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a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)

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RMBC are linked to Over 200 British Companies in the Midlands Alone

OATS Oakdale Arts & Training Spaces

To further or benefit the residents of

Sneinton and Bakersfield primarily but

not exclusively by associating together

the said residents and the local

authorities, voluntary and other

organisations.

In a common effort to :

Advance education, employment and

training. To provide facilities in the

interests of social welfare, for recreation,

work and leisure time occupation with

the objective of improving.............

“The conditions of life for the residents”.

“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” Albert Einstein

OATS..... AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

THE VERNON FAMILY TAKE ON

THE OLD RIO CINEMA (circa 1932)

Outside not too bad and perfect

location for bridging the gap

between Sneinton and Bakersfield

OATS THE STORY SO FAR

BUT INSIDE WHAT A MAJOR JOB.....DAUNTING EVEN ! ! !

THE

WHOLE

FAMILY

GET

INVOLVED

INCH BY INCH ......SLOWLY WE TAME IT !

WE START THE DECOR IN RUSSIAN CAFE THEME AND

EVEN RE-CYCLE......

THESE ARE THE OLD SNOOKER TABLE LEGS

HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF WORK ANDTHE OLD GIRL SCRUBS

UP WELL........(We preserve the art deco features)

Employability? It‟s a key component of

our plan to improve our local

community........so What‟s our experience?

JIM VERNON Jnr.

FIRST AID IN ANGOLA

(& Cambodia Sudan

Afghanistan )

JIM VERNON Snr.

NGO Work in IRAQ

HUMANITARIAN

DE-MINING & IED

CLEARANCE AND SEARCH

WORLDWIDE

providing Fundraising Opportunities through our Used Clothing Collection

Scheme. Established to bring Communities together, and to help benefit a

number of people in the UK and overseas.

Money for your projects

in the UK

Money and Help

for African CHILDREN

BEFORE & AFTER

WAKEFIELD AFRICA (Durkar)

HEAD MISTRESS VISITS

to see first hand children

wearing clothes her own

pupils collected

Old clothes collection earns £440

The old clothes collection earned

Durkar an amazing £440- quite

literally money for old rope! In view of

this success another collection has

been organised for the 19th May.

Chris is bringing a bigger van so

please everyone make sure you have

an extra big clear out and ask all your

friends for their old clothes and

shoes too. You might get some funny

looks but this is a seriously easy

way to earn lots of dosh for the

club.

Part of team C4CC helped our Charity

Aid2Africa by Abseiling down Fort Dunlop,

all 33 metres of it!! and raised nearly

£1000. What a Team!!

In the past we have been involved through

our registered charity in a number of

sustainable projects.

In essence each project is one where after

the initial funding, the project generates

sufficient income to replenish itself and

produce a profit.

We have established poultry and piggery

projects in Zimbabwe in the past as well

as the cultivation of land to grow Maize.

In Kenya, last year, we cultivated 2 acres

of land with Maize and beans. The yield as

re-cultivated the land again this year and

the profit was the equivalent of 10% of the

annual staffing costs of the school.

CLEAN WATER FOR THE SCHOOL

SUSTAINABILITY

WE UTILISE OVERSEAS & POLICE/MILITARY &

NGO HUMANITARIAN EXPERIENCE

TO ALSO NOW HELP OUR OWN COMMUNITIES

OATS HERE SUPPORTING THE STREET

LISTENING WITH ALCHEMY VCO‟s

MANY HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS TRAINED

FOR DOZENS OF PROVIDERS

WE SPECIALISED IN “EMPLOYABILITY” COURSES

COLLEGES / TRADE UNIONS / PRIVATE COMPANIES / GOVERNMENTS

APRENTICES ON OUR FIRST AID COURSES HAVING FUN

From Jungle to Deserts,

to air conditioned

Lecture rooms on

4 continents….In English

or with Translators, I

have taught my subjects

for over 40 years.

And So…….contd:

Jim Vernon Snr

At 62 I decided its

time to give

something back to

the community. I

am fortunate to

have the support of

all my children and

wife and FAMILY

THE OAKDALE IS BORN…..EARLY CLASSES ARE FOR EMPLOYED

THE DEMAND FOR OUR COURSES HAS BEEN HUGE

WE SWITCH TO THE UNEMPLOYED & DISADVANTAGED

OUR SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES ( JOBS ) HAS BEEN

WAY ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGES.....WHY ?

BECAUSE “WE CARE”

Proud Family! Proud Dad! Proud „US‟….. life changing moment

JUST A FEW OF OUR HAPPY STUDENTS PASSING THEIR EXAMS

LOOK AT THEIR FACES….GENUINE PRIDE

HAPPINESS & SELF WORTH…… PRICELESS !!!

”IT‟S BEEN AMAZING....LIFE CHANGING, I‟M SO PROUD OF MYSELF”

OKAY WE HAVE TRAINED YOU……NOW WHAT ???

WE OPERATE A GENUINE WRAP AROUND POLICY...FROM

ASSESSMENT to TRAINING

TO ON THE JOB AFTER SERVICE & MENTORING

WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE EMPLOYERS….

WITHOUT THEM = NO JOBS !!!

SO HOW TO UTILISE OUR TRAINING

EXPERTISE & DEVELOP OUR

COMMUNITY PROJECTS ???

OATS TO TAKE THE LEAD &

WILL SET UP A TRAINING

DIVISION UNDER VARIOUS

COMMUNITY PROJECTS

EMPLOYABILITY ETC

CATCH 22 Partnership?

