Tendring Community Assets Full Final Report

17 4.9.8 ‘All Together’ is an Active Essex campaign to promote the opportunities available for people with disabilities to participate in sport and physical activity across Essex. The Bumble Bees Inclusive Football Club in Harwich, Tendring Canoe Club in Walton and healthy 4 Life in Clacton all offer sporting opportunities. 4.9.9 Recognising that some people have needs which require specialist equipment which is not available through statutory organisations, Colchester Catalyst Charity may make a contribution to the cost incurred by individuals through their Special Individual Needs Grants. These have to be applied for individually. 4.10 NEETs (Not in Education, Employment or Training) 4.10.1 NEETs are young people, typically aged between 16 and 24 years, who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). Tendring has consistently has had levels of NEETs above the national average. Being NEET presents further health and wellbeing challenges in later life, including:-  regular bouts of unemployment post-18;  when in employment, lower job security and lower rates of pay (under-employment);  teenage pregnancy and earlier parenting;  persistent youth offending, resulting in custodial sentences;  insecure housing and homelessness;  mental and physical health problems;  use of illicit drugs and transition to the use of class A drugs;  earlier death. This is underpinned by evidence from health indicators, particularly Alcohol-specific hospital stays (under 18s) being the second highest prevalence in Essex (44.1 compared with 21.9) and under 18 conceptions being the second highest in Essex (23.5 compared with 16.7). 4.10.2 Tendring has had consistently levels of NEETS above the national average. District level variations in the percentage of 16-18 year-olds who are not in education, employment or training across Essex, demonstrate the prevalence for young people in Tendring. 4.10.3 Signpost is an independent charitable organisation, which includes Tendring residents and helps people of all ages and from all walks of life to get back into work or to