Hannah and the arts – a story of undiscovered passion
e2e (Entry to Employment) offers young people aged 14-16 who are no longer in education access to basic skills, personal development and vocational training to help them move on to training, further education, college, apprenticeships or employment.
darts artists worked with ten young people referred through e2e to help them build confidence and gain self-esteem.
One of these young people is called Hannah. This is her story...
Hannah seemed quite shy. She was willing to take part in sessions but didn’t initiate much conversation. She had been home schooled and time at The Point gave her the chance to mix with other young people and to gain skills that are useful for employment like turning up to a regular location on time, working as a team and developing social and communication skills.
It was good for Hannah to see how her peers respond and react to situations, which at times she found challenging and a real eye opener, but her new found confidence lead to a positive attitude and a willingness to give new activities a try.
Over the weeks Hannah took part loads of different activities like music, creative writing, breakdancing, and graffiti art. She described her experience as "awesome and surprising".
By meeting words worker Sarah Osborne, Hannah had a chance to develop her passion for writing. At home she writes a lot – particularly fantasy stories, but with Sarah’s support and encouragement she has been inspired to pursue her passion further.
To find out more about e2e click here
darts has extensive experience of working with partner organisations to deliver services to benefit their clients. Recent work includes:
The Harmony project where we worked with Doncaster Partnership for Carers, RDASH and SYCIL to provide carers with a wide variety of information, activities and techniques to manage the everyday challenges they face in caring for their loved ones, and to remember to take a little time for themselves.
Working with NDC (New Deals for Communities) on the One Commitment Scheme to encourage local people to get active, healthy and creative in their local communities.
e2e is funded by The Pre-16 Entry to Employment Team and Positive Futures. To find out more about our work with Positive Futures please click here.