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Positive Contribution
Helping children to make a positive contribution
We help children to develop social and life skills to positively deal with any challenges in life. We support families so that they are able to provide safe and stable homes for their children and have a positive impact on their child’s achievements in life. Helping children to make a positive contribution also means that we want to encourage young people to voice their views and opinions and give them the opportunity to get involved in planning and developing services they receive.
Lambeth Youth Council/The peer inspection project
The junior peer inspection project provides activity-based support for children and young people age 8-13 years old to promote their involvement in the evaluation and development of services. The project trains children and young people to carry out inspections and evaluations, initially of all the Children’s Fund projects with a possibility of expanding across a wider range of children’s services in Lambeth.
Other services:
Peer Inspection – young people (14-21) inspect local provisions and say how services to young people could be improved.
Peer Education – educates other young people and practitioners on issues around sexual health, relationships and substance misuse.
Youth Council – young people identify issues that affect them within the borough, lobby decision-makers and recommend projects to help tackle these issues.
Referrals:
To join the Junior Peer Inspection or other projects contact Jane O’Sullivan on the number below.
Main Contact:
Jane O’Sullivan, Room B17 Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1RW
Telephone: 020 7926 2169
Email: jo'sullivan@lambeth.gov.uk
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Lambeth Women's Aid Ltd
Lambeth Women's Aid Ltd supports young people and their families who are experiencing or fleeing domestic violence. The project offers counselling and emotional support, advice, a referrals service, temporary accommodation, family outings and support groups for parents/carers and children.
Other services:
Women’s Outreach Project who supports women living in Lambeth affected by domestic violence.
The project works closely with Lambeth schools in order to help children stay in school and prevent exclusion.
Referrals:
Lambeth Women’s Aid works with other local organisations and services to identify young people and children who may benefit from the project including Victim Support, local refuges, homeless units, health and social care services, the police, YOT and other voluntary, statutory or charity agencies.
Families can self-refer be phone or email.
Main Contact:
June Pilgrim, Po Box 17616, London, SW2 2WD
Telephone: 020 86780722
Children’s Outreach workers:
Patricia Guerrero, Grace Malcolm, Dorothea Weiskorn.
Telephone: 020 8674 8800
Email: junelwa@aol.com, lambethwa@aol.com
Website
www.lambethwomensaid.org.uk
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Waaberi Cultural Association
Waaberi Cultural Association offers a range of activities for members of the Somali community. The project provides youth and sport activities, playschemes, outreach work with schools, after school work with young people and a homework club.
Other services:
Supplementary classes, ESOL classes for adults, IT training and general advice and support, interpreting and translation support, cultural festivals, European youth exchanges. Waaberi Cultural Association is a leading member of a local umbrella group.
Referrals:
The project provides referral services and general advice to families on benefits, employment, housing and education.
Which schools are receiving the service:
Sunnyhill (Children from other schools are very welcome)
Main Contact:
Mr Abdi-Rahman Ali Shardi, 16 Mitcham Lane, Streatham, London SW16 6NN
Telephone: 020 8696 6777
Email: dmin@waaberi.org
Website
waaberi.org
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CfBT Action Zone
CfBT Action Zone supports family involvement in children’s learning. The project encourages parents from hard to reach groups to engage with schools and helps them to gain confidence and skills to have a positive impact on children’s attainment at school.
Activities include parents courses, mediation with fathers, filmmaking courses for fathers, laptop libraries, assertiveness training and consultation projects with parents through Parents Talk. The project supports schools around the borough to set up the ‘working parents’ rooms.
Other services:
Family learning programmes and support with training tutors, the Lambeth City Learning Centre.
Which schools are receiving the service:
Henry Fawcett, HillMead, Johanna and Loughborough
Network meetings are held for the following schools:
Allen Edwards, Fenstanton, St Andrew’s CE, Stockwell and Sunnyhill.
Referrals:
If organisations are working with particular families who would benefit from CfBT family programmes in schools, please notify us by phone or e-mail, or inform the parent liaison officer within the school.
Main Contact:
Abigail Norton, Centre for British Teachers, CfBT Action Zone, Rectory Centre, Rectory Grove, SW4 0EL
Telephone: 020 7720 7514
Email: anorton@lambeth.gov.uk
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Peer mediation project
Peer mediation project provides mediation training for children and young people in Lambeth schools to help reduce conflict in schools and equip the mediators with skills in listening, communication, negotiation, empathy and creative problem solving. The mediators use these skills to support other children who may be experiencing conflicts, to resolve their dispute in a peaceful way and without relying on adults. Circle Time sessions in schools focus on listening skills, co-operation and team building skills and techniques for conflict resolution.
Other services:
The annual Peer Mediation conference, training for school staff that support peer mediation services and a forum for all those involved in supporting peer mediation services in Lambeth.
Which schools are receiving the service:
Allen Edwards, Crown Lane, Fenstanton, Glenbrook, Henry Fawcett and Johanna, Kingswood, Kings Avenue, St Andrew's, Stockwell and Vauxhall Primary Schools (LCF funded). Nearly twenty schools with peer mediation services across Lambeth.
Main Contact:
Anita Gee, Hurley Clinic, Kennington Lane, SE11 4HJ
Telephone: 07891 340526
Email: healthy.minds@gp-G85053.nhs.uk
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