Breakthrough is an award winning sports based mentoring project that supports children (aged 5 - 18) with a range of self esteem and behavioural issues.
Individual placements are planned to promote positive attitudes and relationships with both peers and adults. Each placement lasts a year and is structured after a planning meeting with the school/support agency and the young person.
Over the past six years we have run over 120 placements supporting vulnerable children and young people in the South Gloucestershire area. Over that time we have had many impressive success stories making long term positive impacts on both the young person we work with but also the community in which they live.
We work on the principle positive influences and structures into young people's lives and helping them to stay in education. Placements can be in the context of one to one, small group or whole group support. They can be in curriculum, extra curricular or in a community setting. Wherever possible we try to support the young person into structures they can continue to access independently after our support is no longer in place.