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Normandy Youth Club–The N-Factor
Founded2008
TypeNon-governmental organization
FocusYouth, Mentorship, Community cohesion
Location
Area served
Surrey
Key people
Maria Angel
Websitewww.thenfactor.btck.co.uk

The Normandy Youth Club - The N-Factor was founded in the United Kingdom in September 2008, and launched in February 2009 to help combat the increasing incidents of youth crime in Normandy, Surrey and its surrounding hamlets.

History

Background

After a gap of not having an area youth club for over two decades, Ms. Maria Angel, a college teacher, recognised the lack of out of school hours, "non-uniform" and "non-faith" youth leisure facilities within the parish of Normandy.[1] She founded the "Normandy Youth Club - The N-Factor" to help combat the increasing incidents of youth crime in the community.[1]

Aims, Objectives & Initiatives

The Normandy youth club encourages all children and young people to become more socially included within the rural community of Normandy.[1] The organization is a voluntary, rural community youth club that does culturally sensitive youth work and has concentrated its efforts in targeting young people from disadvantaged and marginalised communities in Normandy and its surrounding hamlets, including those from the minority group communities (such as Gypsy, Irish Travellers and Showman).[2] It provides Not in Employment Education or Training (NEET) support and mentorship programmes for volunteer supervisors and members.[3]

Creative-based youth club programmes have included adopting the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) 'Walk a mile in my shoes' initiative, which embraces the principles of the 'Rights to Dignity and Respect'. The Normandy youth club creative art workshops, provide a platform to interpret and express those principles through art, film and photography. Opportunities to showcase the children and young people's talents, have been organised through Summer art and photographic competitions[4] thereby positively raising the profile of and engaging its young members with the rest of the community.[1][5]

Recognition

The Normandy Youth Club - The N-Factor has been recognised for its work towards "community cohesion," both locally and nationally.[6][7][8]

Communities served

In 2010, the Normandy Youth Club - The N-Factor made the transition from the Normandy Royal British Legion to Normandy Village Hall, allowing the project to serve a much wider geographical area (including the various hamlets within Normandy parish):

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mum of the Year; article at Tesco on-line; retrieved January 2013.
  2. ^ The Surrey High Sheriff Youth Award 2009 and 2010.
  3. ^ Userfiles; Surrey Youth Focus on-line; retrieved January 2013.
  4. ^ Photo Competition; Surrey Community Information; on-line; retrieved January 2013.
  5. ^ Surrey Life Community Heroes 2011; Great British Life article; retrieved January 2013.
  6. ^ Local Heroes Honored; Get Surrey News; retrieved January 2013.
  7. ^ Award for Mother Who Transformed Her Village; 18 October 2010 article; at Get Surrey News; retrieved 30 January 2013.
  8. ^ Guilford Government site; retrieved January 2013.
  9. ^ Funding; Get Surrey article; retrieved January 2013.
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