Smiles For Miles

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Smiles for Miles Base Project

“The sky’s the limit for young people with the right basket of support and provision”

The Smiles for Miles Base Project is offering open access youth provision, fun activities and specialist support for Children and Young People in Rotherham over a two-year period between 1st October 2021 and 30th September 2023.

The project is all about co-production and supporting young people to reach their goals (as defined by them) and lead the direction of the project based on what they say they need or would like to “have a go at”.

Our project priorities are around early intervention, improving spaces and places that matter to communities, bringing people together and building strong relationships in and across communities. We want to provide young people with the right activities and support, in the right place, at the right time.

The Project So Far…

2600+

Activities and support sessions

1800+

Young people supported

15000+

Attendances by young people

What is on offer?

Three main bases, JADE Youth and Community, Rotherham United Community Sports Trust and Clifton Learning Partnership are offering open access youth work provision and providing young people access to a trusted adult for 1 to 1 support. The trusted adult will also help young people access other opportunities in the project through our specialist ‘basket of support and provision’ which is delivered by 8 organisations in partnership with the bases.

Throughout the project, young people can get involved in a range of opportunities, such as:

How to get involved

Smiles for Miles is aimed at children and young people in Rotherham aged 8 to 19, or up to 25 for young people with special education needs or disabilities.

If you know which activities you would like to get involved in, feel free to contact our service providers directly using the drop down menu below.

If you are unsure, or you want to find out more about the project, please contact our Project Coordinator

Smiles for Miles Project Coordinator

If you are supporting or know of a young person who would like to get involved in the project, please use our referral form for external partners.

Click the drop down for more details on the activities and support available

JADE Youth and Community

jadehq@btconnect.com

01909 565639


JADE Youth and Community will provide open access youth club sessions for Juniors (7-11 year olds), Seniors (12-19 year olds) and young people with SEND. Through these sessions, young people will have access to a trusted adult and a wide range of positive activities, such as; music production, games consoles, community garden, sports, food and drink, arts and crafts, community gym, themed project work, trips, holiday lunch clubs, residential and outdoor activities. They will also be offering advice drop ins for young people and outreach and detached youth work.

Rotherham United Community Sports Trust

inclusion@rotherhamunited.net

01709 827767


Rotherham United Community sports Trust will offer weekly youth clubs for young people aged 13-19. They will also provide access to a trusted adult who will provide 1 to 1 support and help young people access other opportunities. They will also be offering advice drop ins for young people, outreach and detached youth work and will work closely with Clifton Learning Partnership, from where they will deliver their sessions.

Clifton Learning Partnership

andreabrookes@clifton-partnership.org.uk

01709 728069


Clifton Learning Partnership (CLP) will offer open access youth club sessions for young people in conjunction with YMCA Rotherham, using themed, environmental and outdoor activities. They will also provide holiday lunch clubs and activities, as well as, access to a trusted adult who will offer 1 to 1 support and help young people access other opportunities.

YWCA Yorkshire

Self-Help / Wellness Programmes

01709 703471


YWCA Yorkshire will offer a range of small group programmes, delivered as two-day workshops. The programmes are designed to help participants with a range of self-help and wellness techniques such as; how to to cope with difficulties and strengthen personal resilience, tools to help make informed decisions about a future free from abuse, the dynamics of power and control in relationships and gender inequalities, including how those inequalities impact and shape beliefs and behaviours.

Rotherham and Barnsley Mind

Mental Health Support

01709 919929


Rotherham & Barnsley Mind will provide mental health and wellbeing support to young people who have been identified as needing additional support through 1:1 counselling using person centred therapy / support. They will also be offering group sessions covering topics such as; life skills, developing coping strategies, improving awareness and understanding of mental health and providing therapeutic type activities such as creative writing, arts, crafts and photography.

Rotherham Parent Carer Forum

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Support

01709 296262


Rotherham Parent Carers Forum (RPCF) will deliver counselling sessions for young people who have special educational needs. They will also be offering fun weekly sibling support group sessions to support siblings who have a brother or sister with SEND and allow space and time for children to share their worries and feelings about their brother’s or sister’s health, ask questions about the disability or condition, learn coping strategies to deal with difficult or challenging behaviour from their brother or sister but more importantly meet other young people who face similar issues.

Rotherham United Community Sports Trust

Sports

01709 827767


Rotherham United Community Sports Trust (RUCST) will offer children and young people six-week courses of sports sessions and tournaments across various locations with tournaments bringing everyone together from all the sessions. The sessions will support young people become active and physically fitter and promote community cohesion.

RUSH House

Education, Employment and Training Support

01709 369295


Rush House will support young people not in education, training or employment with their job search including writing CVs, completing application forms, interview skills and accessing relevant training and education opportunities.

GROW

Trauma informed support

01709 511171


GROW will work with individual young women establishing their individual needs and building a support plan to enable them to set achievable personal goals. Delivery will be a trauma informed approach and stabilisation techniques, to enable the individual to begin to understand why they are feeling how they do, learn ways of how to manage emotions and reactions to trauma triggers, and how they can express their needs within their family unit, school, and wider services.

Rotherham Open Arts Renaissance

Arts-based Activities and Creative Projects

01709 835747


ROAR will provide a range of creative activities from ceramics, drawing, laser cutting and print making, supporting a group develop and design a project, for example transforming a public space, writing a play or producing a film.

Endeavour

Outdoor Activities

0114 2438219


Endeavour will introduce young people to outdoor activities such as canoeing, climbing, caving and hill-walking. The activities offered are designed to help young people to develop the skills they need to face their problems, tackle issues head on and succeed where they may have previously failed including empowering young people to conquer their fears, to express themselves, and to trust and respect others

How did the project come about?

The Different but Equal Board worked with young people’s groups across our member organisations to come up with the name “Smiles for Miles” and influence what kinds of support and activities should be on offer. The voice of children and young people has then continued to shape and develop the project.

Watch our short film below to hear from some of our delivery partners about how the project is helping organisations work together to offer the best possible experiences for young people.

Timetable of Activities

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Thank you to our partners

The project is funded by the National Lottery. Our thanks go to National Lottery players who raise £30million each week for good causes like ours.

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Voluntary Action Rotherham is the lead organisation on behalf of the Children, Young People and Families Consortium, managing and coordinating the project.

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11 of our member organisations are delivering the project, working together to support young people to reach their goals as defined by them.