The focus for FP RAFT CIC this year has been to develop a youth strategy and to improve the critical services that we deliver to our elderly residents. One of our key successes in the 2025/2026 financial year has been our FP RAFT CIC Over 50’s friendship club. Our priority has been to galvanise local families bringing them together with professionals and stakeholders alike to build and develop an over 50’s friendship club covering over 750 households. We have strengthened relationships by reviewing progress and holding both a risk and lessons learnt register. We have supported our elderly residents to stay meaningfully engaged, improving their wellbeing and our community overall. We have continually looked for learning opportunities throughout this year and linked in with the local complex needs nursing home activities manager to share ideas and experiences. We are now working with stakeholders to identify products, programs and services that enable our elderly residents to maximise their safety, strength, balance, fitness, independence and mobility. Older people face more demands and challenges because of the cost of living crises. The rise in food prices has led to increased financial strain on them, with many struggling to afford basic necessities. As a result, and in addition to our over 50’s friendship club, we are also increasing access to affordable food for our elderly residents. So far this year we have provided 104 hours of activities for our over 50’s friendship group. We have promoted the over 50’s friendship club to 750 households A total of 676 elderly residents have attended dedicated sessions delivered at the community centre. We have provided 52 hours throughout the year to provide elderly residents with access to affordable food. We have provided 104 hours throughout the winter months for our elderly to attend sessions in a safe warm space A total of 338 elderly residents attended our dedicated safe warm space sessions We have provided 624 hours of work for our FP RAFT CIC Directors We have provided 104 hours of work for our volunteers With regards to our activities and how they have benefited the community - Our focus in 2025/2026 has been to foster social cohesion, reduce isolation for our elderly residents and improve health and wellbeing. The community centre has become a local hub for learning, volunteering and the provision of essential / critical support services. We look to strengthen our community and empower our residents through inclusive local activities. We have created new volunteer opportunities and work sessions in our food bank, our youth hub and our over 50’s friendship club. We have brought together people from very diverse backgrounds, ages and faiths to create a sense of belonging by creating local committees to take activities and projects forward for the whole community. We have built youth skills by challenging a team of youths from the Kings Trust to refurbish the community centre hall decorations and our community garden. In the last half of the year, we have delivered 13 educational sessions to empower the youths through change. These have included sessions on racism, health and wellbeing, diversity, alcohol and substance abuse, anti-social behaviour and knife crime. A total of 288 youths took part in these free sessions

Throughout 2025 / 2026 FP RAFT CIC have held a total of eleven dedicated workshops with: Preston City Council, Lancashire County Council Councillors, Lancashire Constabulary, Lancashire Fire Brigade, Local Residents, BBC Children In Need, National Lottery, Million Hours Fund, Preston Community Network, Gateway Housing Association and Fortia Insight Research With Preston City Council we have worked with their community engagement team to develop our FP RAFT CIC youth strategy With Lancashire County Council we have worked with their Champion for Older People to help improve the lives of our elderly residents With Lancashire Constabulary we have worked with their ABS, prevention and problem solving command to reduce anti-social behaviour We have held many informal discussions with local residents to shape projects, agree activity plans and include them in decision making We have worked closely with Lancashire Fire Brigade to develop challenging opportunities for local youths participating in the Kings Trust We have worked with BBC Children In Need impact managers to shape and develop our Thursday evening youth club for children aged 6 years to 10 years We have worked with National Lottery community fund advice teams to expand the food bank critical service that we provide to local residents We have worked with Million Hours Funding Officers to launch Phase 3 of our Tuesday evening Youth Hub for youths aged 11 years to 18 years We have worked with Preston Community Network in conjunction with Network Connect Limited to install much needed Wi-Fi and Internet access at the community centre. We are currently working with Gateway Housing Association to develop a safe play area for local children We have recently worked with Fortia Insight Research to identify improvements and understand the impact of youth projects funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)

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