S.A.G.E
What is Saving A Generation England?
S.A.G.E has emerged as our service set up to support, enable and empower underprivileged children, in disadvantaged communities, to have a better start in life by reaching their full potential in terms of an improved schooling experience and enhanced physical, emotional and mental health.
W.E.A.S
Wellness Engagement and Advocacy Service
W.E.A.S is a service delivered by Apple Box Company staff supported by community volunteers, to ensure that clients are supported in their attempts to engage with mainstream mental wellbeing services. This service is of benefit to clients, carers and providers alike who are experiencing difficulty navigating barriers that are having a subsequent negative impact on engagement.
Why S.A.G.E?
The concept for S.A.G.E was born in response to the issues preventing some of the young people in the city of Leeds from reaching their full potential as a result of a problematic schooling experience. Leeds has since set out its vision for becoming a child friendly city. This vision, outcomes and priorities are captured in the Children and Young People’s (CYP) Plan for the city.
What are the S.A.G.E objectives?
The S.A.G.E objectives for disadvantaged children are as follows:
- To improve their schooling experience
- To enhance their physical and emotional health
- To identify and address their mental health and wellness
- To provide provision of professional and culturally sensitive behavioural support.
Business Support
We provide an innovative business support service for aspiring, new and established businesses of all stages, sectors and industries, within the community, with a view to assisting them in reaching both their personal and business goals.
Services include
- Hot Desking/room hire
- Coaching
- Mentorship
- Networking opportunities
- Business consortia membership
Other Services
Community Development
We work alongside community members and support them to identify and take collective action on issues which are important to them. The aim is that Community development will empower community members and create stronger and more connected communities.
Building Bridges
We do this by supporting our communities through raising awareness, involvement in community programs, youth engagement, and linking to wider networks
Child & Parent Support
- Support sensitive, responsive parent-child relationships
- Help mothers/fathers feel good about themselves in their role as parents; and
- Foster relationships among parents so that they can support each other.
Social Justice
Many of our community members experience inequality in terms of the overall distribution of wealth, opportunities and privileges in the UK. Examples of this inequality can be seen in issues relating to healthcare, employment, housing and much more. A large part of our advocacy work is geared towards helping service users to navigate themselves through and overcome such social justice issues as well as ensuring they are given a platform from which their voices can be heard.
Business Support
Desk and meeting room hire, some 1-1 business support/advice is also available, coaching, mentorship, networking opportunities, business consortia membership.
Community Consortia
A network of new developing or existing businesses. Apple Box leads the consortium the core premise of the consortia is mutual support and sharing of resources.
Training, Mentoring and Coaching
The aim of this work is to support staff who feel they would benefit from a safe and confidential space to examine specific practice issues as they relate to their work with black clients.
Advocacy
We can act as the intermediary, a neutral voice in any instances where you feel you are not being heard or signpost you to any other services that could help.
Wellbeing
Our Wellbeing/complementary therapies provision adopts an integrated approach in order to provide therapeutic services for community members and families. Alongside the therapies the focus is also on self-help strategies that will support those struggling with a host of problems associated with wellbeing. A full consultation is always carried out on individuals before commencement with therapies or intervention.
We also work with:
Schools and education institutions
Early Years & Children’s services
Charities and voluntary sector groups, and faith organisations
Health Care organisations
Our work includes facilitating community engagement, consultations/events and research. We work with deprived and disadvantaged urban and rural communities, particularly children and young people, black and minority ethnic groups, older people and disabled groups.
