St Clement & St James Community Development Project
We are a community project working in an area of urban deprivation. We aim to provide education, relief of poverty and recreational opportunities for local people. We also run a community recycling scheme providing goods to the low paid and those on benefits, have a weekly community lunch and hold one-off events such as the OAP Christmas party.
Main Activity
Our main work is a community education program, largely for children and young people. We run after-school study support club helping with homework, carnival club designing and making carnival costumes, into University scheme helping and encouraging young people top get to University. Group Nr 1 Drama and Arts Club, English Classes for refugees and adult sewing classes.
Description
Study Support Club meets on Mondays, Tuesdays Thursdays and Fridays during term time. The club starts at 4 pm and finishes at 5.45. The club is open to any 7-16 year olds children in the arean. It is open to 11-18 year olds on Mondays. The purpose of the Study Support Group is to provide children with literacy and numeracy support by assisting them with their work, guiding their choice of workshets, listeing to them read hand helping the chidlren with the computers. Volunteers should encourage the children to work hard and refrain from disturbing others and help the children develop a positive outlook towards their work and assist them ro realise their potential. Most importantly, volunteers should try to create and appealing, relaxed and safe environment.
Sectors: young people, children
