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Youth & Young Adults Leadership

The education and encouragement through wisdome. The elder leaders showing them the way through practice & experience.

Helping them along the way supporting & creating a stepping stone for them in their journey to become the next or future community leaders.

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Mentoring

Teaching and training youth on how to mentor each other. This was acheived by two concepts internal class room based & out side practical work & activities.

This was done by talking about the day to day challenges they face and how they overcome these issues and situations.

The common interest or vision is the real ice breacker this surely sets the bench mark and gets them to really understand each other.

The Youths given the chance to express their own views without always adult supervision and authority.

They felt the respect & trust given to them  surely was  paving a way for them to become more interested in creating a youth led initiative and platform.

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European Minimum Wage Campaign

LCS catered and organised with our associate Professor Katherine Duffy and Her Husband Barry

The European minimum wage campaign. This was a extra ordinary event. A bus came with members of 13 European countries all nationalitiesaand faiths & no faiths they travelled thousands of miles to Ireland and then last stop was Leicester, yes Leicester in LCS Community Centre.

They came to Leicester to LCS  Community Centre where our team and volunteers received and welcomed the bus. We had the church Red Choir Hymns & Recitation for Holy Quran. 50 guest had afternoon Lunch and then next day was the network day where we were invited to the Leicester Cathedral to give a speech. The bus was received by Sir Peter Soulsby in the City Centre.

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Community Centre Community Space
The ethos and vision with its mission to serve many communities, LCS fundamental vision is how people from all communities can integrate with tolerance, respect and also understanding each others culture.

We live in a very diverse and multicultural society, this is where we all can celebrate each others achievements by socially integrating, tackling isolation, deprivation, food deprivation, creating workshops and classes, knowing each others skill sets.

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Educating the Youth & Adults on Mental Health

Many Youth &Adults suffer from underlining health issue and in many accasions do not understand why they are going through this life journey.

To enable the Youth & Adults to understand their health problems whether its ADHD, PTSD, Bipolar, hypertension, Trauma etc.

To have that ability and quality to bring about positivity for people in different scenarios.

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Empowering Youth to become mentors within their age group.

Mentoring on the effects of anti-social behaviour.

Education on the consequences of knife crime and handling of sharp objects that can endanger other lives.

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INSPIRING YOUTH

Thaking youth from Highfields, Spinney Hill & Evington.
Practical work with the youth taking them to different areas and serving humanity.

Serving The Eldery & Vulnerable by Food parcels & Hot Meals.  A viable and practical creation of changing mindset and giving more alternatives to become positive role models.

Teaching them what is Wright and what is wrong.

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ENGAGING / GIVING YOUNG A VOICE
Educating The Youth Open Debate

Initiative carried out buy LCS led by Youth inconjuction with Leicestershire Police.

Youths asking open questions from 6pm to 8pm to the officers. 7 Youth took part in Spinney Hill police Station.

Inspector Kam Mistry, Chair of AMP PC Aftab Yasin & PC Ben Broad (knife crime officer)
Many questions asked, Drugs, stop & search, knife crime & consequences, ethinicty profiling, Youths felt they are being profiled, questions on trusting the police , moving forward, Community resolution, Community intervention. Restorative justice on offenders & ex-offenders.

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Giving young boys the motivation to take charge and change their ways of thinking.

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Keeping women and young people informed on what's happening around them.

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Teach /inform young people of their rights Ubah w4c

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Provide a safe space for young people speak about anything.

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Well being and mental health is the next epidemic. I am a practitioner using Art/Food and happiness to reignite our individuality. (Liam)

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OPPORTUNITY: We have a hugely experienced Chief Constable in SC. We also have an individual who seems to genuinely care. Currently the Police seem to be cut out of this loop a little, replaced by OPCC and VRN etc.
What if we looked to add them as a an additional resource? Help to educate the Police better about what are Communities need. How different our communities just a few blocks apart from each other can be. How each part of Community needs understanding, reaching out to and relating to.

What if as Community Leaders, we then did the same to help teach our Communities more about our Police; their drivers, targets, fears, and desire to help. If we provide a bridge to understanding between both parties, maybe over time a little change can take place and with more friendly policing and greater trust, Communities can help reduce violence and grow closer.
Might all be a bit utopian....

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educate people who aren't fully aware of or understand what it is you're trying to achieve in a way that's accessible. Waffling on puts people off

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Have a clear plan, with aims and objectives that people can see and contribute to, if suitable

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OPPORTUNITY: Listen to what everyone has to say on a matter and be proactive about change, no matter how many setbacks or obstacles!  Keep trying to find ways around things, to achieve your goals

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OPPORTUNITY: Listen to what everyone has to say on a matter and be proactive about change, no matter how many setbacks or obstacles!  Keep trying to find ways around things, to achieve your goals

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Key organisations need to ensure their approach to implementing strategies are effective.

