Create Impact Report 2018/19

IMPACT REPORT 2018/19 The UK’s leading charity empowering lives through the creative arts

CHARITY OF THE YEAR

CHAIRMAN Eddie Donaldson OBE CHIEF EXECUTIVE Nicky Goulder PATRONS Sir Matthew Bourne OBE,

Esther Freud, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Howard Goodall CBE, Ken Howard OBE RA, Erwin James, Shobana Jeyasingh MBE, Tim Marlow, Nicholas McCarthy, Lord Moynihan, Susannah Simons

AMBASSADOR Alistair DK Johnston CMG TRUSTEES John Broadis,

Eddie Donaldson OBE, Tim Jones, Marit Meyer-Bell, Vanessa Sharp, Paul Thimont, Carol Topolski

Cover image: Banner made by young carers during a project culminating in the Lord Mayor’s Show 2

FOREWORD

CONTENTS

Foreword

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Our vision and achievements

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Awards, our impact

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Longer-term impact

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Our artists

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Feedback

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Ken Howard OBE RA

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Who we work with

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Disabled and non-disabled people

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Young patients

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Adult carers

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Young carers

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Vulnerable older people

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Schoolchildren in areas of deprivation

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Young and adult prisoners

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Marginalised adults

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Create the Difference

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My reasons for supporting Create come from my own personal experiences. My mother died when I was young, so I went to a boarding school, which became a strong foundation in the development of who I am today.

Having enjoyed a healthy career, it became clear to me that it’s imperative to create opportunities for others. A close friend introduced me to Create and I struck up a relationship with the charity because it enables people who come from disadvantaged backgrounds to get the best from themselves. That really resonates with me.

In November I presided over the Lord Mayor’s Show, in which Create had a walking float with 20 young carers and the incredible mobile sculptures and banners that they had created during a Create project. I was lucky enough to have a fantastic view of the float, and the excitement and pride on the young carers’ faces as they waved to the crowds and displayed their creations was moving to see.

That experience made me even more certain that we need to shift our curriculum so that it’s not just about pumping in knowledge. We all know that we should read and write. We should also all have exposure to creative activity. Once you build a basic level of knowledge, it’s developing the ability to think critically and take initiative that’s important. All those skills come out of creative learning, whether that’s through music, visual art or other artforms.

Creativity also allows you to experiment, and there aren’t many things in life like that. We often see things in a black-and-white way and are focused on 100% perfection, but we’re not suited to that as humans. We’re not perfect, so we need to recognise that it’s good to take risks and for things not to work out, because you learn from it.

Another essential life skill that Create’s projects encourage is the ability to work with others. I see the importance of this in the City of London, where our finance and our creativity are in a square mile, bringing people together and creating huge energy. People work best when they’re interacting with one another, and this is exactly what Create does with its vulnerable participants – it enables them to access their full creative potential through collaboration and connection.

It’s essential that we create opportunities for everyone to experiment and to develop, and these are the opportunities that Create brings to vulnerable people across the UK. From those in prison to young patients, homeless people to carers, Create gives people the chance to access their creative potential.

I’m proud to support this essential work and encourage you to do so too.

Peter Estlin at the Lord Mayor’s Show

Peter Estlin, Lord Mayor of the City of London Impact Report 2018/19

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OUR VISION AND ACHIEVEMENTS Sixteen years ago, Create breathed its first breath at my dining room table. In starting the charity, my vision was to bring the joy, stimulation and inspiration of the creative arts to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable children and adults across the UK, enabling them to feel empowered, upskilled and connected.

At a time of political and social upheaval, funding cuts, increasing inequality, and reduced arts provision in schools, fulfilling that vision has never been more important.

Creativity impacts wellbeing, emotional and mental health; it builds skills, brings joy and reduces isolation; and it levels the playing field for people from many different walks of life.

Indeed, the World Economic Forum has identified creativity as the third most important skill for business by 2020.

Our vision for the future is to increase our engagement with those in our society who need it most, providing them with free access to the educational, social and health benefits of the creative arts.

But we cannot do this alone. Please help us to create the difference for many more participants. With your support, we can continue to make our society fairer, more caring and more inclusive for all.

OUR AIMS 1 To give free access to the

creative arts for society’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable people.

2 To engage participants in

inspiring programmes led by professional artists in areas where provision is poor and engagement is low.

