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Junior Community Wardens.

Junior Community Wardens. Andy Pilley Community Development & Wardens Manager: Chichester District Council & Western Sussex PCT. Sue Long Community Warden: Tangmere, Boxgrove & Oving. Background. Why Community Wardens? Why Junior Wardens? What’s New?. Objectives. Responsible citizens

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Junior Community Wardens.

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  1. Junior Community Wardens. Andy Pilley Community Development & Wardens Manager: Chichester District Council & Western Sussex PCT. Sue Long Community Warden: Tangmere, Boxgrove & Oving.

  2. Background • Why Community Wardens? • Why Junior Wardens? • What’s New?

  3. Objectives • Responsible citizens • Positive, empowered community • Ownership of local issues • To be part of the solution • Role models • Peer pressure • Increased environmental awareness • Help make a better, safer, greener area

  4. How do they achieve this? • Identify, Report, and follow up issues • Reassuring presence. • Encourage friends and family • Taking pride in their community • Take an active ‘hands-on’ role • Feeds into the Local Action Team

  5. Recruiting & Sustaining • Identifing and linking with partners • Presentations to school • 65 volunteers • Apply to join, and chosen with aid of teachers – Mixed ability group. • Keen waiting list and zero tolerance policy

  6. Benefits – The Community • Less bored young people in the community • Dispel perceptions of young people as a nuisance • Prevents ‘Broken Windows’ attitudes • Shows local youths in a positive light • Allows young people to make a positive visable impact on the community • Greater integration, confidence and involvement • Improved community facilities • Cleaner, safer, greener neighbourhood.

  7. Benefits – The Junior Wardens • Contributes towards National Curriculum subjects – • Citizenship, PHSE, Geography etc. • Structure for 8-12 year olds to make contribution to community. • Provides an outlet in areas of limited facilities • Encourages healthy activity • Team building and social skills • Respect of the community • Increased self esteem

  8. Future Outcomes • Young people as mentors and role models for peers and younger groups • Adults and families to be encouraged to invest in their community • Young people understand the impact of their actions on the environment • Young people understand the importance of volunteering and the concept of community as they grow.

  9. Foster responsibilities of good citizenship • Ownership and responsibility for maintaining the community / environment. • Increased self respect, plus respect of and for the community • Lower risks of ASB, offending or exclusion from school • Improved longer term employment / economic benefits

  10. Sample Projects • Neighbourhood clean-ups, Litter Picks, Graffiti • Regular uniformed community patrols • Organising activities to divert from offending. • Intergenerational projects to bridge the generation gaps locally. • Activities to develop team work and trust • In return they receive recognition and positive events to take part in. • Process to be educational, rewarding, and FUN!.

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