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Worksop

Well since our last annual report HOPE Day Service has certainly seen some outstanding results!!

With a brand new team on board we have used our strengths and worked together to produce a more structured, welcoming Day Service. This coupled with our new premises has enabled more people to access the numerous activities we have on offer, Lynne Jaap delivers the Emotional Literacy Workshop which we saw launched by Charlie Warner of the ASBO Team.  

This workshop encompasses Citizenship, Social Responsibility, Anger Management and dealing with difficult situations. The course runs for 8 weeks and everyone attending and participating is presented with a certificate of completion. The feedback we have had from individuals attending has been really positive; for those that are not quite as comfortable with group work, we are able to work on a one to one basis. Fran Jones compiled and delivers the Social Skills For Life Work Shop. This covers all arrears of everyday life that some people take for granted; the course also covers work preparation - with everything from body language to telephone skills, mock interviews, CV writing, even ironing and sewing!!! Made to be enjoyable but educational. We have also developed an Anger Management course however this is not delivered as a group session but rather one to one, as we find that people do not want to discuss this subject as a group. We also hold and ICT Numeracy and Literacy accredited course facilitated by an

external tutor;  we have a lovely new computer suite and for the people who access the Social Skills for Life the new equipment will enable them when it comes to typing their CV!!!

There has also been a noticeable increase in other agencies holding Drop-In sessions at our premises, these include Direct Access (drug treatment service) and the Alcohol Team —they provide a friendly, laid back discussion group for people accessing the service but who are not at the stage at which they are ready to change.

We have also built some outstanding relationships with partner agencies who use the premises to interview people, these include New Roots, Notts Community Housing, NACRO, RAP (Resettlement & Aftercare Provision– for young offenders), Children & Young Peoples Services, Sherwood Project, Double Impact, Dangerous Persons Monitoring Unit, to name a few. This not only benefits people accessing the service but also broadens the knowledge of the staff, as it allows them to network with other professionals. We also have Bassetlaw’s Dual Diagnosis Nurse.

Christmas lunch provided by local business

The opening of HOPE Emergency Accommodation in November 2006 has generated an increase of people actually engaging with the Day Service and the outcomes have been fantastic with more people being Resettled into appropriate accommodation, an increase in individuals accessing drug and alcohol services. More and more people have noticed the changes within our organisation and for those that in the past have simply dropped into HOPE and not engaged, it has opened their eyes to what is available, the quality of work being done with people is of a high standard and we are able to spend more time with individuals than ever before.

There continues to be problematic drug and alcohol use however as part of our community involvement we welcome the local Community Police Team who call into our Drop-In once per week.

Through trial and error we have come to where we are now, at times it has been frustrating and extremely difficult but we are now at the stage where things are coming together through client involvement, people now have a higher sense of respect for the service. The people accessing HOPE Day Service have more choice than ever before and are being given more structure in their lives to help them tackle their own problems.

HOPE are progressing with a number of clients the possibility of getting a job and we are doing this by encouraging long term unemployed people to learn the basics of employability by undertaking our newest initiative the ‘Step to Work’ programme.  This programme prepares people for the realities of working - getting up in a morning, being accountable for a piece of work, being a team member, earning a living!