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OUR HISTORY

1995
2003
1995

In 1995 a group of parents from ethnic minority communities in London, Hackney and Haringey, got together and agreed that their children had too few out-of-school opportunities. The fun and healthy things that other children did, like swimming, arts and sports, were closed to them due to their specific religious and cultural issues.

These parents created S Pinter Youth Project a children’s charity and resolved that their charity would;

  1. Give socially isolated and financially deprived children in their community new opportunities that would help them to thrive – socially, physically, emotionally and intellectually. Priority would go to those from dysfunctional homes, overcrowded accommodation, new immigrants and with disabilities or special needs.
  2. Provide an integrated service with an emphasis of friendship and equality for all children regardless of ability. Children with moderate to severe physical/emotional/mental/learning/ behavioral disabilities / special needs will be welcomed and integrated.

2003

In 2003 S Pinter Youth Project reconstituted to accommodate the growth of the organisation and became a registered charity and OFSTED registered with the project now being called SHOSHANIM ie. Roses – all children having opportunities to flourish and blossom to their full beauty and potential.)

Registered Charity Number 1103054

OUR AIMS

To nurture children’s dreams and improve children’s life chances.

To reduce anti-social or criminal behaviour by offering high quality and innovative out of school activities which are open to all and keep the children happily and constructively occupied at all times.

To increase skills and talents in all children regardless of ability / disability. We offer a wide range of activities geared to develop skills and talents in a fun and exciting manner.

To reduce social isolation by including children from various backgrounds and ethnicities and by waiving fee income for financially disadvantaged children to ensure we are accessible to everyone.

To increase self-esteem and confidence by allowing children to excel in various areas, broadening their horizons and offering them new opportunities and by the mentoring support of the Youth Workers.

For some of the children in Hackney the S Pinter Youth Project is the only place they feel accepted for what they are. In a place where they are valued they can achieve.

Parent interview

WHAT WE DO

WE CHANGE LIVES

Today S Pinter Youth Project integrated children’s charity enriches the lives of over 1850 different children and young people per annum from the London boroughs of Hackney,  Haringey and Barnet. S Pinter Youth Project reaches primarily Orthodox Jewish children, but also welcomes and provides services to children of other cultures.

We work with disadvantaged children and young people aged 5 – 16. Their disadvantages include financial deprivation or overcrowded accommodation, social isolation, new immigrants, children from dysfunctional families, children with disabilities/ special needs ranging from physical (such as visual or hearing impairment, and amputees) to other disabilities (such as Downs Syndrome and autism, learning difficulty) to children with mild to severe emotional or mental health issues.
For more about the children, check out our Case Studies

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We provide the following activities:

Check out Our Activities for full details.

Check out What children and Young people and parents say about our activities.

It brings together children and young people with diverse needs and backgrounds in an atmosphere of friendship, inclusivity and acceptance. It’s great to see them working together as a group and creating long lasting friendships.

School SENCO survey 2014

HOW WE WORK

WE COMBINE COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND PROFESSIONALISM

S Pinter Youth Projects children’s charity remains a part parent led / part community professional led organisation with deep community roots. We combine this with excellence and professionalism. We are ranked by OFSTED as outstanding or very good on every measure.

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WE MAINTAIN EXCELLENCE THROUGH THE VARIOUS PRINCIPLES

  1. We are led by the wishes and needs of children and young people and their families. Check out what parents and children say about our activities.
  2. We expect staff and volunteers to love working with children at S Pinter Youth Project.
  3. We provide staff and volunteers with the training and support to excel.
  4. We put children’s safety first and manage risk. All staff and volunteers undergo an enhanced CRB check.
  5. We continually look for ways to improve our services and the way we are run. We are registered with London Youth and are working to achieve an outstanding quality assurance to help us run the S Pinter Youth Project more effectively and efficiently.
  6. We evaluate our work to ensure that we are meeting the needs of our users in the best possible way and using our resources to achieve the highest standards. We have a robust monitoring and evaluating system in place to ensure we achieve our expected outcomes and are fulfilling the needs and wishes of participants and their parents and families.
  7. We established the AQA Unit Award Scheme in several of the courses we offer to measure progress and award success. An AQA unit is specifically designed at the start of each term, with unique targets for each child’s ability/disability. Upon achieving the outcomes, the children are awarded a Nationally Accredited AQA certificate to celebrate their success.
  8. We are members of London Youth and have achieved the Bronze Quality Mark and are currently working towards achieving the Silver Mark.
  9. We work in partnership with a wide range of organisations to get the best possible service to children and their families.

My daughter attends a school that caters for her special needs. She was in her element being able to participate in a project with other children from mainstream schools. She made lots of new friends and loved her carer and other staff members. She wants to join all other activities at Magic moments. Thank you for changing her life for the better!

Parents Interview 2014

OUR PARTNERS

WE WORK TOGETHER AND ACHIEVE MORE

We change lives by working together with Hackney and Haringey Councils, local welfare providers, local schools and more.

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We change lives by working together with the following organisations:

  • The Learning Trust support Hackney children with disabilities.
  • Young Hackney who support several of our Lifestyles courses
  • Hackney Community Partnership who support our holiday playschemes
  • Hackney Community Partnership Small Grants who support our Healthy Lifestyles Project
  • Haringey Short Breaks Providers – We are registered with them to support haringey children with disabilities.

A range of Trusts and Foundations support our projects including:

  • BBC Children in Need who provide regular funding for our sport project.
  • Awards For All, who supported our Health workshops,
  • Samuel Sebba Trust and Children’ Aid Committee who support our holiday schemes
  • Reaching Community have given us 5 year support for our Homework and After School Club
  • Jewish Child’s Day and Jewish Holiday Fund who have supported us for many years.

The Interlink Foundation, provide us with technical, development and fundraising support from our inception.

Local welfare organisations including Bikur Cholim D’Satmar and Ezer Leyoldos with whom we work to support the families in need and who refer children to us as well as nine local schools for mainstream children and Side by Side the special school that our users with disabilities attend.

OUR FINANCES

WE INVEST IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

We provide excellent value for money with 95% of funds used directly to provide the programmes that benefit the children and young people. We do this by engaging 50 local young people to volunteer during our holiday schemes.

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  • At S Pinter Youth Project, we endeavor to provide excellent value for money and constantly monitor and evaluate our programmes to ensure we are providing and maintaining a top-rate service.
  • Our overheads and management costs are extremely low with 97% of funds used directly to provide the programmes that benefit the children and young people.
  • S Pinter Youth Project continues to benefit from a significant volunteer input. In the last financial year our volunteering programme provided an estimated £21,750 worth of services.
  • Any surplus generated is re-invested into our activities to improve and expand our services.

Click here to download our past Annual Report and Accounts.