OUR PROJECTS
In Schools & The Community
We are in unusual times right now with young people locked down there is obviously a reduction in ASB on the streets. Online safety is even more important now so we have created a platform for young people to access healthy content and engage with youth workers on live sessions and other professionals and role models to inspire them.
With a huge increase in knife crime on our streets and mental health issues with our young people the highest they have ever been recorded, here at Our Time Youth Agency we decided to use our skills and experience to create projects that empower young people to make better choices, improve their mental health through exercise and dance and also to give them a platform to address their issues and traumas through music in a cross city cohesion project.
OUR TIME TO GET FIT
“Action is the foundational key to all success.”
Our Time To Get Fit was a huge success and we want to thank all those who were involved - young poeple, surrey police, volunteers and parents who jumped in too!
A huge thanks to the amazing @rockitwithRho Rhona Noel who lead on the activities each week <3
I am delighted to announce that Sport England and Active Surrey have confirmed the project will be funded as a satalite project for 30weeks!!! This is EPIC and we are so happy...watch this space for the details and location of the new project :)
IDENTITY
"I would so much like young people to have a sense of the gift that they are." – John Denver
A 6-week school based project delivered in partnership with Surrey Council & Surrey Police. This project was designed to raise awareness and get young people thinking about the consequences of getting involved in anti social behaviour, gangs, county lines, drug dealing, alcohol and drug use and the law relating to Anti Social crimes. It was a question & answer based session with interactive games and role play to put young people in the shoes of the public or peers.
INSTAGRAM LIVE YOUTH WORK SESSIONS
"What divides us pales in comparison to what unites us."
– Ted Kennedy
Online Safety and positive thinking is the most important thing right now in this lockdown, due to this I have created a Instagram platform and have been running live youth work sessions each week to help young people to keep connected and engaged in healthy content.
Young people are interviewed LIVE about what's affecting them in lockdown.
Guest speakers, Influencers and Professionals talking LIVE about what they do and how they do it.
Weekly competitions to win £10 Amazon vouchers!
Join the movement
instagram.com/ourtimeyouthagency
Tuesday 6:30-7:30pm Friday 6:30-7:30pm
RU OK?
"In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision."
– Dalai Lama
A 6-session, school-based mental health awareness project.
Each week we discuss a different topic around emotions and relationships.
Students are invited to talk about how the topic affects them, what the triggers are and then we look at coping strategies and how to implement them.
Emotions and relationships begin developing, evolving and emerging in young people. When this begins, it can be confusing and may cause feelings of alienation or isolation. This project targeted the confusion young people have to face and ensuring they don't have to face it alone.
Young people are offered additional support if needed and early hl;p referrals done where risk is identified.
MOVE 2 IMPROVE
"The biggest adventure you can ever take, is to live the life of your dreams."
– Oprah Winfrey
A school-based dance project with a twist! During the session we dance, laugh and sweat but we also mix it up with a bit of mindfulness and learn the benefit of taking a breath. We sit and chat about mental health issues like anxiety, low confidence or a negative body image and how that looks and feels... it is more than just a dance class!
Keeping active is a core element to keeping a peaceful and healthy mind, and helps balance the over-abundance of thoughts and feelings. Dancing as a group activity reinforces positive thinking and development.
OUR Work Experience
"In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision."
– Dalai Lama
A 4-week, online-based work experience project.
Each week we discuss a different topic and work through challenges that you might face in four different industries.
We offer event planning and management, graphics design, creative writing and artistic thinking.
Young people are offered additional support if needed and their work progress is logged and monitored asides their 1to1 sessions. They will recieve a signed e-certificate to prove their hard work and attendance, and their work permanently displayed proudly on this website!
