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The high demand for our ‘Farming, Family & Therapy’ programme means we are at capacity at our existing farms. As such we want to set up a third farm to enable more disadvantaged children to thrive socially and emotionally, and excel in education. This project will fund this exciting new chapter.
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Situation
Every year thousands of children are permanently excluded from school. This costs society £650m a year; and once excluded, the likelihood of criminal activity and unemployment drastically increases. Low self-esteem, poor behaviour, not engaging with school and underdeveloped soft skills all contribute to this, caused by a variety of underlying issues such as being in care, SEN, young carers and abuse and neglect.
Solution
Our programme reduces the risk of exclusion for disadvantaged children by boosting their self-esteem, engagement with school, behaviour and soft skills. From our third site we will host week-long residential visits including activities such as farming, gardening, cooking & horse work, in addition to 1:1 and group therapy. We provide real jobs with tangible outcomes that are designed to develop personal character qualities and create a loving, holding framework that allows children to succeed.