PASTEL
aims to promote the personal and social development of learners,
so as to enhance their self esteem, their aspirations and
their contribution to the community. The service is client-centred
and does not operate to serve the commercial interests of
business shareholders.
PASTEL
supports the new government approach to person-centred planning
and informed choice and will particularly support the Every
Child Matters aims and outcomes of:
- Be
healthy - enjoying good physical and mental health
and living a healthy lifestyle.
- Stay
safe - being protected from harm and neglect and
growing up able to look after themselves.
- Enjoy
and achieve - getting the most out of life and
developing skills for adulthood.
- Make
a positive contribution - to the community and
to society, and not offending or behaving anti-socially.
- Achieve
economic well-being - overcoming socio-economic
disadvantages to achieve their full potential in life.
PASTEL:
- engages
with disadvantaged young people
- helps
disadvantaged young people come together with other young
people to enjoy and benefit from activities
- creates
a better understanding of disadvantage amongst the general
community
The
main groups targeted by PASTEL:
- Live
in a rural area
- Live
in a disadvantaged area
- Have
a learning disability
- Not
in Education, Employment or Training (NEET)
-
Have a physical or sensory disability
- Have
mental health problems
PASTEL
activities include:
- Youth
Club
- Personal
Development and Social Skills Training
- Vocational
Training
- Arts
- Outdoor
Physical Activities
- Health
Education
- Employability
- Peer
Mentoring g
- Volunteering
- Community
Cohesion
- Social
Enterprise
PASTEL
clients benefit by:
- Having
fun
- Meeting
new people n
- Learning
new things
- Developing
new skills n
- Feeling
more confident n
- Getting
on better with other people n
- Communicating
better with others n
- Feeling
valued and that their
views matter n
- Feeling
more motivated n
- Getting
involved in more activities n
- Being
more physically active n
- Feeling
better about themselves n
- Helping
other each other and other people
- Feeling
more respected by others in the community
- Preparing
for employment / Being active in the communityn
PASTEL's
4 main objectives are:
1.
To provide or assist in providing facilities, activities,
and educational training for the social and economic benefit
of persons with learning and other disabilities.
2. To provide training, employment and volunteering opportunities
to people working or seeking to work with young adults with
learning and other difficulties, primarily but not exclusively
in Suffolk and surrounding areas.
3. To promote for the public benefit good employment practice
by the advancement of education, training or retraining, particularly
among unemployed young adults with learning and other difficulties,
and by providing unemployed people with work experience.
4. To advance the education of the public with particular
reference to social enterprises for people with disabilities
and the benefits they provide to society and for their workers.
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