3 To develop creativity,

learning, social skills and self-esteem.

4 To enhance wellbeing.

5 To create a society that is fairer, more caring and more inclusive.

Nicky Goulder Co-Founder and Chief Executive

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AWARDS

OUR IMPACT

• 17 Koestler Awards

48 projects across the UK 850 creative arts workshops 1,672 disadvantaged and

• Shortlisted ~ Charity Times Charity of the Year (with an income of less than £1m) • Shortlisted ~ Children and Young People Now Young Carers Award

vulnerable participants

18,634 contact hours £779,473 income 62 professional artists 150 volunteers donated 970

hours

CREATE IS A SMALL CHARITY WITH A BIG HEART AND FIERCE AMBITION TO SUPPORT, TOUCH AND CHANGE THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE THROUGH THE POWER OF THE CREATIVE ARTS. AND IT DOES THIS BRILLIANTLY. Nicola Brentnall MVO, Director, The Queen’s Trust

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LONGER-TERM IMPACT MAKING IT MATTER

DID YOU KNOW?

We are committed to open, honest and rigorous evaluation of our work.

Alongside our evaluation of each project, we revisit two projects each year, 6-24 months after their completion. We call this initiative Making it Matter.

We have been running Making it Matter since 2010, ensuring that we evaluate the longer-term impact of our work on our participants.

Nineteen appraisals have been completed. We use the feedback to improve our processes and programmes to the benefit of those who take part.

Our consultant conducts in-depth focus groups with participants and detailed interviews with staff. The results of which are compiled into a report assessing impact.

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“Create’s impact measurement is about as good as it gets.”

Cass Business School

CREATIVITY:REVEALED

CONNECT:CREATE

CREATIVE:ENGAGEMENT

Making it Matter found that creative activities had a lasting impact on the participants. The project enabled children with autism to gain a sense of SELF-ESTEEM and grow in CONFIDENCE. The staff commented that it also helped INSPIRE OTHERS.

Making it Matter that thewith LASTING workshops leftfound the participants opportunity forofvulnerable older MEMORIES their experience.

Participants people to SOCIALISE and build described REKINDLED CREATIVITY and NEWINCREASED RELATIONSHIPS with others CONFIDENCE. The final sharing of great work allowed family IMPACT. members to witness was of LASTING loved ones’ efforts and fostered a It hastheir encouraged staff to think deeper SENSE OF COMMUNITY and purpose morewithin CREATIVELY about potential the group. experiences for the service users.

Making it Matter found that the creative

SINCE 2003 ...

37,622

participants

OUR ARTISTS Our programmes are delivered by exceptional artists who share our commitment to empowering lives. All are professionals in their specialist field (eg musicians, photographers, sculptors) who have outstanding communication skills and a wealth of experience in leading creative arts projects in community settings.

They act as facilitators, encouraging and motivating our participants to explore their creativity, develop existing and new life skills, become more confident and have fun. All participants’ contributions are encouraged and valued: their ideas and the development of their creativity are at the heart of every project.

9,319 workshops

287,774 hours of contact

NURTURING TALENT

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professional artists

Create’s Nurturing Talent programme gives emerging artists the opportunity to work as supporting artists on a range of Create projects, attend professional development training days and design and deliver their own Create workshop in a community setting. Each artist receives a bursary and commits to around 25 days across the year.

Nurturing Talent artist

£7,471,647 income raised

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IT HAS BEEN LIFE-CHANGING FOR ME AND HAS HELPED ME TO SEE MYSELF AS A WRITER AND WORKSHOP LEADER. 5

FEEDBACK We use ongoing feedback to improve the work that we do. Each workshop ends with a feedback circle allowing participants to share how they feel; and at the conclusion of each project we ask all participants, staff, volunteers and artists to complete a short questionnaire. We use a blend of qualitative and quantitative data to create an evaluation report. Below is a snapshot of the year’s results.

Participant skill development/overall project rating 100%

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CREATIVITY COMMUNICATION TEAMWORK ARTFORM SKILLS CONFIDENCE Participant rating Community partner rating

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SOCIAL PROJECT OVERALL INTERACTION

WORKSHOPS WITH CREATE ALLOW HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING PART IN PRET’S RISING STARS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME TO ENGAGE WITH CREATIVITY, ENRICHING THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH US AND HELPING THEM BUILD THE TEAMWORK SKILLS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL IN THE WORKPLACE.

