Monday 1 June 2015

Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service Prince's Trust

THE AIM OF THE SCHEME

 

The Prince's Trust Team programme is a unique personal development programme.  It enables young people in the 16-25 year old age group to develop their confidence, motivation and skills through teamwork in the community.  It brings together people of different abilities, circumstances and backgrounds - both employed and unemployed.

 

Whilst continuing to carry out its function of fire fighting and rescue, Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service are striving to prevent and lessen the impact of fires upon the people of Lancashire.  One of the ways through which this can be achieved is through education and developing a closer partnership with local communities.  This brings the service into contact with young people disadvantaged by unemployment, social deprivation, inequality and "fading hope"

 

The Prince's Trust Team Programme aims to develop young people by modifying behaviour and changing attitudes.  This is achieved through working directly with young people, developing them for further education, progression into the workplace or creating opportunities for those already in employment.  All young people on the programme are encouraged to continue to volunteer once they have left the programme and are one of the positive outcomes expected of Delivery Partners by the Prince's Trust.

 

The process creates 'friends' of the fire service who become socially aware, and respect the dominant social beliefs and values, and can assist with the Service aim of reducing the incidence of arson and accidental ignition.  This in turn reduces casualties and death by fire thus corresponding with Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service's objective of "making Lancashire safer".

 

Local contact  if you want to refer a young person to the scheme or discuss their work programmes

 

 

Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service Princes Trust, Unit 6C Oxhey Trading Estate, Greenbank Street, Preston, PR1 7PH

E-Mail: Kirkhamtl@lancsfirerescue.org.uk

Tel: 01772 827925 / 07879 898662

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