Welcome to reAction
What is reAction???
reAction is our youth support and development project running across Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset. It is aimed at supporting any young person who wishes to use volunteering as a way of improving their chances of getting on in life..
Everyone supported under the reAction project will be invited to take part in training days, both with us at the Volunteer Network and with other training providers, community action events and periods of supported volunteering designed to build skills and increase confidence. What isn't reAction??? reAction is not linked to any programme being run through Job Centres or Work Programme providers. Taking part in reAction is wholly voluntary and you can pick and choose how many of the activities you will get involved with. If you start on the programme and then decide that it's not for you we won't mind, and it won't affect any benefits that you might be receiving. 
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Contact us about reActionYou can phone us on 01458 836130 or email info@volunteernetwork.org.uk
Click here to link to the reAction press release from the BIG Lottery FundreAction Target AreasThese will change regularly throughout the project and if you live in an area that's not on the list but would like reAction to visit your community then get in touch. We'll also be supporting some communities to set up and run their own reAction projects so again get in touch if you would like to take on a reAction project locally to you.
Target areas for 2014:
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reAction in a Nutshell
It is a five year project supporting young people across Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire
It grew out of our empty shop project which was initially set up with money from the Somerset Communty Foundation and Comic Relief
It is currently being funded by Wessex Water, BIG Lottery Fund and Somerset Skills and Learning
It will target 2400 young people over five years with dedicated programmes for those who are one of the following:
* Unemployed
* Homeless
* Socially or rurally isolated
As well as having programmes for those who simply want to get involved in volunteering.
It targets specific areas of the South West based on levels of need and if you'd like us to target your area please get in touch.
The age range of those being supported will predominantly be 16-25 with about 5% of those supported being over the age of 25.
The project will be run with the support of the Job Centre Plus network but is not a part of the Work Programme or any other current scheme.
Beneficiaries will receive both accredited and informal training in employability, money management and life & social skills. They will also take part in periods of supported volunteering which will be focused on helping them develop both their levels of confidence and specific job related skills.
The project will work on a rolling basis and with the intention being that as far as possible we take the project out to where the young people are rather than expect them to come to us.
It is a five year project supporting young people across Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire
It grew out of our empty shop project which was initially set up with money from the Somerset Communty Foundation and Comic Relief
It is currently being funded by Wessex Water, BIG Lottery Fund and Somerset Skills and Learning
It will target 2400 young people over five years with dedicated programmes for those who are one of the following:
* Unemployed
* Homeless
* Socially or rurally isolated
As well as having programmes for those who simply want to get involved in volunteering.
It targets specific areas of the South West based on levels of need and if you'd like us to target your area please get in touch.
The age range of those being supported will predominantly be 16-25 with about 5% of those supported being over the age of 25.
The project will be run with the support of the Job Centre Plus network but is not a part of the Work Programme or any other current scheme.
Beneficiaries will receive both accredited and informal training in employability, money management and life & social skills. They will also take part in periods of supported volunteering which will be focused on helping them develop both their levels of confidence and specific job related skills.
The project will work on a rolling basis and with the intention being that as far as possible we take the project out to where the young people are rather than expect them to come to us.
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