News at The Zone plymouth

We are now recruiting for our next in take of volunteers.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please click here to find out more.

The closing date for applications is Monday 28th May.

Youth Homelessness Project - An update from Sai

"Owing to the amount of interest in the Youth Homelessness Project, I am no longer able to interview any more young people who have experienced homelessness. The results are due to be published in August 2012. Many thanks to those who have shared their experiences with me and to those who have expressed an interest in taking part"

The Zone has teamed up with NCS Southwest and are offering a summer of FREE activities!

If you're in Year 11 at the moment then NCS is your ticket to the summer and whats more it's FREE! Have Fun, Make new friends and take control of your community.  

Interested?

If you are interested please get in touch or email enquiries@thezoneplymouth.co.uk

Want more info?

Please click here or visit www.facebook.com/ncssouthwest or www.ncssouthwest.co.uk
 

Are you aged 16 - 18 and have experience of homelessness? Take part in a homelessness research project @ The Zone

"My name is Sai Lee. I am a student at Plymouth University and I wish to interview young people aged 16-18 about their experiences of homelessness. I am keen to find out what homelessness means to young people and how they make sense of it.

Young people will be asked about their personal life experience and will focus on what has happened in the past and what is going on now. Interviews are expected to last around 60 minutes and a voice recorder will be used to get an accurate record of them.

Young people are able to stop the interview at any time and if necessary, withdraw their information at any time. Following the study,young people can also speak to a youth support worker. The information collected will be treated in the strictest confidence and any identifying information will be removed to protect your identity - a false name will be used in the research findings."

A £10 gift voucher will be given to those who take part. Travel expenses (up to £5) will also be refunded.

if you would like to take part please come in to The Zone or email: homelessinplymouth@gmail.com 

The sexual health service at The Zone has successfully been awarded the new ‘SAFE’ badge quality standard. We are the first service in the city to be awarded the standard.

The Standard is based on the Department of Health ‘You’re Welcome’ Quality Framework and explores how young person friendly the services is and how comprehensive and appropriate the information, advice and guidance we provide is.

The Zone has been certified as a provider of high quality health and social care information by The Information Standard scheme. The Zone met the scheme criteria of producing safe and reliable health and social care information and we have consequently been awarded The Information Standard quality mark, which we can display on our literature and website to illustrate to the public that our information can be trusted.

According to a survey carried out by The Information Standard[1], the majority of the general public (72%) believe that they would be better able to manage their own and their family’s health if they had quick and easy access to health information they could trust. The Information Standard, which is supported by the Department of Health, was launched to provide this kind of assurance.

Angela Coulter PhD, Hon FFPH, Hon FRCGP, an independent healthcare analyst who advises on the scheme, commented: “Organisations that become certified members of the scheme, and therefore display The Information Standard quality mark on their health information or social care materials, have proven that they adhere to the very highest standards of information production. The public can feel confident that if they see The Information Standard quality mark on health and social care websites or leaflets then the information can be trusted and relied upon.”

Mike Jelly, Acting Chief Executive said of its certification : “It is excellent to have achieved this standard, which recognises the high quality of professionalism within The Zone in producing clear coherent and accessible information to its clients and their families.

Thanks are particularly due to Emma Marriott for the considerable amount of work she contributed to gaining this award’”

We'd like to welcome Mike Jelly to The Zone.

Mike is our Acting Chief Executive until we appoint a new Chief Executive.

Please click on the link below to read his interview with The Herald on Saturday 26th November 2011. 

http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/New-future-Mike-gets-zone/story-13961572-detail/story.html

Mount Wise Youth Project - Community Heritage Day - Saturday 10th December

The young people of Mount Wise Youth Project, The Zone are currently running a project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to work alongside the community to gather peoples experiences and valuable memories of the mass regeneration post WWII and DRCP.

We are holding a Community Heritage Day on Saturday 10th December at St Aubyns Library, Devonport where... we are aiming to speak to as many older community members as possible who have memories they wish to share with the younger generation. Please pass the message on to parents, grandparents, family members or friends who you think may want to come along .

This is a young person led project and is focusing on the heritage of Devonport by using different skills such as photography, filming & interviewing. The group currently runs every Wednesday 4.30-6.30 at Mount Wise Youth Project, Devonport.

If you are interested in taking part in this project, please contact Leanne Goldie on 01752 606595.

What is it?

The Zone has joined justtextgiving. This is a servcie that allows people who wish to fundraise or donate money to us, to do so quickly and easily, without any extra cost to themselves.

• The only cost is the donation that is made!
• Texts are free, whatever mobile network is being used.
• Once a donation is made, a receipt will be received and an opportunity to complete a gift aid form is given to the donor / fundraiser.

How to do it

1. Text The Zone's code to 70070 with the amount you wish to donate. (our code is ZONE14 (in capitals)). So for example a £5 donation would be: ZONE14 £5
2. Donations need to be whole amounts from £1 up to £10.
3. A text receipt is sent out to the person donating.
4. Payment is taken from the mobile's contract account or pay as you go credit on the phone.

How much can be donated?

• Up to a maximum of £10 in one text message in denominations of £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 and £10.
• A maximum of £1000 can be donated in one month by an individual.

To find out more go to the official site: http://www.justgiving.com/justtextgiving  

Building Devonport

Mount Wise Youth Project, The Zone, have been awarded funding from Heritage Lottery Fund to initially start a year long project focusing on the post war regeneration and the recent 10 year regeneration by Devonport Regeneration Company Partnership (DRCP). This project is in partnership with Plymouth City Council and FotoNow. The initial idea for the project came from the young members of Devonport Youth Forum. The young people identified that although Devonport is renowned for having a fantastic community spirit, there were not enough opportunities for intergenerational work within in the community. A distinct common link was established. Generations, young and old have been through a regeneration process – a perfect common ground for community members to work together!

The aims of ‘Building Devonport’ are to bridge the gap between community members while absorbing the legendary history and heritage of Devonport, Plymouth. This year long project is going to give young people the opportunity to participate in a fun and innovative project focusing on heritage and media. Throughout the project the young people will get the chance to be involved in lots of trips and activities. During the project young people will have the opportunity to improve their life skills, access to employment and education by gaining various accreditations in filming and photography, art and design, oral interviewing techniques, leadership, teamwork and much more!

The Launch Day for ‘Building Devonport’ is on Sunday 10th July 2011, at Devonport Guildhall between 12pm and 3pm, families welcome. There will be free cream teas and BBQ food available for all who attend, with a bouncy castle and Disney characters for the younger children.

We are now recruiting young people to lead and be apart of the project, we also require any other community members who are interested in sharing their experiences of Devonport regeneration. If you would like further information regarding this project please come along to our Launch Day or contact Mount Wise Youth Project on (01752)606595.

                                        Young Carers Week 13th - 17th June 2011.

We are raising awareness of carers week and the benefit this may have for Young Carers . We have provided some information for Professionals about:-

• Who is a young Carers
• How to make a referral
• Statistics
• Supporting a young Carers

Please click to open the pack.

This is a link to the official website where you can find out more about carers week.  http://carersweek.org/ 

The Zone is not holding any of the activities for Carers Week this year. If you want to speak to someone from the Young Carers project we are going to be available on Friday 17th June at The Guildhall in Plymouth from 10am - 2pm.