Rose Funded Projects

Vibe Youth Outreach – Ingleby Barwick

Yarm Vineyard Church runs youth outreach drop-ins, schools work and detach outreach teams on the Ingleby Barwick estate in Stockton-On-Tees. During the summer holidays, 2009, the youth group ran Vibe outreach week. The Vibe event, which received £2,200 from the Rose Education Foundation, ran loads of exciting activities for local young people including; the Tees Valley Youth for Christ Football Cage, Baseball Batting Cage, a huge Skate Park, an outdoor Youth Café and various workshops from 1pm-6pm for a week . The events took place on the near the new Romano Park and Tesco store. The Vibe team trained local young people in mission and youth outreach, who helped to serve over 300 young people from the Ingleby estate over the week. The Vibe event helped the Church build relationships with young people who they continue to see on a weekly basis flowing the event.

“The funding from the Rose Education Foundation helped us to run activities with young people that we just could not afford to run ourselves. We connected with a number of young people that we still see every week since the Vibe, where we continue to run a youth club and sports outreach event.”

Emile Van Loo – Youth Pastor at Yarm Vineyard Church

St. Mary’s Church, Norton

St. Mary’s Church Norton received £500 from the Rose Education Foundation which was used to transform a dated Church room into a young people friendly facility, more suited to the current work the Church is running. The room is mostly used for Girls Only Bible study, with future plans to form a boys bible study.

“The girls have enjoyed the sessions and have grown in their Faith and in Bible knowledge. It is always encouraging to see the girls live out what they have learnt at our Bible Study.”

Sophie Yates – Youth Leader at St. Marys Norton

Tees Valley YFC: Mobile Sports Cage

Tees Valley Youth for Christ has delivered sports outreach sessions to thousands of young people since 2003. The Rose Education Foundation donated £3,000 to TVYFC to them purchase a mobile sports cage that is set up on fields, car parks or inside sports halls for football, street hockey and volleyball activities. The cage is used across the Tees Valley each week, being used by hundreds of young people each week within the values of seeing young people engaging in activities that improves their mental well being, reducing health inequalities and reducing childhood obesity. The cage is also hired for events and parties.

“With the funding from the Rose Education Foundation, alongside funding from Stockton Borough Council Sports Development and from the Goshen Trust, TVYFC were able to purchase the trailer and mobile sports cage that is used across the Tees Valley with young people from a whole range of backgrounds. This funding has been essential to us in developing new ministries that are used to help us in our mission to take the Good News to the young people of the Tees Valley.”

Andy Robinson. TVYFC Director.

G:em (Girls Empowered)

G:em girls ministry, based in the Tees Valley, works in the following values: – Every girl is precious to God; they should be empowered to know the truth and freedom of his love and acceptance so can choose to root their identity in Him. – Every girl has a call on her life; they should be empowered to discover this and be equipped to fulfil this. – Every girl is valuable to another; they should be empowered to develop accountable and genuine relationships. G:em received funding from the Rose Education Foundation to develop their different events. The funding enabled G:em to grow in three areas:

G:em Chick Flix are nights for local girls to chill out and have a laugh with big screen movies and a lot of cushions. Chick Flix are open to anyone, as long as they’re female, mates, mums, aunts, sisters… who all enjoy movies together.

G:em Workshop Days are action-packed, fun-filled, super-challenging days of excitement. In the past there have been workshops in street-dance, singing, head message, basketball, nail art and cheer-leading, but who knows what might be on offer in the future. There are also opportunities for chat, music, games, shopping, challenges and more so get yourself along to the next Gem Workshop Day.

The G:em Girls Night In is always a fantastic evening of Worship, Teaching and Prayer. What better way to spend an evening? These nights are open to girls of all ages who want to spend a bit of time in God’s presence and be inspired afresh.

Lightfoot Grove Youth Club and Alternative Education Project

The Rose Foundation funded equipment for a new area of youth work at Lightfoot Grove Church, Stockton. The funding was spent on equipping a youth drop-in and alternative education room which is used by both local young people from the Parkfield and Central Stockton area, and young people who have been excluded from mainstream education in the area.

Cross Rhythms Teesside Youth Show

Cross Rhythms Teesside 107.1fm is a community radio station broadcasting into the Tees Valley. The station was awarded funding to develop a youth show for local young people to be given a voice into their community while developing media skills.