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OPPORTUNITY: Create opportunities within the organisation where young people can take part in work experience. Enabling self empowerment, character building developing key transferable skills. 

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OPPORTUNITY: Create opportunities within the organisation where young people can take part in work experience. Enabling self empowerment, character building developing key transferable skills. 

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Workshops: Motivation, Wellbeing, Rap Therapy, Research

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Blue = the environment
Pink = the management system (policies, management, rules, laws)
White = activities / services delivered
Green = opportunities to do better
Yellow = gaps
To add to the map - click the pink plus sign in the bottom right hand corner - remember to label and name the post.
To connect or disconnect something in the systems map, right click on the three dots in the right hand corner of the post and select from drop down

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MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: Children's & Adult's Social Care at LCC

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MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: Children's & Adult's Social Care at LCC

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Need to have multi parties: Police, VRN, OPCC & Council supporting the projects via funding and opportunities for people like myself that know people in the acts

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Want to OFFER A PLACE TO GO - we want to open a YOUTH CENTRE with the support of funding to run activities and keep them off the streets in crime or substance miscuing. Run mentoring programmes in house & training programmes.

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MENTORING
www.realprojectsuk.org
Real Changes - Help prevent from life of criminality, mentoring ex-offenders rehabilitation and giving second chance & opportunities upon release to prevent re-offending. Run offender created programmes: mentoring and educational life experience video for interactive discussions.
www.real-changes.co.uk

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See all the wonderful things Curtis Matthew has made

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Advocating and supporting the voiceless.

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Advocating and supporting the voiceless.

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ENGAGE: Organising  professional young leaders i.e. Health professionals and educators in our community to step up as role models for the young people so they can follow their lead.

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ENGAGE: Organising  professional young leaders i.e. Health professionals and educators in our community to step up as role models for the young people so they can follow their lead.

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INFO & ADVICE Sharing information and advice to service providers on how to best support vulnerable families.

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INFO & ADVICE Sharing information and advice to service providers on how to best support vulnerable families.

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ENGAGE THE YOUNG We consulted and designed programs around the young people. This way they feel confident in running their projects and feel they've been listed to.

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ENGAGE THE YOUNG We consulted and designed programs around the young people. This way they feel confident in running their projects and feel they've been listed to.

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EDUCATE We had a criminologist with more than 25years experience in crime prevention, policing and youth justice to train our young people and at the end of the training they received certificate.

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EDUCATE We had a criminologist with more than 25years experience in crime prevention, policing and youth justice to train our young people and at the end of the training they received certificate.

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INFO & ADVICE We deliver awareness workshops for both parents and the youth separately so they are aware of the problems but also encourage them to talk and ask questions on issues that is affecting them. 

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INFO & ADVICE We deliver awareness workshops for both parents and the youth separately so they are aware of the problems but also encourage them to talk and ask questions on issues that is affecting them. 

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TRANSLATION FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS We provide language assistance so parents can access the services they need and are updated on issues that affects the young people.

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TRANSLATION FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS We provide language assistance so parents can access the services they need and are updated on issues that affects the young people.

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INFO & ADVICE:  Identifying other statutory services that the community don't use or aware of it and we signpost to the individuals i.e. Turning point.

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INFO & ADVICE:  Identifying other statutory services that the community don't use or aware of it and we signpost to the individuals i.e. Turning point.

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CONNECTING: Networking and Collaborating with other grass root organisations that provide services to the youth and women.

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CONNECTING: Networking and Collaborating with other grass root organisations that provide services to the youth and women.

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INFO & ADVICE LINE We ran a covid-19 helpline for 8 months and we had many calls from young people and parents who needed immediate support and advice on reporting crime and help with their mental health

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INFO & ADVICE LINE We ran a covid-19 helpline for 8 months and we had many calls from young people and parents who needed immediate support and advice on reporting crime and help with their mental health

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We also deliver bespoke workshops and workbooks around issues bought up in the community conversations and collaborate with other organisations holding supporting discussions

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ENGAGE: We run online zoom every week to engage with the young people and we bring  role models and people with lived experiences to share their stories in order to make a positive difference.

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ENGAGE: We run online zoom every week to engage with the young people and we bring  role models and people with lived experiences to share their stories in order to make a positive difference.

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OPPORTUNITY: Find new ways to deliver
projects that genuinely
affect change.

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ENGAGE YOUNG THROUGH DRAMA project called Stop The Hurt, using the performing arts to engage with young people, to turn the spotlight on knife crime amongst young people. Workshops and performance piece/showcase event.

