THE ACTIVE DIFFERENCE

• 29 inactive young people engaged in sport or physical activity.
• Sessions were a catalyst for ongoing participation in sport and physical activity for a number of individuals, including one participant who now regularly attends a local golf club; plus, 2 participants who now attend the gym 3 times a week together as part of their personal development plan with Ravenhead Foyer.
• Ravenhead Foyer was enabled to purchase equipment which has resulted in physical activity being embedded into the long-term offer for future residents.
• Ravenhead Foyer was awarded a Small Grant from Sport England to develop and expand residents wider social and community cohesion through physical activity in the Liverpool City Region.

OUR ROLE

MSP has actively increased its sphere of influence with inactive young people, specifically those within the care system. Ravenhead Foyer was  identified as it had a high number of inactive young people who have additional barriers to social inclusion.

MSP engaged with a representative of Your Housing Group, to use numerous sports and physical activities in order to aid social cohesion within Ravenhead Foyer and improve their integration within the wider community.

MSP advised on a structure for the activities, to maximise the number of participants the sessions could accommodate. This regular participation developed behaviour change amongst the young people and they now have a positive habit of spending their spare time productively with other people in their community, rather than in isolation.