Trust Impact Report

14 POSITIVE FUTURES Supporting young people who may be involved in anti-social behaviour or are at risk of exclusion by offering diversionary activities, mentoring and behaviour workshops. Our Positive Futures programme, generously backed by Rushcliffe Borough Council, has helped to support over 30 young people either struggling to deal with the school environment, involving themselves in anti-social behaviour or engaging in low-level crime, by providing one-to-one mentorship and steering them into positive activities. The delivery of sports and arts activities in addition to health, wellbeing and employability workshops provides these young people with the technical and social skills to achieve success in life. This year, a Positive Futures project in partnership with the Cotgrave Community Garden allowed young people to engage in positive horticultural activities, while developing skills in carpentry, building and gardening which were supported with ASDAN accreditations. The project has also seen a recognisable improvement in relationships between young people, local police and staff from the local authority in Cotgrave. In East Leake and West Bridgford, outreach projects targeting hot- spots in anti-social behaviour have engaged with over 70 young people through diversionary activities, which have in turn built stronger connections with local youth workers and leisure centre staff. Similar work has been delivered in Bilborough, where funding from the Police and Crime Commissioner has provided mentoring and activities for 30 young people, with many others engaged through after-school clubs and holiday activity programmes. 70 young people engaged in diversionary activities