Sands End Youth Club, Food Ology Cooking Project (FOCP)
London, UK
(FOCP) Be healthy: The project aims to give young people a healthy alternative to eating and the skills to do so easily. Stay safe: Being a project that will run in the evening time it gives young people an opportunity to engage in an accredited project that will potentially keep them of the ‘streets’ and out of harm’s way of trouble. Enjoy and achieve: Even though the programme is a course that we encourage the young people to take seriously it is still a very important element for them to have fun. Through enjoyment for food they will achieve a basic level in food and hygiene. Make a positive contribution: the cooking sessions will not just benefit those that actively take part in the cooking but also to those that want to enjoy the food. The contribution will be to the club and to the other members. Achieve economic well-being: giving young people the chance to take part in a project that they can achieve a qualification at the end of it. SEYC is a grassroots charity that works in some of the toughest neighbourhoods in South West London. We work with children, young people & their families; as well as the wider community. We provide positive role models & activities; which broadens horizons, builds self-esteem & resilience which restores hope. Our mission is to improve and enhance the employability and skills of the residents of Hammersmith and Fulham by providing training, information, advice and guidance. Empowering Tomorrow.” 'Creating pathways to employment, training or education'The project offers a comprehensive support programme to help young people 12-25 years into education, training and employment. It supports young people who are traditionally 'hard to reach' and those who are classified as NEET (Not in Education, Employment and Training) to access education, training and employment opportunities. This includes introducing targeted groups to accredited courses and vocational training; providing information, advice and guidance so that young people have better access to mainstream education, training and employment opportunities. Healthy life style aims to reduce child obesity in Hammersmith & Fulham by instilling healthy lifestyles for young people in Hammersmith and Fulham. We plan to do this by through the promotion of healthy eating, physical activity, sports coaching and focused support for young people who are above a healthy weight. To improve the health and well-being of children and young people 12–19 living in H&F. To reduce the number of obese and overweight young people in H&F. To develop the knowledge and skills of young people and their carers so they are better able to live healthier lives. To reduce barriers to participation in health provisions and physical activities for deprived and disadvantaged groups.on a weekly basis SEYC provide senior and transitional youth club, Football teams, Girls Groups, Music Workshops, Arts and Crafts, Cookery and a range of sport, developmental and educational programmes.
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