Community & Social Justice Education & Young People 2024
HAFWAY Youth Project

HAFWAY Youth Project Annual Report 2024

HAFWAY Youth Project is a Bolton-based open access youth charity founded in 1998, serving over 500 young people a year in the deprived Halliwell area. In 2024 it engaged 501 individual young people across 4,831 youth club visits, provided 3,000 free hot meals, supported 264 in sport and physical activity, and ran two residential trips for over 100 young people. 49% of young people are from an ethnic minority background. The year was defined by the award of over £1 million from the Youth Investment Fund to completely renovate the charity's home into a modern bespoke youth centre — with building work beginning in June 2024. All sessions are free and the charity operates with just 4 staff and 45 volunteers.

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📋About

Open access sports sessions (Monday, average 30–40 young people); open access youth club (Friday after school, average 50–60; Friday evening, average 35–45; Sunday, average 20–30); targeted Girls Group (Thursday, ages 10+, average 10–15); Year 12+ targeted group for older young people; 2 residential trips for 100+ young people (rock climbing, canoeing, paintball, archery); Passport to Life life skills curriculum; Duke of Edinburgh Award (Gold celebration at Buckingham Palace); schools work at St Thomas' Primary; year 6 transition sessions; Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme; Summer outdoor activity week; community litter picks and volunteering Custom geography from upload: Halliwell, Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK

📊Key Metrics

501 individual young people engaged; 4,831 youth club visits; 3,000 free hot meals served across 3 sessions per week Key Metric 1
264 young people engaged consistently in sport and physical activity; 145 grew in self-awareness and social connections; 62 engaged in volunteering; 49% from an ethnic minority background Key Metric 2
£874k total income (including £757k one-off Youth Investment Fund capital grant for new youth centre); 4 staff, 15 regular volunteers and 30 young volunteers aged 11–21 Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 47 young people supported in education and employment; 45 learnt new skills in food preparation and cooking; 118 developed greater awareness of people from different faiths, backgrounds and ethnicities
  • Over £1 million Youth Investment Fund grant awarded to transform run-down building into modern bespoke youth centre — work began June 2024; Gold DofE celebration at Buckingham Palace; 2 young people progressed to university
  • All sessions free to access; hot cooked meal served 3 times per week; school teacher feedback: 'students that attend HAFWAY have a better outlook and are more mature when dealing with conflict in the playground'

📍Geography

North West

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