd feedk to help steer development. Residentil respite reks nd ny dditionl projets nd progrmmes re fully evluted on ompletion. A servie exit evlution is presented to young rers nd their fmilies when they move on nd no longer feel relint on the servie; this promotes open nd honest feedk to influene future plnning. Servie Exit Evlutions Completed By Young Crers Leving the Servie during 2015/16: 1. When did you eome involved in the Servie? 1 young rer: 2007 1 young rer: 2009 2 young rers: 2010 2 young rers: 2013 1 young rer: 2014 2. Why did you deide to join? No. of Y/C s Beuse you herd out it from shool or nother servie Beuse you herd out it from someone in your fmily or friend 3 Beuse you wnted help nd support Other: I don t rememer 1 I don t know 3 3. Wht did you hope the Servie would do for you? Build your onfidene / self-esteem 3 Help you develop more friendships 2 Give you sfe ple to tlk out your worries or onerns 2 Other : I don t know A rek from home 4. Wht do you feel you got from the Servie? Inresed onfidene / self-esteem 6 More friends 6 Support in deling with worries /onerns 6 Time out from ring responsiilities 6 Other: Gve me hnes to ply with my new friends Lots of things Meeting other people nd mking friends here Breks from home 5. Whih tivities did you feel were most helpful/useful? Ativities Ativity Most Lest Resons used useful useful Support group meetings 7 6 Could ply with new friends here They were fun x 2 Loved listening to the musi It ws fun Fun nd gmes 7 6 The est! Pool Tle ws the est Needed fun nd gmes So I ould hve more fun Skill development nd trining tivities 7 6 Keeping sfe, stuff from Polie nd First Aid I lernt lots of helpful things Keeping sfe e.g. Feook To help you know more, espeilly out legl S&L Community Cre Forum SCIO Sottish Chrity No: SC 027909 10
Ativities Ativity used Most useful Lest useful Resons Art/rft nd multi-medi 7 6 Liked the rt tivities I liked doing rts/rfts nd drwing Helped me with my rt skills Rising wreness of young 3 2 Loved it rers through TV, I like films presenttions nd rt work Importnt Trnsport provision 6 5 So I ould get home nd not e too tired Hot / old snks 7 5 1 I m lwys hungry Food to keep me helthy One to one support 7 7 Helped me understnd things Ben g room ws fun Helped me understnd lots of things nd how to mnge things Gve me dvie/informtion on wht I ould do. I like tlking It helped Good to hve time for me Young rer nd fmily 5 3 Sved me hving to explin things to them informtion Support t shool meetings 4 4 1 I hted the shool meetings for my fmily s they mde mum upset nd ross, ut it ws good tht you were there Good seeing friendly fe Support t Soil Work meetings et. Ating s link to other servies Contt with fmily / fmily Support 4 4 Good to hve people you like with you You gve more informtion whih helped Gve helpful informtion nd friendly fe 1 4 1 Helped to hve things explined to my mum nd dd It ws good tht we ould ll you Respite reks 7 7 Good to look forwrd to things Horse riding ws est The est! I like outings I hd fun, I ws with my friends, got rek from home They re fun nd good to do it with friends Sesons for Growth Progrmme 1 1 Liked it, lerned things Clothing 5 5 Got good shoes nd t-shirts I like wrmth I like the lothing I got Mde me feel hppy getting new things Other Furniture, Food Gifts (Snt) et. 6. Did the Servie help your fmily? Yes x 7 No x 0 4 4 Memory Books Loved getting Christms presents Mde me feel hppy for while S&L Community Cre Forum SCIO Sottish Chrity No: SC 027909 11
6 6 If yes, n you desrie t lest one wy in whih it helped? Gives us rek from eh other It helps everyone when people re hppier Helping me helped my fmily Lerning out personl sfety Food Hmpers nd eing le to tke from the food nd toiletry oxes et. Mde us hppier If it did not help, n you suggest wht we ould hve done to mke it more helpful? I didn t relly need this help 7. Would you desrie the Young Crer Servie Workers s: Workers were: Very Sometimes Not often Neither Give resons / exmples Helpful 7 Alwys do their est to help You give time to help us Alwys helpful Approhle 7 Lods of helpful informtion Aessile (drop in, 3 4 We live too fr wy to drop in very muh telephone /e-mil et) Not so muh in Kyle Sometimes I ws stuk in the house Understnding 4 3 Some things no one n understnd Sometimes hrd for me to understnd wht s going on for me They understnd wht you re going through Sometimes I ouldn t tell everything Beuse you re nie nd kind Orgnised 4 3 Sometimes txis were lte Very! Professionl 7 All the time Helpful in resolving 6 1 Some things don t go wy Helped me when I ws, sd, ngry nd diffiulties feeling md Trustworthy 6 1 Do wht they sy they ll do Told you serets - my privte thoughts nd you kept them ould trust you Sometimes find it hrd to trust people I hve trust issues You re kind nd you re Other They were helpful nd understnding out how my feelings were 8. Overll wht ws the most importnt thing the Servie did for you? Gve me ple to get rek from my fmily nd fun Enjoy myself Mking me feel hppy Helped me try to mnge my ADHD Everything Helped me uild my onfidene. Got me out of the house nd gve me time wy Mde me hve times whih mde me feel very, very hppy 9. We would relly ppreite your suggestions on how we might improve the Servie to meet young rers needs nd wishes in the future. More hill out time No it s gret It s fine s it is! Hve more toys espeilly Minions! S&L Community Cre Forum SCIO Sottish Chrity No: SC 027909 12
10. Any other omments welome. T HA N K Y OU! Very nie here I liked it Gve me tips on how to ope with sry hospitl things. Memory ooks re relly nie I love it thnk you Wnt to sty here forever Been very helpful for me I loved it I ll miss you ll nd I ll keep in touh You mde me hppy Thnk you! 11. Resons for moving on: Moving out of the re x 6 No longer in ring role x 1 Some young rers were unle to omplete exit evlutions due to moving out of the re t short notie nd others opted out s they were too young or unle to evlute t this level. Thnk you to ll our intergeny prtners who hve plyed key role in helping to deliver so mny positive outomes for young rers nd their fmilies. We re very grteful to our Funders, supporters nd volunteers who give so muh of their time, energy nd expertise for the enefit of young rers who n find life to e hllenging nd unfir t times. We re indeted to our young rer memers nd their fmilies for the trust nd ides they shre with us for the enefit of themselves nd other young rers in our lol nd wider ommunity S&L Community Cre Forum SCIO Sottish Chrity No: SC 027909 13