Developing partnerships with other organisations is one of the strengths of the charitable sector. At KidsOut we know that by working with others, we are able to provide so much more than if we try to do everything alone.
It is this that makes KidsOut so successful as we identify opportunities for disadvantaged and special needs children that we can deliver in partnership at 'the grass roots'.
Many of our projects are delivered in this way, both with fellow national and local voluntary organisations. Our Toy Box scheme is enabled by WAFE (Women's Aid Federation of England) and NIWAF (Northern Ireland Women's Aid Federation); our storytelling project is enabled by The Society for Storytelling and we work closely with Football in the Community projects across the country to ensure that the funds we have for our soccer scheme go where they need to . to the children and young people it's designed to benefit.
We also work collaboratively with others to research and pilot new projects, such as our Jolly Boat project which is managed and developed by Oxfordshire Playbus, and our Multi Media Outreach Project which follows on from a pilot run with Music Links in the summer of 2005 and will be developed in the East Riding by Creatibve Projects and the East Riding Council for Voluntary Youth Services (ERCVYS)
This approach not only means we are able to provide more opportunities for disadvantaged children, but equally importantly, ensures that the funds we have really are being spent in the right places, by the right people for the right people.
For more information about our service partners please click on the links below:
Women's Aid Federation of England
www.womensaid.org.uk
Northern Ireland Women's Aid Federation
www.niwaf.org
LNBP (London Narrow Boat Project at Braunston)
www.lnbp.co.uk
Oxfordshire Playbus
www.oxonplaybus.org.uk
Music Links
www.musiclinks.org.uk
Society for Storytelling
www.sfs.org.uk
Faulkes Flying Foundation
www.fffoundation.co.uk
InterAct
www.interactnetwork.org.uk
Football for All
This operates through 21 professional football clubs nationally.