JOB CLUB

ESOL

& FE ETC

RECYCLING CATERING HOSPITALITY ETC

COMMUNITY

ORGANISERS

4th

EMERGENCY

SERVICE

SECURITY

SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

WAY FORWARD REF TRAINING PROVISION

CENTRE APPROVAL

DEVELOP EXISTING

TEAM

PTTLS / ASSESSOR

FUNDED

PARTNERSHIPS ?

DIRECT FUNDING

STATUS ?

VARIOUS CHARITY &

COMMUNITY

FUNDINGS

SOCIAL

ENTERPRISES

???

ANY

QUESTIONS (So Far)

„Workless not useless‟ THE SUPER GLUE TO ALL OATS BETTER COMMUNITY

PROJECTS WILL BE……..

TRAINING &EMPLOYMENT

Nearly two-thirds of young offenders are unemployed at the time of arrest.

Youth crime – links to unemployment and educational underachievement

Source: The Prince‟s Trust

The study, called the Prince's Trust Macquarie Youth Index, found young

people were twice as likely to self-harm or suffer panic attacks if they had

been jobless for a year.

About one in six respondents to the survey said being out of work was as

stressful as a family breakdown, and one in eight said unemployment gave

them nightmares.

Half of young people seeking work said visits to a job centre made them

feel ashamed, and more than half said that job-searching had left them

feeling disillusioned or desperate. (OATS informal local communal job clubs!)

The study showed young people who were not in education, employment or

training were less happy across „all‟ areas of their lives.

Martina Milburn, the charity's chief executive, said the longer young people

were out of work, "the greater the risk".

Job hunt = Feelings of 'shame'

The Prince‟s Trust Business Programme offers financial support and mentor

advice to help disadvantaged young people to start up their own businesses.

After 12 months, 96 per cent of people supported through this programme are

still trading or in alternative employment, education or training.

The taxpayer‟s bill for benefits– £20 million per week.

Trust‟s flagship 12-week programme of personal development training, aimed

mainly at unemployed young people. In 2005-6, 60 per cent of unemployed

participants went on to jobs, education or training on completion of the course.

Get into . . . is a short course enabling young people to boost their confidence

while gaining work experience in a specific industry sector. More than 50 per

cent of young participants are in full-time work three months after they have

completed the programme.

Source: The Prince‟s Trust

„Workless not useless‟

„Workless not useless‟

Overall potential savings outweigh the costs of delivering.

We need a team to push, kick, bite, scratch for EVERY job

or employment opportunity. Every initiative by individuals

or groups should be supported/encouraged.

Every single youngster in a job is a massive VICTORY !!!!

FUNDING & GRANTS

SPENT ON REAL

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

SCHEMES ARE A

“NO BRAINER”

So why are they so rigid?

„Flexibility‟

Local economy, local

people, local jobs, local

thinking= SUCCESS!!!

Workless not useless

“TEEN – AGERS”

NEXT LEAD PROJECT

Mr Hunt also said he believed the UK should learn from Asian cultures

where there was "reverence and respect for older people" and

"residential care is a last rather than a first option".

It is a source of "national shame" that as many as 800,000 people in

England are "chronically lonely", Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has

said

“TEEN – AGERS”

"Some five million people say television

is their main form of company"

"If we are to tackle the challenge of an ageing society, we must learn from this

and restore and reinvigorate the social contract between generations

AN OATS NEW LEAD PROJECT

“TEEN – AGERS”

„Workless not useless‟

OATS developing the social contract between generations

„ONLY and Lonely‟

•Older people are particularly vulnerable to social isolation and loneliness owing to loss

of friends and family, mobility or income.

• Social isolation and loneliness have a detrimental effect on health and wellbeing.

Studies show that being lonely or isolated can impact on blood pressure, and is closely

linked to depression.

• The impact of loneliness and social isolation on an individual‟s health and wellbeing has

cost implications for health and social care services. Investment is needed to ensure that

voluntary organisations can continue to help alleviate loneliness and improve the

quality of life of older people, reducing dependence on more costly services.

• The range of interventions for alleviating loneliness and social isolation can be grouped

into one-to-one interventions, group services and wider community engagement. Those

that look most effective include befriending, social group schemes and Community

Navigators

Preventing loneliness and social isolation

among older people

Overall potential savings outweigh the costs

of delivering befriending.

Case study: Providing companionship and emotional support

Oxfordshire Befriending at End of Life (OxBEL) is run by Age UK Oxfordshire

and receives funding from the Department of Health and the local primary

care trust. OxBEL currently has 60 volunteers, who have undergone

comprehensive training and receive on going supervision and support

from paid volunteer coordinators. The volunteers provide one-to-one

befriending to adults of all ages, who either have a life threatening condition

or are at end of life.

Befriending can last for a matter of weeks, months or many years. This free

service is currently focusing mainly on those on the End of Life Register, who

are referred either by health and social care professionals or by themselves.

The charity‟s latest annual survey among its service users

demonstrates the profound difference that this social group

scheme makes:

• 95 per cent have made friends with the volunteers

• 86 per cent feel less lonely

• 83 per cent now feel part of a community

• 61 per cent feel more confident

• 22 per cent see their doctor less.

Oxfordshire Befriending (OxBEL)

“TEEN – AGERS” is to be a Hybrid of OxBEL

"reverence and respect between the generations"

£1 Million barometer For Sneinton & Bakersfield Community Projects

£1,000000

£750,000

£500,00

IDEA …Fix a funds raised

Barometer to the front with the

Press and Community to launch

Various projects & sponsors

Invite sign company to provide it

And to use the curved area for

Banners & Reg Announcements

GOING RACING INTO the FUTURE

„GRIF‟

SOCIAL

ENTERPRISE

(After first 9month)

We are

starting local

Community

service

credits

Teens can

pay for these

activities with

credits earned

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