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Promoting and advocating real champions

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OPPORTUNITY make young people recognise the outcome of there actions

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Real understanding of their issues

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OPPORTUNITY: Jennifer Online platforms to promote wellbeing & health including crime and safety 

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OPPORTUNITY: Jennifer Online platforms to promote wellbeing & health including crime and safety 

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CONNECTING: Link with Medical professionals

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CONNECTING: Link with Medical professionals

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what happens to a knife injury why are some just scratch wy

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Nice - Multiple LLR African Community Associations
Awareness/Connection.
Culural Events Promotion.
Inclusion/Diversity Education.
Welfare & Wellbeing Support.

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EDUCATE & CONNECT Working with the police on a neighbourhood Active project where we empower the women in our community to have a wider knowledge of the issues the police deal with i.e. county lines, hate crime, prevent and much more. 

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EDUCATE & CONNECT Working with the police on a neighbourhood Active project where we empower the women in our community to have a wider knowledge of the issues the police deal with i.e. county lines, hate crime, prevent and much more. 

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OPPORTUNITY: Map services/projects already in place to prevent duplication and highlight opportunities for collaboration

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OPPORTUNITY: Build partnerships of organisations to share common approach to prevent violence 

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OPPORTUNITY: Build partnerships of organisations to share common approach to prevent violence 

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Currently Fund community projects to improve health  wellbeing at Active charnwood (Jennifer)

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OPPORTUNITY building leadership skills in young people

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EDUCATE & COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS Our aim is to change mindsets by challenging negative behaviour thoughts and processes we deliver workshops and community conversations

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MENTORING: Projects we've done so far: Street mentoring, Know your rights for the youth. Helping & supporting parents who have lost children to knife crime.

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MENTORING: Projects we've done so far: Street mentoring, Know your rights for the youth. Helping & supporting parents who have lost children to knife crime.

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OPPORTUNITY: Prepare overarching strategy to address violence

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OPPORTUNITY: Prepare overarching strategy to address violence

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interconnections

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sharing examples of good practice so that we don't reinvent the wheel

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SKILLS TRAINING Wellbeing, Self empowerment

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ENGAGE VERY YOUNG THROUGH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Physical activity (range of projects including engagement days in school/ forest schools in the woods)

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SKILLS TRAINING Training community leaders
Providing services to support women and girls in aspiration, motivation. well being, etc

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Capacity Building Communities

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INFLUENCE POLICY Using the voices of lived experience to help shape the services & to help shape at strategic level

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INFLUENCE POLICY Using the voices of lived experience to help shape the services & to help shape at strategic level

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OFFER A PLACE TO GO Trying to bring a community closer together, create a better functioning and more cohesive community and create a safe space.

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CONNECTING: linking the leaders in a network who support and big up each other's work

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CONNECTING: linking the leaders in a network who support and big up each other's work

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ENGAGE: Engaging, educating and empowering the women and the youth in the community, but not exclusively.

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ENGAGE: Engaging, educating and empowering the women and the youth in the community, but not exclusively.

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SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH Supporting people with their mental wellbeing. Also help build their confidence again by funding more community projects

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Sajan Devshi - OPCC - Partnership Officer

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Sajan Devshi - OPCC - Partnership Officer

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Working across CSP's (Community Safety Partnerships)
Mapping the Partnership Landscape
Helping increase engagement from communities to support the Crime Plan
Promoting the work being done in the community by the OPCC

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We commission services to prevent youth violence

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ENGAGE THROUGH Art/Music/Gardening

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Creative Futures Midlands was set up to work with disadvantaged individuals to improve their mental health, well-being and life circumstances through teaching craft and life skills and the creation of community gardens.

We have a great deal of experience spanning over 10 years of work in the local community with good local knowledge and connections in the field including council members, diocese of Leicester, teachers and educators and other arts organizations.

We are most proud of a project building outdoor furniture in New Parks where we built an allotment, and helped the participants grow vegetables and ran healthy eating projects. Creative Futures Midlands has completed many hundreds of workshops with large numbers of participants of all ages, but has also worked one-on-one with a young adult who was on community service and mentored him over a year as an apprentice and together with him built various public sculptures around Leicester.

We are supported in our work by the National Lottery, The Arts Council and the Police & Crime Commissioners Fund.

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Creative Futures Midlands - Community - Companionship - Creativity

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Creative Futures Midlands was set up to work with disadvantaged individuals to improve their mental health, well-being and life circumstances through teaching craft and life skills and the creation of community gardens.

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www.realprojectsuk.org
COUNSELLING MENTAL HEALTH
Real Eyes - Cover Mental Health Support/Counselling for all communities
www.realeyesrealise.co.uk

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MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: Youth Offending Service

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MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: Youth Offending Service

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Lockdown impacting who we can reach and what we can do

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Supporting, motivating and developing the leadership skills of community leaders and enabling network building and systems leadership with the Community Leadership Programme.