Autumn 2012
STARTING POINT Newsletter Number 18 Double Scoop for FMC at Barking & Dagenham Business Awards! Former Starting Point group, Future MOLDS Communities (FMC), are the proud winners of two Barking & Dagenham Business Awards. The group picked up the award for Community Involvement and Social Enterprise and for Supporting Education, Training & Development. During their time at Starting Point, FMC developed their organisation to deliver youth and community projects, providing social and inclusive activities for young people and their communities. FMC use informal education methods to increase opportunities. They are dedicated to supporting existing projects to maximise the young people’s potential within their communities whilst promoting and developing community cohesion.
After completing the 18 month Starting Point programme in December 2011 FMC secured an office in the new Barking Enterprise Centre. Since then they have supported many young people including residents in East Thames’ Barking Foyer. Please join us in congratulating FMC, on their awadrd wins, they have worked really hard and we’re very proud of them! Starting Point looks forward to working alongside FMC in the future to support our community. Future M.O.L.D.S Communities Room 2.25 Barking Enterprise Centre 50 Cambridge Road Barking IG11 8FG T : 020 8594 1398 E : info@futuremc.org.uk
For more information, visit our website: www.starting-point.org.uk
New Administrator for Starting Point! We are delighted to welcome Gavin Charles to the Starting Point team! Gavin joined us in August having previously worked in the Customer Contact Centre at East Thames. He has a very customer focussed background and is excited to be joining the Barking & Dagenham voluntary sector. Please contact Gavin for booking rooms, training or appointments and any other admin needs on: T: 020 3288 2111 E: Gavin@starting-point.org.uk
Community First Programme- Abbey Ward We are delighted to announce that several Starting Point groups have been successful in securing a grant through the Community Development Fund. The grants were available to groups delivering services in Abbey Ward which meet one of the ward’s three priorities: • • •
Bringing different communities together Activities for young people Pre-school support & parenting support, particularly to young parents
Many applications were considered but we are pleased to announce that Starting Point groups were awarded 75% of the available funding. One of the successful bids for funding came from two groups who have collaborated to provide a healthy eating pre-school club called Mini Kidz based in the heart of Abbey Ward. Please look out for information around all the projects being delivered on our website news page.
For more information, visit our website: www.starting-point.org.uk
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Looking For Affordable Childcare?
Kids World out of school club provides a high quality child service to working and studying parents in the London borough of Barking and Dagenham and its neighbouring boroughs. Kids World provides breakfast, after school, and holiday provision for children aged 3 – 14 years. Our fees are affordable and one of the lowest in Barking and Dagenham.
Our opening times are 7am – 9am / 3pm – 6.30pm, our holiday club runs from 8am – 6.30pm. Kids World is inspected and regulated by OFSTED, the regulatory body for the childcare sector. Kids World believes that every child has the potential to make a difference in the world, and we are dedicated to supporting children to achieve this.
Kids World contact details - T: 07931938433 | E: kidsworldclub@yahoo.com For more information, visit our website: www.starting-point.org.uk
16 Pickering Road Barking, Essex IG11 8PG
For more information about Starting Point, contact:
in partnership with
Nicola Brown Tel: 020 3288 2100 Email: nicola@starting-point.org.uk Marie Phillip Tel:020 3288 2111 Email: marie@starting-point.org.uk
For more information, visit our website: www.starting-point.org.uk