The Challenge:
The Challenge Funding
Shrinking team
Political buy in for sport
Service & local ‘boundaries’
Facility management ethos
Disengaged communities
The Solution:
The Solution Explaining health impact
Explaining local impact
Working within local politics
Important role for key players
Sustainability built in from day one
Strong links to corporate agendas
Funded pilots built confidence
Making links to emerging programmes
Selling success
Confidence & commitment
The Stoke Approach:
The Stoke Approach Grew from Closing the Gap
A solution to address low levels of participation and high deprivation
Growing importance of outreach in the new sport & physical activity strategy
Volunteer heavy approach
Strong partnerships (funding & delivery)
Referral mechanism to address social exclusion
Links to the county sports partnership
Significant Political involvement / support
Delivery:
Delivery 3,600 two hour sessions per annum - flexible at a local level
At least 2,800 young people engaged
At least 320 new volunteers aged 16+
At least 320 people benefiting from access to nationally accredited leadership training
At least 40 people gaining employment as sports coaches / leaders
Monitoring & evaluation built in from day one
Outcomes:
Outcomes Reduced incidence of antisocial behaviour
Improved health and wellbeing of participants
Enhanced self esteem / self confidence for participants and volunteers
Improved community cohesion
Greater intergenerational understanding
Increased employment prospects / opportunities for volunteers
Added Value:
Added Value Citywide volunteer scheme
Access to county, regional and national StreetGames tournaments
Positive publicity
Youth volunteering opportunities
Access to new kinds of provision
Potential for sessions to develop into new community sports clubs
Strong links to other existing and emerging programmes
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