WE SHOULD ALL HAVE SOME EXPOSURE TO CREATIVE ACTIVITY. SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS LIKE CREATE IN HELPING TO GET THE BEST OUT OF PEOPLE IS A WAY OF DOING THAT. Peter Estlin, Lord Mayor of the City of London

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CREATE’S PROGRAMMES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN DEVELOPING KEY SKILLS, LIKE CREATIVITY, SO THOSE MOST IN NEED IMPROVE THEIR LIFE CHANCES.

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

Ashurst LLP volunteer

THERE IS PLENTY OF MAGIC HAPPENING, NOT ONLY ABOUT THE ARTFORM, BUT ALL THE LITTLE THINGS HAPPENING IN THE ROOM, CONVERSATIONS, INTERACTIONS, KNOWING DIFFERENT PEOPLE, DIFFERENT AGES.

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KEN HOWARD ROYAL ACADEMICIAN Create Patron, artist Ken Howard OBE RA, has been celebrated over his 60-year career for his paintings of London, Cornwall and Venice. Below, he talks about starting out as a painter and how art helps people see.

One of my earliest memories of being creative is when I was painting in north London on a railway siding. This old fellow came along and looked at my painting and he said “Sonny, I’ve walked across this railway yard for 30 years and this morning I can see that it’s beautiful.”

I think that’s the important thing in painting, to help people see. Painting is about three things: it’s about revelation, which means showing people something which they’ve seen every day but never really appreciated; it’s about celebration, which can be a celebration of a gasworks or a railway siding just as much as a beautiful woman or a flower; and it’s about communication, which is reaching out to people and speaking to people. I think it’s very important that painting is accessible to people and isn’t so difficult that they say “That’s all very well but I don’t really know what it’s about.”

I remember I used to go into the City on Sundays in my old clapped-out car with paintings strapped on the roof and this man came along. He looked at my painting and he said, “I like your painting, but you’ve painted two churches and there’s only one there”.

So I said, “What about the reflection of the church?”

His eyes opened up and he said, “I’ve walked down this road for thirty years and I’ll never see it the same again”. Because I’d shown him a way of seeing it, and a marble wall with a reflection of the church in it made it look as if there were two churches.

One of the reasons I gave up teaching in ’73 was that it was moving much more towards people having academic qualifications and not being creative. We

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had youngsters who wanted to go to art school but couldn’t because they didn’t have the stipulated number of O-levels and A-levels. Which is nonsense really, because I remember I was in the staff room and we decided that as members of staff none of us would have got to art school under those conditions, when all that mattered really was whether you had talent for the arts. Without painting I think I would have been termed now as someone who didn’t have opportunities in life. Create gives everyone opportunities to be creative – adults as well as youngsters, people in prison, all ages.

“WITHOUT PAINTING I WOULD HAVE BEEN TERMED AS SOMEONE WHO DIDN’T HAVE OPPORTUNITIES IN LIFE.” It was quite difficult to make a living as an artist to begin with – my dad worked in a factory and my parents didn’t have any money. People see art as a luxury, whereas I think art is a necessity. We’re here for a very short time, and I think in that short time anything that makes our time here richer is worthwhile. And art does make our time here richer.

When Create approached me to become a Patron I thought it was a very good idea, because it gave me the opportunity to reach out to people through the arts. You constantly meet people who say, “I would have loved to have painted, I saw a sunrise the other morning”. I think if you react to things like that then you should do something about it, and the thing that you do about it is that you make art. So I think for people who Create works with, the actual act of making art is important. I think there’s a lot of talent out there which has never been dipped into.

PEOPLE SEE ART AS A LUXURY, WHEREAS I THINK ART IS A NECESSITY.

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WHO WE WORK WITH

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Image taken with a young carer from our art:space Southwark project during a dance workshop

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YOUNG PATIENTS DISABLED CHILDREN AND ADULTS YOUNG AND ADULT CARERS VULNERABLE OLDER PEOPLE YOUNG AND ADULT PRISONERS SCHOOLCHILDREN IN AREAS OF DEPRIVATION MARGINALISED CHILDREN AND ADULTS (INCLUDING HOMELESS PEOPLE, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, LGBTQ+ YOUNG PEOPLE AND SEX WORKERS) Our passion for having a positive impact on the lives of society’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable people is the driving force behind everything we do. We design and deliver projects that enable people who are excluded through disability, disadvantage, ill-health, imprisonment, poverty or social isolation to take part in high quality creative arts experiences.

