Lockdown continues… In the third episode of Fighting Back, we talk about how our young people and members are feeling with the current  restrictions in place.  Highlights and ideas from this episode include:   1.      Goal setting - Uncertainty is causing increased anxiety. Work with young people to set personal goals that are achievable to provide structure and direction.   2.      Trauma informed work - Look for opportunities to embed a trauma informed approach into your provision.  Provide wrap-around support to young people experiencing increased challenges as a result of the lockdown.    A recommendation to our funders: 3.       Funding -  Long-term interventions are key to providing sustained support for young people during this time. Funding streams that can support longer-term interventions are essential to deliver services to the young people that need it most. A big thanks to the Fight for Peace Alliance partners and their young members who featured in this episode:   Vulcan Learning Centre: https://www.vulcancentre.co.uk/ Switch Up CIC:https://www.marcellusbaz.co.uk/switch-up/ Sheffield City Boxing Club: https://www.sheffieldcityboxingclub.org/ Gloves not gunz: https://glovesnotgunz.org/  For any further information about this project or our work at Fight For Peace, visit our website www.fightforpeace.net (http://www.fightforpeace.net/)     This podcast series is supported by Sport England through the National Lottery Community Fund on Tackling Inequalities.   This podcast is a MIC media production.

We are back in a national lockdown… In the second episode of Fighting Back, we talk about how our clubs are responding to new restrictions, whilst continuing to support young people in our communities.  Highlights and ideas from this episode include:   1.       Develop a learning culture. Consult, develop, deliver, learn and adapt. Encourage staff and members to be inquisitive, adaptive and willing to try new things. Learning includes making mistakes. If you encourage a learning culture, challenges become opportunities to build a strong and effective organisation.   2.       Connect and join up services. Take a look at the network of support in your community, (community partners, schools, statutory organisations, food banks etc) develop partnerships to compliment not replicate and share learning and knowledge.   3.       Support your team. Check-in to make sure your team have everything that they need to work from home. This includes the right equipment and the right resources. Identify ways to make wellbeing and mental health support available to all members of your team. 4.       Be agile and flexible in thought and action. To survive and thrive in a changing world, we need to try new ways of delivering our services. Being able to think, act and adapt quickly is essential to this.    A big thanks to the Fight for Peace Alliance partners who featured in this episode:     Vulcan Learning Centre: https://www.vulcancentre.co.uk/ Switch Up CIC:https://www.marcellusbaz.co.uk/switch-up/ Sheffield City Boxing Club: https://www.sheffieldcityboxingclub.org/  For any further information about this project or our work at Fight For Peace, visit our website www.fightforpeace.net (http://www.fightforpeace.net/)     This podcast series is supported by Sport England through the National Lottery Community Fund on Tackling Inequalities.   This podcast is a MIC media production.

Reopening your gym after lockdown? In the first episode of Fighting Back, we share our stories and experiences of getting young people back in our gyms and using our services.  So many great ideas were shared - highlights from our exchange include: Re-engage young people through outreach and detached youth work. Go to where young people are and talk to them about what they would like to see and do in the gym. Talk to parents about what you are doing and how you are working with young people to keep them safe. Offer a variety of in person and online sessions. We have seen that not all our  members feel confident to come to the gym. Continue to deliver online sessions, as well as re-introducing face-to-face sessions that follow social distancing guidelines. Make sure members have the opportunity to shape both online and in person sessions, so they remain responsive to what is happening in their lives. Stay in contact. Stay in regular contact with your members. Use different approaches to keep everyone informed about the different opportunities available in your gym. Use social media as well as phone calls and messages to keep them up to date on what is happening and changes that are taking place due to changing guidelines. A big thanks to the Fight for Peace Alliance partners who featured in this episode: Vulcan Learning Centre: https://www.vulcancentre.co.uk/ Gloves not Gunz CIC: https://glovesnotgunz.org/ Switch Up CIC:https://www.marcellusbaz.co.uk/switch-up/ Sheffield City Boxing Club: https://www.sheffieldcityboxingclub.org/ For any further information about this project or our work at Fight For Peace, visit our website www.fightforpeace.net  This podcast series is supported by Sport England through the National Lottery Community Fund on Tackling Inequalities. This podcast is a MIC media production.