Children, Young People & Families Round-Up

Head of CYPF – Jennifer Tulloch

Impact Safety Net

• Safety Net operates within schools, providing tailored interventions to support emotional wellbeing and resilience building for children aged 8 to 14.  The service takes pride in annually supporting over 2000 children, with an impressive 95% of them expressing that the sessions they attended were valuable and beneficial so far this year.
• Activities include BRAVE (Building Resilience and Valuing Emotions) one-to-one and small group sessions which is focused on emotional literacy, coping skills, and self-esteem enhancement.   Schools can make a referral using this link.
• Our lively whole-class workshops are also in full swing and getting great feedback from across schools in Brighton and Hove, with year 6 sessions focused around supporting them to prepare for secondary schools, and year 4 and 5 focused on the critical topic of Online Safety. 
• We are also delighted to be sending schools our Children’s Mental Health week resource pack, which they will receive later this term.  

Impact WASP – Whitehawk After School Project

• WASP is based at City Academy in Whitehawk, Brighton and supports 120 children and their families each year.   It provides after school play opportunities for children aged between 4-11, and accommodates up to 40 children each day, many with free places.
• WASP ‘s playwork utilises qualified playworkers dedicated to prioritising children’s play needs and fosters a supportive environment. Through play, we also provide positive adult role models, promote active lifestyles, healthy eating, and social and academic skills.
• Thanks to a grant last term, we’ve added a burst of fun with a new parachute, outside toys, a badge maker, and sensory floor tiles. Our festive parties, including Christmas arts and crafts, elf hunts, and party food, were a real hit last term.
• We ran another successful HAF play scheme over the Christmas holidays. We were delighted as part of the scheme to be able to offer a free activity pack and food hamper to all participating families to take home, these made a huge difference to families struggling to buy food.

Impact YPC – Young People’s Centre

• Our Young People’s Centre, located in Ship Street, is a bright and friendly safe space, providing specialist services and support for young people around their wellbeing and mental health.  Alongside Impact’s Youth team, there are 6 other youth organisations based at the Centre and we are proud to welcome over 600 young people to the YPC each year.
• Over the latest period the outcomes for our young people accessing 1:1 support through our Health and Wellbeing Youth Work have been really positive, with 16 young people reporting positive changes in their lifestyle. The team have also been successful in referring many to enjoyable and beneficial programs like YPC Animation Group, TDC Young Men’s group, and more.
• In line with feedback from young people, we are launching a new youth drop-in session, where young people will be able to access support, connect with others, and dive into a range of exciting activities.

• E-Motion is buzzing with activity. We’re seeing a surge in referrals from young people aged 12 to 18 seeking email or instant message counselling support.
• The Lewes Health & Wellbeing drop-in has been increasingly well attended and feedback tells us has delivered fantastic outcomes over the last few months. This service is used by parents and young people and offers more space and time than a GP is currently able to.