To ensure we reach the most disadvantaged and vulnerable participants in areas of greatest need, we prioritise partner organisations that receive little or no provision from other arts providers, and select these using indices of deprivation alongside data including: disability; entitlement to free school meals; and use of English as an additional language.

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BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DISABLED AND NON-DISABLED PEOPLE 13.9 million people are considered to be disabled in the UK. Disabled people remain significantly less likely to participate in cultural, leisure and sporting activities than nondisabled people.

Two-thirds of the British public feel uncomfortable talking to disabled people.

Participant

IT WAS REALLY FUN WORKING WITH THE PUPILS FROM THE SCHOOL BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT LIFE, THEY CAN STILL DO THE SAME AS US, IT’S JUST THAT THEY’VE GOT A DISABILITY. THEY DON’T GIVE UP.

WHAT WE DID

creative:connection enabled 153 disabled and non-disabled young people to collaborate creatively, allowing them to develop new skills and shared understanding.

The process of making art, music, film and animation together helped break down the stereotypes, misconceptions and anxieties that reinforce social barriers.

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MAKING HOSPITALS AND HOSPICES WELCOMING FOR YOUNG PATIENTS WHAT WE DID

ArtsAdventures used music, storytelling, art and dance in Berkshire, Hampshire, London and Oxfordshire to enhance the quality of life of 270 young patients - and family members - suffering from a range of illnesses, injuries and disabilities.

40% of children in hospital complained that there were no activities or opportunities to play.

A high frequency of engagement with arts and culture is generally associated with a higher level of subjective wellbeing.

Hospital staff member

THE WORKSHOP HELPS THE CHILDREN TO FORGET THEIR ILLNESSES FOR A SHORT WHILE.

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Creative arts have been shown to alleviate anxiety, depression and stress while increasing resilience and wellbeing, shortening the length of a hospital stay.

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PROVIDING A SOCIAL, CREATIVE OUTLET FOR ADULT CARERS The economic value of carers’ contribution in the UK is £132 billion per year.

1 in 8 adults in the UK are carers.

35% of unpaid adult carers say they are often or always lonely which is 7 times more than the general population.

ROSE’S STORY

Our creative:voices project in Lewisham enabled carers to explore their creativity through collage, whilst taking a break from their caring responsibilities, building trusting relationships with their peers and developing communication skills and confidence.

Rose told us about taking part: “Working with the rest of the group is good. Everyone is different. They bring their own ways and everyone can learn from each other. It’s a very friendly environment. It’s very good bonding and I made new friends.

“Collage was a new thing for me, but I found that I’m creative! If I didn’t come to the collage workshops, I wouldn’t know that I can do that. Until you try something you don’t know how good you are, how creative you are. It’s definitely important to have the chance to do something creative. It’s a good thing as a carer, coming out of the house and doing something good for you.

“I care for a family member with a chronic mental health problem. I’ve been caring for 26 years. It’s up and down, but how you keep your mind positive is to come out of the house. This project is a good opportunity to come out and do things and enjoy yourself. And then you can care better with a peaceful mind.”

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BEING CREATIVE HAS MADE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER BECAUSE I’M ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING FOR ME FOR A CHANGE. GETTING BETTER AT PHOTOGRAPHY HAS GIVEN ME A LOT OF CONFIDENCE. Carer

ENABLING YOUNG CARERS TO TAKE TIME OFF AND BE CREATIVE There are an estimated 700,000 young carers in the UK. 45% of young adult carers reported that they have mental health problems.

School holiday periods are particularly challenging for many young carers due to an increase in caring responsibilities and reduced opportunities to engage in other activities.

WHAT WE DID

We provided 548 young carers from

Aylesbury, Bath, Birmingham, Brighton, Camden, Harrow, High Wycombe, Islington, Kingston, Lambeth, Merton, Nottingham, Richmond, Southwark, Sutton, Swindon, Westminster, Winchester and Uxbridge with a creative and social outlet away from their caring responsibilities.

OWEN’S STORY

art:space, our partnership with British Land, is our multi-artform project with young carers.

