Will provide funding for an overnight camping trip for 10 children with tents, food and outdoor activities
We need your support to give 500 disadvantaged local children a desperately needed summer break
We need to raise a further £40,000 so we can provide a comprehensive 6 week summer programme for 500 children from our 6 youth clubs across West London. Activities will include day trips, overnight stays and longer breaks. All donations will be matched through the Summer Big Give campaign and the Childhood Trust, meaning £80,000 secured in total.
£80,000
Received in Donations So Far
Your support, through this appeal, will provide much needed resources for us to run a programme of holiday activities reaching 500 children over the summer. It will include:
- a comprehensive daily youth club programme across 6 sites in West London, providing a range of activities, workshops and support sessions;
- day trips and short holidays for children in the countryside or the seaside;
- art, design and music projects including our new computer game design project; and
- a partnership programme working with other youth and community charities providing joint outreach and detached delivery in local streets, estates and parks.
We want to support children such as Daisy, Kaya, Jack and Aiden. We can only do this with your help!
Quote from a local parent about Harrow Club’s last year’s summer programme: “Last year both my children had a great time taking part in the Harrow Club summer camp and loved their trip to the seaside. It gave me a break and my kids came back more relaxed and having made new friends.”
As we are all aware, the last 14 months have been particularly difficult, especially for the families we support. The lack of exercise and outdoor playtime have negatively impacted children’s physical health. Our youth workers have also seen a clear increase in mental health challenges amongst the young people that they work with. This is highlighted by this short video of young people from the Chelsea Youth Club sharing their experiences of lockdown and what our summer programme would mean for them: https://youtu.be/3MOWuBcmJdQ.
Further, fragile financial circumstances have become even more strained with job losses, reduced working hours and ongoing uncertainty. This comes against the backdrop of 10+ years of austerity which has resulted in the reduction of government funding for youth clubs.
Most children look forward to their summer holidays. Unfortunately, many of the disadvantaged children in our area often feel differently when they don’t have a family holiday or even a day trip to look forward to. By supporting us you can make the difference.
Many thanks
Harrow Club Trustees and Team
Our Summer Appeal for 2021 is spearheaded by our chair, Philippe Chappatte
