1. The National Communities Resource Centre at Trafford Hall A national charity which aims to offer training and support to all those living and working in low- income areas throughout the United Kingdom to develop their skills, confidence and capacity to tackle problems and reverse poor conditions. Delivering residential training for twenty years, using both indoor and outdoor space.

2. Outdoor Space

3. Family programmes Family Futures: - Parenting Skills -Confidence, Communication and Behaviour - Life Skills -Motivation Forest Families: - Self-organisation - Teamwork -Communication -Problem solving

4. Youth programmes Work Readiness: - The skills that young people already possess - What employers are looking for - Valuing diversity -Unlocking hidden/unknown potential - Identifying real and perceived barriers and how these can be overcome

5. Tenant Futures -Aimed at Housing Associations and Local Authority tenants -Considers challenges faced by tenants; how to address these and work with your landlord -OCN level 2 accredited courses

6. Community Futures For community volunteers, developing skills to promote positive change. Topics covered include: Environmental Improvement Managing Green Spaces Recycling Growing Food Saving Money, Reducing Energy Use Using the Environment to Improve Health Keeping Chickens Setting up a Social Enterprise Fundraising

7. Building Futures For community volunteers. Topics covered include: -Food - Money -Fuel -Wellbeing -Project Management

8. Looking forward A local focus Develop partnerships with local organisations to develop new programmes Wellbeing programme: pilot focusing on male mental health Training needs of local organisations Contact: Email: s.macwilliam@traffordhall.coms.macwilliam@traffordhall.com Phone: 01244 300246