Nu Start

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

To contact us:
t. 08703832151
e. info@nustart.org

Aims

When I grow up I want to be a Martial Artist

When I grow up I want to be a Graphic Designer

When I grow up I want to be a Footballer

To promote youth inclusion, breaking down barriers of youth gangs
Joint working across the borough, to promote inclusion into the service. This can the take form of shared interest activities, football, work placements, media, etc. This will go towards breaking down the borough's boundaries with gang territories and supporting young people to work and participate in activities together. This will include supporting them to work together and share resources.

To support the borough's young people to access services, courses, placements and activities
Targeting marginalised young people to get access into projects and placements that they would not normally have access to. This will include music, media and football projects.

To develop service user involvement, encouraging participation and creating a voice for young people
Working with young people to discover how they want services to work with them. What works best for young people, what doesn't work well for them. Having their voice heard through media communications and publications.

To address substance misuse, knife and gun crime, promoting awareness, education and information
Educational workshops on substance misuse, work with the police on anti-social behaviour and the use of gun and knife crime, e.g. black on black crime, understanding the consequences of death, murder and the damage to oneself holistically. Looking at the impact of drug use, its associations and the positive and negative impact it has.

Empower young people to develop self-efficacy skills to be responsible for their own behaviour and the impact on their community
Working on personal development courses, working on ones self, building up coping mechanisms and knowledge base about ones self and the role that the individual plays in the community and how the environments impacts on ones behaviour.

To endorse healthy eating and healthy living lifestyles, encouraging participation in sporting activities and creating / maintaining a balanced diet
Working towards the governments targets of reducing the levels of child obesity, promoting physically activities and eating the correct levels of iron, protein and carbohydrates. Looking at the nutritional value of eating well and looking after one's physical health.

To support economical well being, addressing poverty and focussing on financial stability
Helping young people to complete their education and work towards a career by providing courses to develop a new skill base, and assist with further and higher education and providing work placements in industries within the working sector.

Encouraging more family participation and input into the development of the young person
Working with parents and family members to support the positive growth of the young person.