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Manchester Young Lives (MYL) is a registered Charity that has been working
with children and young people in some of the most disadvantaged areas
of Manchester for over 30 years. MYL's work was originally centred on
the development and management of four adventure playgrounds situated
in North Hulme, Ardwick, Moss Side and Wythenshawe. However this role has
developed as MYL has successfully developed a number of youth work, educational
and training programmes particularly targeted at children and young people
at risk of social exclusion. |
Our current work includes
- adventure playgrounds (Moss Side, Hulme, Ardwick, Wythenshawe) providing
year round after school, weekend and holiday open access play facilities
for 5 to 14 year olds - funded by Manchester City Council.
- outreach play project offering after school, weekend and
holiday open access play provision for 5 to 13 year olds in Wythenshawe. Funded by Manchester Children's
Fund.
- complementary education projects – Longsight and Moss Side
Youth Education Projects provide full time education provision for 12
to 16 year olds not attending school. Funded by schools.
- Youth work projects – based at our four centres these projects
offer a range of centre based and outreach provision aimed at developing
personal and social skills and supporting young people into education,
training or employment. Funded by Manchester Connexions, Positive Activities
for Young People, Manchester Children's Fund and Communities Against
Drugs.
- a purpose built youth fitness centre in Ardwick. Funded by Sport England
MYL believes the integration of play, confidence building and education
within an informal and supportive environment provides a genuine opportunity
for early intervention with children and young people who are at risk
of falling outside mainstream services and becoming involved in anti-social
behaviour and crime. The development of youth work, crime reduction and
complementary education provision from adventure playgrounds has succeeded
in engaging and working with significant numbers of disaffected children
and young people and producing positive results. |
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