{"id":1501,"date":"2021-11-10T10:03:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T10:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/ambassador\/?page_id=1501"},"modified":"2021-11-10T10:04:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T10:04:00","slug":"ambassador-spotlights-teesstrhive-cic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/ambassador\/ambassador-spotlights\/ambassador-spotlights-teesstrhive-cic\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Spotlights: TeesstrHive CIC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TeesstrHive CIC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Can you tell me what your organisation does?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We work with youngsters and families across Redcar & Cleveland, helping them address mental health issues with a variety of different activities; providing 1-to-1 sessions, outdoor groups and creative sessions such as artwork or cooking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also run a regular group we call #Vagabonding, where our kids engage in activities like den building and learning more about the great outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of that, we also take part in skill building activities, like music courses at TunedIn! and Brazilian Ju Jitsu by BJJ in Redcar. We aim to give youngsters a sample of activities they wouldn’t normally have access to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many youngsters struggle with the idea of having a prescribed councillor, so we use an indirect approach, where we allow youngsters to communicate with\u00a0us at their own pace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The children we work with appear to respond quite well to this. We work with youngsters from a variety of backgrounds, encouraging them to become a team; sharing their different ideas and experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you tell me the best thing about your organisation?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I would say it\u2019s our relationship with the youngsters and the local community. We\u2019re based in Saltburn with an amazing community, and have had support from many local groups and businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work alongside organisations like the Saltburn Community Response, the Doorways Project, Saltburn Solidarity Foodbank and others in Redcar and Cleveland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These relationships include many of those included in the R&C Ambassador programme, developing a wider community through local businesses like PD Ports and Sirius Minerals, who\u2019ve approached us to give a grant of \u00a35,000 for our young people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The money has enabled us to continue our #Vagabonding groups and there are many others who are kind enough to offer more unique activities to us, like indoor surfing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the proudest achievement in your career?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Something that springs to mind was a young person I met in a Darlington School. I worked with him from Year 8 to leaving School; he had a lot of mental health issues and an unsettled home life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a lot of ups and downs, he completed school and went on to enroll in the Army. His Mum contacted me through the school with a note to say thanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This really stuck with me, as I work with so many kids who\u2019ve experienced so much hardship at an early age in so many different ways. They grow up into such amazing people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve worked with young and older people on the autism spectrum for around 15yrs and have had some amazing experiences, which have resulted a lot of long term friendships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are you looking forward to in the next 12 months?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

TeesstrHive is maintaining steady growth. More people are coming to us and we\u2019ve spoken to many members of R&C Council who have shown us support and given advice freely.  TeesstrHive CIC has begun speaking to  local schools and will begin taking referrals for 1:1 and group sessions soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So many people have been in touch and have expressed how much they like what TeesStrHive CIC has achieved so far including some of our local MP\u2019s and Mayors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n