Multi-sport youth clubs across Surrey are helping keep young people safe and off the streets, benefiting teenagers, their parents and the wider community. Involving young people in the activities provided is key.
Recruiting and working with local champions who represent their communities can radically improve the chances of any programme meeting its objectives. Find out more about their work in Woking.
The Surrey Youth Games is the largest free, multi-sport youth event in the South East. The Games lower barriers to entry and reduce inequalities through a process of continual 'test and learn' to meet the needs of its audience.
Club4 is Surrey County Council's free offer to school pupils on benefit-related free school meals in Surrey that gives them the opportunity to stay active, engaged and fed during the longer school holidays. Working with local partners already known to the community makes the programme one of the most successful of its kind.
Young people living in high crime areas are themselves more likely to come to the attention of the police. Step Out to Step In uses funding from Surrey's Police & Crime Commissioner to engage selected teens via sports that can have a transformative effect on their lives and build new, healthy beaviours.
Falls have major implications for older people. Structured exercises help prevent falling, but physical activity brings other benefits around mental health, and can help people feel more integrated in their community.