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Fun Club Hub
A Queens Award Winning Youth Provision
About Us
We are a Queens award-winning Youth Provision with a team of experienced and qualified DBS checked youth workers who work with 10 to 19 year-olds in Lichfield , Burntwood & Tamworth
Our primary focus is to provide young people with enjoyable opportunities and challenging experiences together with support and information to enable them to achieve their full potential in their transition into adulthood.
We are a CIO Charity since Jan 2020 we original set up Fun Club Hub in Jan 2015 with the help from all of the Young leaders and young people . We started with one youth club and have gone from strength to strength. We run varies provisions across the district including Schools workshops, Community days, and social Action Projects.
We are funded by the The National Lottery.
As Youth Workers, we are able to meet young people in a safe environment to offer friendly and supportive advice and information on a range of topics to encourage safe and informed choices.
We can help young people to access more specialist support. We operate the C- Card (contraception) schemes and have links with other specialist services if you need help.
We encourage participation for young people to be part of our future planning and promote the voice of young people through our Youth Forum.
What We Do
We create and plan youth work opportunities and activities with young people to provide positive, affordable activities that aren't delivered through clubs and schools.
We offer informal activities around the transition to secondary school, offering a variety of
issue-based subjects based on the group’s needs including:
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The building of young people’s self-esteem and confidence
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Create learning to develop new skills
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Develop and widen young people’s horizons and social commitments to develop a sense of responsibility for their self and their community.
Burntwood
Wednesday Nights
ChaseTown FC WS& 3QL
Juniors Youth Club 10- 14yrs 6.30pm - 8pm
Seniors 15yrs 6.30pm - 8,30pm
Clubs run every other week
We offer a weekly group session for young people aged 13-19 to have fun meet new friends and learn new skills.
The programme is designed with the members informed by the issues that young people face today our activities are tailored to the age of the participants and designed to develop their confidence, self-esteem and resilience and above all be fun.
Lichfield
Thursday Nights
The Little Green Frog
16A Bakers Street Lichfield WS13 6NF
Youth Club Juniors
6.00-7pm Year 5&6
Senior Club Seniors
7.00pm 8.30pm
Free Greggs and drinks are avaiable
Since 2015 we have worked with Staffordshire Commissioner who has provided funding for the Space programme. This year was our 7th year running not even covid stopped us. We even managed to paint The Brighter Burntwood Mural with the help of the local community and made the papers which raised
moral whilst in Lockdown
The Space Programme offers free, positive diversionary activities for young people during the summer holidays. Its aims to reduce levels of anti-social behavior, promoting personal health, social development, and team building.
VOLUNTEERS
Do you want to be the next Young leader.
We have 10 Young Leaders from across Lichfield and Burntwood.
They represent young people’s views to people who make key decisions about young people in the district. They are working very hard to find out the views of young people in the local area to establish a clear picture of their issues aspirations and concerns by undertaking a consultation designed by young people. If you would like to be part of the team contact us lots of new ideas coming for 2023
Opportunities
Residentials
Help with Duke of Edinburgh Awards
Volunteering Placements
Help Organise Community Events
Diversity groups to Access and promote
Motivations
Motivations is a bespoke information learning programme designed for schools and young people who would benefit from additional support in order to assist pupils in raising their aspirations and achievements.
We work with schools and colleges to deliver informal education.
The sessions include:
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Self-esteem and confidence building
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Social influences
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Communication skills
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Conflict resolution
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Attendance issues
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Wellbeing and one-to-one advice
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Guidance
Benefits
We use a range of delivery styles to meet your requirements in a school setting. Young people will gain confidence, self-esteem, and motivation to become a positive role model in their community.
We offer follow-up drop-in sessions, volunteering opportunities and access for you people to attend our youth provisions.
Duke of Edinburgh
We offer a placement for The Duke of Edinburgh Award for any young person who would like to join our team.
There are opportunities for young people to volunteer in our club session on a weekly basis we offer in-house training for all our young people on how to become a young leader, child protection, the role of a young leader and run a residential at the beginning of the year to cover these issues.