Making a difference where you live

NatWest CommunityForce is a new initiative which sees them working with local communities to support the people, projects and charities making a real difference where you live.

Natwest have made a commitment to help the communities in which we live and work. The result is CommunityForce – a platform that empowers local projects and charities to raise awareness of their work and make their plans a reality with the support of NatWest and their local community

4 The Youth aims to: Provide youth provision for young people aged 9 to 19 (25 with disabilities) years old in the Horsham District and surrounding areas. Provide services and training to the sector that supports provision for young people.

What does your charity/project do?

4 The Youth is a new charity that has been set up in light of recent funding cuts by local government to ensure that essential youth services for young people continue to be provided including junior clubs for 9-13 year olds. The charity also runs a range of services supporting young people with disabilities including activity days and residential's, as well as employing carers to support youth work staff at a weekly evening club providing disabled young people with a place to meet friends.

How does your charity/project support the local community?

4 The Youth provides young people from the local community with a varied programme of activities and experiences that promote important life skills and are accessible to everyone. The youth projects promote community cohesion and provide young people with safe places to meet and enjoy positive activities.

What do you plan to use the CommunityForce award for?

A community force award would allow additional sessions to be run during the holidays in addition to term time clubs, and pay for carers to make them accessible to young people with disabilities as well as further enriching the activities the clubs can offer. Without funding of this kind the level of provision that can be provided would have to be reduced.

Please vote for us at: http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/4429