Uplift Hours
The Uplift Hours youth activities is a Department for Culture, Media and Sport and National Lottery funded project for young people ages 10-18 and up to 25 with SEND. It is accessible to young people in Finedon and the surrounding towns and villages. It is flexible and young people can come and leave as they pleased.
Impact Story: From Isolation to Belonging
Just a few months ago, a local young person described life as “having nowhere to go and nothing to do.” Like many young people in the area, they spent most evenings at home, disconnected from positive activities and struggling with boredom, low confidence, and a lack of opportunities to socialise. Thanks to funding support, BAK UP CIC was able to introduce additional youth work sessions in the community, providing activities such as basketball, boxing, arts and crafts, table tennis, football, and guitar lessons. More importantly, the project created a safe and welcoming space where young people felt valued, listened to, and supported.
The young person now attends regularly and says, “Everyone is friendly, and it helps me stay calm. It makes me feel happy and less bored.” Through participation, they have developed new friendships, increased confidence, and become more engaged in their community. The impact has also been felt at home. Parents report positive changes in behaviour, improved wellbeing, and greater motivation. One parent told us, “There was nothing for young people here before. Now my child looks forward to coming every week.”
Meet some of the Staff and volunteers
AGENDA 4 CHANGE
Objectives
1. Confidence 2. Bringing people together to think about what change they want to see 3. Empowerment 4.Taking ownership at local level 5. Promoting respect for others and participation from diverse people 6. Build resilience, relationships, and alliances with other groups. 7. Helping people develop their own leadership
AGENDA 4 CHANGE What We Do
Provide a platform to discuss and take action on what can be done at a local level in the fight against climate change and its impact on the next generation.
We Empower, Collaborate and support especially young people to play an active part in the change they would like to see in their communities.
We create space for constructive thinking and challenge and for the voice of ethnic minority groups to be heard.
Our Aim
Creating a more integrated society where people from diverse backgrounds will be part of the progressive change in our communities and in so doing become role models for the future generation
Impact of Plastics in the Ocean
Impact on wildlife
Pollution
Rising Temperatures
Change at the local level
Effects of Pollution
1. Strength in Diversity
Change is only possible when we acknowledge there is a problem that must be resolved and resources and personnel are made available to bring about change.
2. Intergration
When others feel like they are being a burden or are not listened to due to their inability to communicate effectively they turn to stay within their familiar bubble and find it hard to integrate. This can be resolved through the provision of our services that will enable these people to acquire the basic knowledge to break down those barriers limiting them to reach their fullest potential and become part of the progressive change in the community in which they live.
3. Assurance
This program will ensure that young people especially ethnic minority groups get involved in issues that impact them at a local level and become part of the change needed to improve the communities in which they live.