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Vision
A community where people are healthy and happy, feel safe, value each other and where everyone, from the youngest to the oldest, is engages in creating a bright present and future

Mission statement
To enable all residents of St Martin’s neighbourhood to reach their full potential, to enhance enjoyment and quality of life for those who live, work and visit the area

Core Values

• To value the contribution of all citizens in the St Martin’s neighbourhood
• To make our services accessible to the whole community
• To be transparent and communicate our activities regularly to the neighbourhood
• To be accountable to all our stakeholders
• To ensure that we deliver quality and value for money
• To embrace the diversity of the local community, acknowledging that Lambeth is the most diverse community in the world

Guiding Principles

• Using a community development approach
• Working in partnership
• Mobilizing resources that we already have Striving for self sufficiency

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ORGANISATION’S BACKGROUND

History

High Trees Community Development Trust was established in May 1998, and was registered as a Charity in February 2000, when it was given the asset of St Martins Library Centre by Metropolitan Housing Partnership, Presentation and South London Family Housing Association.

The library has now become an adult learning centre running courses in key skills, ESOL, IT and personal development, and an internet space.
We have also acquired the basement in Burnell House as our Cyber-cycle Centre which also has a computer suite.

In recent years we have expanded our reach beyond the estate, and secured our status with Lambeth Council as a Preferred Provider of Adult Learning Services and as the Lead for the Children’s Fund Being Healthy Projects.

We recently have been awarded the contract to deliver adult learning provision in 15 Children Centres in South Lambeth for the next three years.

We have also been working in partnership with St Martins Community Partnership, Lambeth College, Clapham Park Project and Stockwell Resource Centre.
More recently we have developed partnership projects with Sainsbury’s, Stockwell Partnership, Job Centre Plus, Clapham Park Homes, and the Princes Trust.

Governance

High Trees Community Development Trust is governed by a Board of Trustees who meet regularly to oversee the strategic direction of the Trust and monitor progress.

We have a complement of six full time and four part time staff and three tutors.
We have the Centre team, Children and Families Team and Learning Team, all of whom are managed by the Director.

Board

• Chair - Sandra Ferguson
• Vice Chair – Dudley Hillier
• Treasurer – Terry Curtis
• Secretary – David Gardiner
• Trustee - Cllr Marcia Cameron
• Trustee – Nina Morris
• Trustee - Sina Taiwo
• Shadow Trustee – Dheeren Ray-Sarkar

Please find attached our Performance Management Review of 2005 – 08
and our Strategic Plan for 2008 - 2012 attached.

If you want to see what we have been doing in the past please look at our previous newsletters:

• July-Sept06 - Oct-Dec06
  
• Apr-Jun07 - Jul-Sept07
• Dec07

We have previously been funded and supported by the Wates Foundation, The City Bridge Trust (Bridge House Trust), Walcotte Foundation (Lambeth Endowed Charities), Scarman Trust Can-do Award, Baring Foundation, Esmee Fairbain Charitable Foundation, Help a London Child, Awards for All, Gatsby Foundation, Metropolitan Housing Trust ( Social Investment Fund), and more recently Lambeth First, Job Centre Plus ( Deprived Area Fund), Stockwell Partnership ( URBAN II) funding.

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