We had a chat with Great Lever Voice to find out about the excellent work they have been doing for young girls in a deprived area. Read on to find out more…
With the funding from Localgiving we are able to help 16 young girls who are at their last year in junior school. They all come from vulnerable families in Highfield in Farnworth. We wanted to catch them at this age so we can help them with the transition into secondary school.
The never miss a session and never moan when we do the educational part first on keeping safe in their area. Highfield is a very deprived area in Farnworth and there are no facilities to cater for this age group. The only problem we have now are that lads their age want us to start a group for them so we are now looking for further funding so we can support and help them.
The sessions: When they arrive at 6.00pm we always give them something to eat and drink as if their tummies are grumbling they cannot concentrate. It’s normally a sandwich or a slice of pizza or hot dog. We help the young girls by teaching then about keeping safe in their community. We teach them about home safety, fire awareness, drugs, alcohol and smoking awareness, safeguarding, first aid etc. The girls also make crafts, for example bracelets, key rings, lavender bags etc. For the last 15 mins we play games or they play badminton or table tennis.
