n:gage life at a glance
together we will find a way
n:gage life exists to inspire & support some of the most vulnerable in our community, 13-18 year olds on the edge of, or already in too deep with, drug & gang activity
we’re an organisation driven by real world experience, bold action & a strong foundation of support
schools | colleges | residential care homes | parents
contact us - together we will find a way
hey yung soulja, hey yung sista
together we will find a way
with great love & respect to john kongos for writing the original
& the incomparable happy mondays for immortalising such a great song in 1990;
we wrote, played, sampled, sung, produced, filmed, edited, published & promoted our own remixed version, with a video that tells an all too familiar story...
n:gage life | step on 30 (hey yung soulja, hey yung sista}
enjoy it, download it, stream it, but mostly enjoy it, nah, mostly buy it!
n:gage sport
together we will find a way
through our partnership with the players' entrance in stockport, n:gage life offers free access to state of the art sports simulators (football, cricket, golf, baseball, climbing wall, formula 1), as well more traditional social activities(pool & darts) and you can work alongside experienced professional martial arts instructors and dance instructors
all abilities supported and encouraged
n:gage music
together we will find a way
n:gage life offers free access to our recording studio, video editing suite, both traditional and electronic instruments, and you will work alongside experienced professionals
any and all genre of music will be supported and encouraged and will publish your music on our channels free of charge
n:gage work experience
together we will find a way
as well as decades of experience working in schools, colleges, residential care homes, pupil referral units, alternative provision educational settings, youth offending & prisons; our staff have owned and/or operated many commercial businesses and have a vast network of contacts willing to support work experience opportunities
successfully manage 2 work experience days and we will guarantee 2 paid work experience days
n:gage life skills
together we will find a way
talking, listening, cooking, cleaning, working, earning, saving, giving, sharing, caring, shopping, fixing stuff... n:gaging life
we are trained and experienced in supporting learners with a variety of communication challenges such as adhd, asperger's, autistic spectrum condition, oppositional defiant disorder, and, well, cba...
n:gage life for free
together we will find a way
free? yeah, yeah... what's the catch?
there isn't one
we raise money through fundraising & partnerships, this pays our staff a wage of £30,000 a year & their continual professional development and our day to day expenses
volunteers can also do a fantastic job too, but in our experience the reality of volunteering hits home pretty soon, there's no money to pay them, and they become, through no fault of their own, yet another adult who has let a young person down...
the volunteer doesn't feel too great either
we don't commit to anything we cannot do , but we do everything we commit to
we have longer term services you can buy, we hope you do,
but our n:gagement plan is free & always will be
and that's it
n:gage education
together we will find a way
this is not just a flashy website to hook you in,
only to put a pen, pencil and a calculator in your hand to do a load of boring worksheets
we can and will help with numeracy and literacy but only if the young person asks us to
we are trained and experienced in supporting learners with a variety of learning challenges
such as dyslexia, dyscalculia
packages
together we will find a way
n:gagement
starts here, for free
day 1
we come to your setting; be that a school, pupil referral unit, college or home
you make us all a coffee and we talk about what's going on, what we can do to help, and what we can't
the young person chooses if they want to work with us
day 2
we collect the young person from from home
feed & hydrate them, and take them to our facility in merseyway, stockport
where they will be shown around, meet everyone, very brief health & safety chat, then choose what they want to do first;
music, sports, pool/darts/fusball, mixed ma,rtial arts, boxing, dancing...just a chat?
feed & hydrate them again
give them a free year's membership to 'the players' entrance', a free year's membership of 'power mma'
and a free year's access to 'unsanity media' music and film production...
then take them home
day 3
it's not for them? no problem
their memberships still stand and they are welcome back anytime
it is for them? no problem
their chosen mentor will be available 6 days a week for a minimum of 24 months,
on their day off, there's a number to call, and we are ready to help,
no mater what
day 4 - 730
we are here, here to help;
to guide, to find work experience opportunities, to find paid work, to share our hard earned wisdom,
to show that together we will find a way
day 731 -
you're getting greedy now!
maybe it's their turn to be the mentor?
packages
together we will find a way
n:gage welfare
when you just don't know where they are
day 1
we will do everything we can to find them, they are more likely to be responsive to us than you, sorry, that's just the way it is
we will pick them up feed & hydrate them, and either take them straight home
or
if they wish, to our facility in merseyway, stockport
where they will be shown around, meet everyone, very brief health & safety chat, then choose what they want to do first;
music, sports, pool/darts/fusball, mixed martial arts, boxing, dancing...just a chat?
feed & hydrate them again, then take them home
we will provide real time updates & a detailed written report with recommendations for a temporary solution ie n:gagement or n:gage respite
packages
together we will find a way
n:gage respite
when it's just getting too much for everyone
day 1
we come to your setting; a school, pupil referral unit, college or home
you make us all a coffee and we talk about what's going on, what we can do to help, and what we can't
the young person chooses if they want to work with us
there is no charge for day 1
day 2
we collect the young person from from home
feed & hydrate them, and take them to our facility in merseyway, stockport
where they will be shown around, meet everyone, very brief health & safety chat, then choose what they want to do first;
music, sports, pool/darts/fusball, mixed ma*rtial arts, boxing, dancing...just a chat?
feed & hydrate them again
give them a free year's membership to 'the players' entrance', a free year's membership of 'power mma'
and a free year's access to 'unsanity media' music and film production...
then take them home
day 3 - 14
it's not for them? no problem
their memberships still stand and they are welcome back anytime
it is for them? no problem
we are here, here to help;
we can offer a short course
to guide, to find work experience opportunities, to find paid work, to share our hard earned wisdom,
to show that together we will find a way
their chosen mentor will be available 6 days a week for a minimum of 24 months,
on their day off, there's a number to call, and we are ready to help,
no mater what
day 15 -
you're getting greedy now!
we will provide a detailed written report with recommendations for a permanent placing going forward, and happy to extend the offer for up to half a term whilst readjustment or reassignment takes place