Youth Services - Future of the Positive Activities Subsidy:                                  A questionnaire for providers This questionnaire is for any organisation that provides positive activities for young people aged 13-19 or up to the age of 25 for those with learning difficulties or disabilities in South Gloucestershire. Please refer to the consultation background paper and the list of activities that have been funded by the Positive Activities Subsidy. Separate questionnaires have been developed for young people and for other consultees use and can be found on the consultation webpages: http://consultations.southglos.gov.uk/consult.ti/youthbudgetreview/consultationHome Q1 Please indicate which one of the following you are responding as. A provider of activities for young people not funded by the Positive Activities Subsidy A provider who has accessed funds from the Positive Activities Subsidy An organisation who has taken control of a council youth centre building An organisation that has taken control of a council youth centre building and has received Positive Activities Subsidy funding Q2 Please provide the name of your organisation. Q3 Please provide us with the postcode of your organisation. Q4 Has your organisation ever received Positive Activities Subsidy funding? Yes   No Q5 If no, are you aware of the Positive Activities Subsidy? Yes   No

Q6 What impact do you think Positive Activities Subsidy funds has had on the following?   Major positive impact Slightly positive impact No impact Slightly negative impact Major negative impact Don't know   Individual young people Individual young people Major positive impact Individual young people Slightly positive impact Individual young people No impact Individual young people Slightly negative impact Individual young people Major negative impact Individual young people Don't know   Parents / carers Parents / carers Major positive impact Parents / carers Slightly positive impact Parents / carers No impact Parents / carers Slightly negative impact Parents / carers Major negative impact Parents / carers Don't know   Wider community Wider community Major positive impact Wider community Slightly positive impact Wider community No impact Wider community Slightly negative impact Wider community Major negative impact Wider community Don't know   Young people's health & wellbeing Young people's health & wellbeing Major positive impact Young people's health & wellbeing Slightly positive impact Young people's health & wellbeing No impact Young people's health & wellbeing Slightly negative impact Young people's health & wellbeing Major negative impact Young people's health & wellbeing Don't know   Young people's employment & skills Young people's employment & skills Major positive impact Young people's employment & skills Slightly positive impact Young people's employment & skills No impact Young people's employment & skills Slightly negative impact Young people's employment & skills Major negative impact Young people's employment & skills Don't know   Please make any comments about what difference this has made Q7 What funding streams other than Positive Activities Subsidy has your organisation accessed to provide positive activites for young people? Town & parish council   Business/corporate donations South Gloucestershire Council   Other donations, bequests etc. South Gloucestershire CCG   Fundraising e.g. sponsored activities, jumble sales etc. Police and Crime Commissioner   Trading/earned income Skills Funding Agency   Fees/subscriptions or charges European funding   Income from investments National funders e.g. Big Lottery, Children in Need, Comic Relief etc.   Other Charitable trusts     Comments:

Q8 Please indicate which of the following groups of young people specifically benefit from the activities that you provide? Not in education, employment or training   Have a long-term health condition or disability In care/or leaving care   From low income families Young carers   Excluded from education or at risk of exclusion Young offenders/at risk of offending   Reduction of isolation through intergeneration interaction Refugee or asylum seekers   Young people attending that live in a priority neighbourhood (Yate, Filton, Staple HIll, Patchway, Cadbury Heath and Kingswood) Q9 Only complete if you are an organsiation in receipt of the Positive Activities Subsidy: please indicate which of the following groups of young people specifically benefit from the activities you provide that are funded by the Positive Activities Subsidy? Not in education, employment or training   Have a long-term health condition or disability In care/or leaving care   From low income families Young carers   Excluded from education or at risk of exclusion Young offenders/at risk of offending   Reduction of isolation through intergeneration interaction Refugee or asylum seekers   Young people attending that live in a Priority Neighbourhood (Yate, Filton, Staple HIll, Patchway, Cadbury Heath and Kingswood)   Comments:

Q10 If the Positive Activities Subsidy was unavailable, what impact would this have for the following?   None - the service is unaffected Minimal -  minor changes may be needed Medium - reduction of core activities/ opening times Significant - risk of closure Don't know   The activities that you offer The activities that you offer None - the service is unaffected The activities that you offer Minimal -  minor changes may be needed The activities that you offer Medium - reduction of core activities/ opening times The activities that you offer Significant - risk of closure The activities that you offer Don't know   Your organisation Your organisation None - the service is unaffected Your organisation Minimal -  minor changes may be needed Your organisation Medium - reduction of core activities/ opening times Your organisation Significant - risk of closure Your organisation Don't know   Please provide more detail Q11 How strongly do you agree or disagree that the youth sessions funded by the council in priority neighbourhoods and those for young people with learning difficulties or disabilities should be protected? (see Consultation Paper) Strongly agree   Tend to disagree Tend to agree   Strongly disagree Neither agree or disagree   Don't know   Please make any further comments Q12 Please use this space to make any comments about the proposal to remove the Positive Activities Subsidy, the impact this could have and any alternatives you think we should consider? Thank you for completing the questionnaire. Please click the SUBMIT button to send us your response.