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Braintree District Council
Causeway House
Bocking End
Braintree
Essex, CM7 9HB
T: 01376552525
e: csc@braintree.gov.uk
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Nacro Braintree Community Sports Project

Project Outline:

The Nacro Braintree Community Sports Project (BCSP) is a social inclusion based project in partnership with Nacro, the leading crime reduction charity and Braintree District Council dedicated to Changing Lives and Creating Opportunities. The BCSP uses sports as a tool to engage young people aged 5 -19 years across the Braintree District into positive, rewarding environments, steering away from anti-social behaviour and negative influences.

Main Objectives:
- Provide structured opportunities for young people to take part in sport and physical activity.

- Reduce anti social and nuisance behaviour.

- Increase self confidence and self expression.

- Develop communication and team working skills within young people.

- Encourage young people to make friends

- Empower young people to make a positive change in their lives.

- Provide volunteering opportunities and accredited sports qualifications that can lead to employment or higher education.

Funding for the project comes from a number of sources including The Football Foundation, Children's Fund, V-Match and Braintree District Council.

For more details visit the website www.nacrocsp.btck.co.uk ring 01376 535400 or email -
-james.martin@nacro.org.uk
Sports Project Co-ordinator
-james.taylor@nacro.org.uk
Sports Development Worker/Volunteer Support Worker

The Volunteers -
As well as providing opportunities for young people the project offers an extensive range of volunteering opportunities for all sections of the community. Volunteering can be a wonderful way to gain experience that will help to:
-Secure future employment
-Learn new skills
-Gain accredited qualifications
-Meet new people
-Have fun
The volunteers play an important and decisive role in the project that has a real impact on the local community. Volunteers are crucial to the development of long term sustainable sessions that the whole community can enjoy by developing positive relationships with young people and displaying themselves as a positive role model to follow. There are many different forms of volunteering with each being an essential role that will help to have an impact on the community.
-Coaching young people at sports sessions
-Providing administrative assistance
-Helping to deliver informal education programees through fun quizzes
-and more.

To find out about becoming a volunteer you can visit the website www.nacrocsp.btck.co.uk or contact the project on 01376 535400.

Useful Links

-www.nacrocsp.btck.co.uk

More Information

For further information, please contact BDC Customer Service Centre at csc@braintree.gov.uk

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