Resurgo is excited to announce the launch of the Spear Programme in South Wales.  

Delivered in partnership with Citizen Church, Spear aims to support local young people to overcome the challenges they face and be equipped with the skills and mindset they need to thrive in employment.  

Launching today in Cardiff, Citizen Church is welcoming a group of young people pursuing employment or further education. Cardiff is a city of contrast, with areas of wealth alongside those of deprivation. Resurgo’s local partner, Citizen Church, is located just streets away from a number LSOAs (lower super output areas) amongst the most deprived in Wales, including Plasnewydd, which is among the 10% most deprived in terms of employment1. 

In this its 20th year, Resurgo is particularly excited that Spear South Wales marks the first location to deliver Spear outside of England. After initially launching in Cardiff, the centre will look to gradually expand its reach to the whole South Wales region, including Pontypridd and the Valleys, to serve young people across Wales, which experiences the fourth lowest employment rate of all the UK regions2.  

Spear South Wales will be delivering Resurgo’s new streamlined version of Spear, designed to make the programme more accessible to a wider spectrum of partners, and in turn young people who may otherwise not be able to access the support they need. 

Young people will receive four weeks of in-depth employment coaching, focussing on practical skills such as interview preparation and CV writing, as well as transformative coaching around mindset and attitude. This is followed by a further six months of personalised follow-on support.  

Lily Webb, Spear South Wales Centre Manager, says, “Part of our mission statement as a church is to breach loneliness, and so we feel passionately about connecting with the youth in South Wales and providing space for them to thrive. South Wales, particularly the Valleys, has seen generations of deprivation and poverty (around 23% of the population live in income poverty). Citizen are so excited to partner with Resurgo to engage and encourage young people to reach their full potential.” 

NOTES: 

The Spear Programme is an award-winning initiative of Resurgo delivered by 14 local partners across the UK. Find out more here. 

Resurgo yn lansio rhaglen gyffrous Spear yn Ne Cymru.
 
Mewn partneriaeth â Citizen Church, nod Spear yw cefnogi pobl ifanc leol i oresgyn yr heriau y maent yn eu hwynebu a datblygu’r sgiliau a’r meddylfryd sydd eu hangen i ffynnu mewn cyflogaeth. 
 
Wrth lansio heddiw yng Nghaerdydd, mae Citizen Church yn croesawu grŵp o bobl ifanc sy’n edrych am waith neu addysg bellach. Mae mwy nag un wedd i Gaerdydd, gydag ardaloedd cyfoethog ochr yn ochr â rhai  mewnamddifadedd. Mae Citizen Church, partner lleol Resurgo, wedi’i leoli o fewn ychydig strydoedd i nifer o ACEHIau (Ardaloedd Cynnyrch Ehangach Haen Is) sydd ymhlith y mwyaf difreintiedig yng Nghymru, gan gynnwys Plasnewydd sydd ymhlith y 10% mwyaf difreintiedig o ran cyflogaeth1. 
 
Yn ei 20fed flwyddyn, mae Resurgo yn arbennig o gyffrous taw dyma’r lleoliad cyntaf i redeg Spear y tu allan i Loegr. Ar ôl lansio yng Nghaerdydd,  bydd y ganolfan yn ceisio ehangu yn raddol i gefnogi pobl ifanc ledled De Cymru, gan gynnwys Pontypridd a’r Cymoedd., Cyfradd cyflogaeth Cymru yw’r bedwaredd isaf o holl ranbarthau’r Deyrnas Unedig2. 
 
Bydd Spear De Cymru yn rhedeg fersiwn newydd symlach o Spear, a grëwyd gan Resurgoi fod yn fwy hygyrch i nifer ehangach o bartneriaid, ac yn ei dro I bobl ifanc na fyddent o bosibl yn gallu cael mynediad at y cymorth sydd ei angen arnynt fel arall. 
 
Bydd pobl ifanc yn derbyn pedair wythnos o hyfforddiant cyflogaeth cynhwysfawr yn canolbwyntio ar sgiliau ymarferol fel paratoi ar gyfer cyfweliadau ac ysgrifennu CV, yn ogystal â hyfforddiant trawsnewidiol o ran meddylfryd ac agwedd. Dilynir hyn gan chwe mis pellach o gymorth personol. 
 
Dywed Lily Webb, Rheolwr Canolfan Spear De Cymru, “Rhan o’n datganiad cenhadaeth fel eglwys yw  torri ar unigrwydd, ac felly rydym yn  angerddol  ynghylch cysylltu â ieuenctid De Cymru a darparu lle iddynt ffynnu. Mae De Cymru, yn enwedig y Cymoedd, wedi gweld cenedlaethau o amddifadedd a thlodi (mae tua 23% o’r boblogaeth yn byw mewn tlodi o ran incwm). MaeCitizen Church mor gyffrous i fod yn bartner gyda Resurgo i ymgysylltu acannog pobl ifanc i gyrraedd eu llawn botensial.” 
 
 
NODIADAU: 
 
Mae Rhaglen Spear yn fenter arobryn gan Resurgo a ddarperir gan 14 o bartneriaid lleol ledled y DU. Darganfyddwch fwy yma.

1 According to the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019. 

2 Office for National Stastistics