- Presentation on how the Trust can contribute to the Health and Wellbeing Strategy
Minutes:
Alex Wilson, Health Officer, and Zanib Rasool, Community Manager, RUFC Community Sports Trust, gave the following presentation:-
Community Sports Trust – Aim
- To utilize the brand of Rotherham United Football Club and the power of sport to positively influence and enhance the diverse lifestyles of the people of Rotherham
- Through the work, bring different communities together to celebrate diversity and community cohesion through sports
- Work across Rotherham under 7 main themes:-
Health
Disability
Volunteering
Participation
Education
Heritage and Inclusion
- Deliver a wide range of activities e.g. homework and reading clubs, holiday programmes, twilight youth sessions, community cohesion events
- Older people exercise sessions
Health and Wellbeing Board Priorities/Work of the Trust
- Prevention and Early Intervention
Previous Projects
Dads Make a Difference – 7 areas, 72 dads/male carers
Mini Millers – 510 2-4 year olds over the last 3 years
Family Learning – 40 families from deprived areas
Mini Millers Group (support children age 2-11 and families)
Health for All – BBC Children in Need
Current Projects
Family Health Lifestyle Project – Thornhill School (South Asian mums)
Community Allotment – Eastwood and Clifton park
Possible Projects
Smoking cessation at NYS – 3 members of staff now trained to run sessions
- Long Term Conditions
Current Projects
Falls Prevention – 16 different care homes over the last 4 years and continuing working in care homes (Care Home Olympics)
Social Prescription – 14 home exercise sessions – 30 participants on Stadium days. Support for carers and getting them exercising
Mature Millers Association (constituted group that support over 50s)
Walking Football sessions
Walking Groups
Kashmiri and Yemeni Older Peoples Forum (exercise sessions)
Rotherham Ethnic Social Care Organisation (exercise sessions)
BME Young People and Carers Group (delivering sport to BME disabled children and siblings at Unity Centre)
- Expectations/Aspirations
Current Projects
Millers Youth Forum
Foundation learning – 48 young people
Futsal Scholarship – 15 young people
NCS – 355 year 11’s over last 3 years
Volunteering – 147 over 16 year olds over last 3 years
BTEC Level 2 & 3 in Sport
Sport Apprenticeships – 64 young people over the last 3 y3ars
Job Shop in partnership with Job Centre Plus
Community Learning – first step learning courses
Working with disengaged young people
Possible Projects
Level 1 Sport 19-24 year olds
Level 1 Futsal 16-18 year olds
- Dependent to Independent
Current Projects
Walking Groups
Walking Football – 10 participants on weekly basis
ICT – 37 over 50 year olds
Mature Millers
Apprenticeships – 64 young people
Futsal Scholarships – 18
NCS
Volunteering
- Healthy Lifestyle
Current Projects
Teenage Kicks – 10-18 year olds in 5 areas 2013-15 (BBC Children in Need)
Aiming High – 154 disabled young people
Healthy Hearts – 77 disabled adults
Marbles Mental Health Self-Help Group and Stonham Homes
Wellgate Court
Possible Projects
Weight Management
Education Programmes – NCFE Accreditation, ASDAN, NOCN
- Poverty
Current Projects
Job club referral from Job Centre Plus
Employability skills funded by Community learning
Shiloh
Future Projects
Social enterprise venture at the Stadium
Zanib reported that the Trust worked with the Integrated Youth Service and Area Assemblies. They had also started a partnership with REEMA at the Unity Centre and were offering classes for the Roma community.
Alex and Zanib were thanked for their presentation.