Projects

		LIVE It!
		Just one aspect of the LIVE It! project is the training work that is now being carried out in the kitchen by the young people. The trainees are using fresh produce that has been cultivated at the allotments, learning to cook with it and the food hygiene processes that comes with that and then serving the meals to their peer group. This has ensured that they are both training to cook and having access to a healthy lunch option.

The main focus of the training at Helm is on core skills, literacy and numeracy, IT and other employability skills, but in some cases, where young people struggle to cope with these modules, due to educational issues and learning disabilities, projects and practical skills play a key role in boosting confidence, developing teamwork skills and promoting outdoor activity. Currently Helm offers a range of project-based work including gym and dance, boxercise, weekly football, practical arts and crafts, graffiti art, health and beauty and cooking.

Helm's Harvest and LIVE It!

Over the last two years, Helm has developed an innovative training project based on a local allotment association site in Dundee which has become an area for producing a range of home-grown produce, and cover related conservation, maintenance and healthy cooking activities. This year a second plot has been taken on and skills in site maintenance are being covered as well as vegetable and plant production.

Trainees have access to a nutritional and personal health clinic and receive a personal health plan which if they wish helps them to set out goals to reduce their sugar, alcohol or smoking intake. Trainees are also working alongside LIVE It! through ASDAN Home Management course.

Watch a short video about LIVE It!
(Video by Timeline)