Owen, 16, cares for his mother, who suffers from depression and chronic pain, as well as his older brother, who is blind. He told us about his experience of taking part in Create’s filmmaking and music workshops in Bath: “My mum developed a back problem when I was about twelve years old. It progressed until a doctor told her she couldn’t work anymore and she now suffers from depression and constant pain. But like everything, my home life has its ups and downs. You have to make the best of what you’ve got.

“I like to be creative but I don’t often get creative opportunities like this. I can draw at home but I wouldn’t have the equipment to go out and make a film. And although I had tried filmmaking before, I didn’t have the opportunity to look at different camera shots or experiment with new techniques like I have done here.

“Creativity helps me to think positively; just getting on with music and doing something I like doing improves my mindset.”

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KEEPING VULNERABLE OLDER PEOPLE ACTIVE Music reduces agitation and need for medication in 67% of people with dementia.

1 in 10 people aged 65 feel chronically lonely all or most of the time.

2 in 5 older people say TV is their main companion.

WHAT WE DID

We worked with 68 older people from 4 London boroughs to prevent loneliness and social isolation.

Collaborative workshops exploring film, photography, visual art, creative writing, dance and music enabled the participants to build social networks, express themselves creatively and learn new skills.

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PAULINE’S STORY

Pauline is a resident at the Selig Court independent living Jewish Care campus. She took part in our creativity:revealed project, which brought together older people who attend three different Jewish Care services for collaborative creative workshops.

She told us why she enjoyed the project: “I have been involved in the filmmaking, art, music and spoken word workshops. I have in particular enjoyed music but art as well. At the start of the art workshop I thought ‘I can’t draw or paint’ but yet we managed to do all that. What the artists enabled us to do was amazing. I loved everything about the music - how we made up the words from nothing, how we put it all together was great.

“I look forward to the sharing and also to the workshops next year. I’ve loved every Wednesday; having a go, trying things out, it’s marvellous. I would definitely love to do this all again!”

GIVING SCHOOLCHILDREN IN POVERTY ACCESS TO THE ARTS A lack of financial literacy is now considered a major factor in lowincome families.

The wealthiest, best educated and least ethnically diverse 8% of society make up nearly half of live music audiences and a third of theatregoers and gallery visitors.

Students from low-income families who take part in arts activities at school are three times more likely to get a degree than children from low-income families who do not.

THE WORKSHOP HAS HIGHLIGHTED A WHOLE NEW WAY TO ORGANISE A CLASS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE CONTRIBUTES. Class teacher

WHAT WE DID

On our A Wealth of Stages programme 101 young people in London developed their financial literacy through drama workshops.

They took part in group games, role playing scenarios, script writing and performance to explore spending, saving, responsible and ethical use of money, and needs versus wants. A day trip to the Bank of England Museum provided further information and context.

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HELPING PRISONERS CONNECT WITH THEIR CHILDREN Re-offending costs the UK ÂŁ13 billion each year.

Young offenders who participate in the arts are almost 20% less likely to reoffend.

Cultural learning has been linked to improvements in attainment, cognitive abilities and increased employability.

82,305 men in prison in the UK are fathers to an estimated 200,000 children.

DEAR CREATE I was given your email by the visits team at the prison as I wanted to say thank you so much for the wonderful work your team do.

My daughter and I attended a workshop at the prison where her father had written a story accompanied by music and it was performed to us in the Chapel. She also got the chance to play musical instruments and create a collage afterwards.

Kyra’s father is dyslexic and has special educational needs. There was barely any help available when he was a child (we were at school together). I retrained a few years ago as a primary teacher and greatly encouraged him to enrol in adult education to help him get a job (before he was put on remand), however on his first day he was made fun of by another student at the centre (because under pressure he has a stutter, which he also has not had help with). He then refused to return. He has not ever been able to find a job due to his poor literacy skills and reluctance to participate in any education as he does not like to look silly.

I was therefore completely stunned at what he has managed to achieve. All thanks to your team!

I cannot believe he was brave enough to be in front of a small group performing music for a story for his daughter. (I struggled not to cry!). It is wonderful that you have managed to change his opinion on education and that he has enjoyed his sessions. I hope there will be more opportunities available for him as I feel it will quite possibly change his outlook on life.

I shall most definitely be sending in donations when I can!

Thank you Heather

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INCREASING THE WELLBEING OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR MARGINALISED WHAT WE DID

We worked in Deptford with 17 adults who are vulnerable through homelessness, mental ill-health, loneliness, social exclusion or severe poverty. Through film, creative writing and music, they explored personal and community identity, whilst building self-esteem and peer-support networks.

