social action in your community

Full Effect


Full Effect is a project in st anns which works with young leaders and primary schools around st'anns and the main aim of the project is to stop young people from being involved in violent acts or crimes by mentoring and early intervention. the project also helps young people gain new skill. Full Effect made a short film called Guillemot. Prince Harry attended the premier of the short film which took part at the corner house cinema, prince Harry also went to st anns to watch a football match and even took part. the community has shown a decrease in crime and a lot of the local youth have started going to the local centre where the go to the studio and create music.


http://full-effect.org/
One Nottingham- crime and drug partnership
Crime and drugs partnership is made up of a broad spectrum of agencies from the Police and Fire Service to the Local Authority and One Nottingham, along with groups and individuals who work directly with the community.


http://www.onenottingham.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=16874
Nottinghamshire YMCA - Shakespeare Street Hostel
they help single homeless people from the age of 18 to the average of 30 they also help convicted people who have nowhere to live. The project also helps drug uses get their life together and they get mentors that come to them to check up on how they are and what they need to improve their life and they also help the people make money or help them get a job.
http://www.homelessuk.org/details.asp?id=HO1002250
world mental health day
In Nottingham the POM (protect our minds) decided to take it to Broad street and did a flash mob to raise awareness on the 10 of October. the flash mob consisted of 25 dancers and it was led  Choreographed by professional dancer Molly May-Gardiner, she led dancers and samba percussionists in what was a five minute dancing frenzy. The grand sum of £180 was raised for Mind charity in just ten minutes. Other local companies involved were The Lofthouse, who gave over their space to allow the group to practice, and Broadway cinema who supplied the sound system on the day.
http://www.leftlion.co.uk/photos.cfm/title/photos--world-mental-health-day-flashmob/id/519


what I could do?
the first thing I'm thinking of doing is volunteering at a charity shop where I would sale things such as clothes etc but I don't really know how I can get this such thing out there and get people involved in the action. on the other hand I think I could try to get people to give their unwanted clothes to charity.


the other thing I could do is an idea that could get a lot of young people in the community get involved and I was thinking of starting a after score football centre like what some YMCA's have but I don't have them in my area which made this idea a great idea and I was thinking every Friday night all the kids would go to the local centre which doesn't get used anymore an im willing to volunteer and get young people involved and it will really help people to stay out of trouble.