The number of rough sleepers each night in 2017 was 4,751, a 15% rise on the previous year.

There are 13.5 million people living in poverty in the UK, 21% of the population.

86% of homeless people have reported having mental health difficulties.

SAM Sam, who is supported by the team at Deptford Reach, shared a piece of his creative writing devised during a Create workshop.

I return a different person. I’m not the man I was before. People need to understand this. When people see I’ve changed, I’ll be appreciated. I can settle, have a family. But it will take time, I know.

I have to watch out for those who won’t accept me. Watch my back. Because this is a risk. I know it’s a risk, but when they started coming in my shop for the first day, it was like I was dreaming. As time goes on it looks like nothing ever happened. So things change around me. So I can start a new life again. Get a wife, have kids, make some new friends, meet some of the old ones.

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THIS HAS OPENED MY MIND TO THE POTENTIAL OF BRINGING JOY TO OTHERS THROUGH MUSIC. Participant

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WHEN YOU’RE BEING CREATIVE YOU’RE INVOLVED IN LIFE. YOU AREN’T JUST A SPECTATOR, YOU AREN’T JUST A NUMBER OR A VICTIM.

CENTRE IMAGE: Primary school pupils Image taken performing at the Design Museum in London 20

by a young carer during our inspired:arts project

CREATE THE DIFFERENCE If you believe in the power of the creative arts to increase acceptance, promote inclusion, enhance wellbeing and empower lives, join us and see the difference you can make.

BE THE DIFFERENCE ~ BECOME A MEMBER Business Members are vital partners, enabling us to create a society that is fairer, more caring and more inclusive. Create the Difference by joining Create as a Pioneer, Innovator or Collaborator.

Individual Members Create the Difference for our participants by joining as a Champion, Catalyst, Curator or Community member from as little as £10 per month.

Create would like to thank: Business Members Innovators: Just So, White Cube Collaborators: Adam Blanshay Productions, Michael O’Mara Books, Split Music, Stephenson Harwood LLP, Uncommon London Individual Members Champions: Alistair DK Johnston CMG, Tim & Claire Jones Catalysts: Anne Baldock, Eddie Donaldson OBE Curators: Gareth Davies, Philip Emery, Alan Paul, Colin Sheaf, Mark Sismey-Durrant Community: John Broadis, Nicky Goulder, Dr RC Hooker, Edmond Kamara, Michael Llewelyn-Jones, Marit Meyer-Bell, Richard Schrieber, Vanessa Sharp, Emily Stubbs, Carol Topolski, Michael Topolski

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HAVE FUN&RAISE THE DIFFERENCE! You can fundraise with your friends or club, at school or work, or through an organised event. Every penny you raise helps us empower disadvantaged and vulnerable children and adults. We have a wealth of creative ideas and tools for fundraising activities - along with a growing number of challenge events to sign up to - and we’ll help you maximise publicity and reach your target whether you bake, run, paint, swap, cycle, dress up, quiz, dine or auction to fundraise for Create!

BESPOKE DIFFERENCE ~ TAILORED CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY PACKAGES Corporate Partners can sponsor a bespoke programme, fulfil Corporate Responsibility objectives, engage employees and demonstrate purpose. As a national charity, we can tailor a sponsorship package to inspire joy in young carers through time away from their caring responsibilities, help young fathers in prison write and illustrate stories for their children, give adults with disabilities the chance to express themselves through music and dance; take the therapeutic benefits of the arts to children in hospices and hospitals, or design a new, unique partnership, created just for your company.

SEE THE DIFFERENCE YOU CAN MAKE I hope you feel inspired to support our work and look forward to hearing from you.

Nicky Goulder Co-Founder and Chief Executive nicky@createarts.org.uk 020 7374 8485

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WILLING TO CREATE THE DIFFERENCE? A gift in your will means that vulnerable children and adults across the UK will continue to experience the power of the creative arts, make life-affirming connections, learn new skills and grow in confidence.

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FURTHER INFORMATION Nicky Goulder Chief Executive T: 020 7374 8485 E: nicky@createarts.org.uk @nickygoulder @nickygoulder Create 379 Salisbury House London Wall, London EC2M 5QQ createarts.org.uk create charity @createcharity @createcharity Registered charity number 1099733