MARSH FARM FUTURES
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Mission Statement
Inspire families and children from ALL backgrounds to become engaged with our programmes, projects and become physically active and, healthy leading to a happier life.
About This Cause
Marsh Farm Futures (MFF) is a company limited by guarantee and registered as a charity. It is an independent and financially self-sustaining anchor organisation for the area. Marsh Farm Futures works with the local community to understand their needs, maintain their interest, and enable them to play a role in initiating businesses, delivering new services and community activities in the area. Aims & Objectives The objectives of the Charity are to promote the regeneration in this area of social and economic deprivation to benefit the public. The key aims of the charity include the following: * Provide affordable, well-manages and sustainable facilities for enterprise and community activities * Develop a vibrant local economy where businesses can prosper and community enterprise can flourish, through building a skilled competitive workforce and creating jobs * Improve educational standards through a wide range of learning opportunities and experiences, and to support local schools and education providers to improve educational standards * Support local youth programmes which develop skills and confidence, to engage young people as active decision makers * Encourage a healthy, confident community who feel safe, and have a range of accessible facilities * Promote effective partnerships working between all sectors to build capacity and create a sustainable community ‘anchor’ organisation that will ensure that the needs of the community are understood and addressed. Marsh Farm Futures – Services & Projects Marsh Farm Futures provides a range of services from Futures House for the Surrounding Communities, including Business Excellence and Youth Engagement. About Marsh Farm Marsh Farm is a vibrant and diverse community in the north Luton area. Most of the area was built in the 1960’s with a mixture of public sector and private housing. It has a population in the region of 8,000 with a bias towards the younger age groups. Marsh Farm has five schools, three day care nurseries and a small shopping centre, it is well connected by regular bus services to Luton town centre. Futures House Building The state of the art Futures House offers community halls, enterprise space, health, police services and a children’s play park. Governance Marsh Farm Futures (MFF) is a Company limited by Guarantee and registered Charity, established in 2010. It is an independent and financially self-sustaining anchor organisation. We work collaboratively with private, public and voluntary sectors to deliver services for the community. We aim to deliver these services through a number of strategic objectives, as below: Objective 1 – The role of Futures House Providing affordable, well managed and sustainable facilities for enterprise and community activities. Objective 2 – Economy and Skills base As part of our strategy, Marsh Farm Futures is committed to developing a vibrant local economy where businesses can prosper and community enterprise can flourish, creating jobs and a skilled and competitive workforce. Objective 3 – Improving educational standards We aim to support this through a wide range of learning opportunities and experiences including a job club and youth outreach. Objective 4 – Supporting youth programmes, employment, Community Safety (including 50+, Health initiatives & Community Funding Marsh Farm Futures aims to develop skills and confidence in the local community and engage young people as active citizens and decision makers. Objective 5 – Community Engagement Marsh Farm Futures supports and offers a number of Community engagement initiatives including a free Community Fun Day, Fireworks Display, Community Garden and youth activities. Directors The organisation has a Board of Directors who meet six times a year for board meetings and may also have other ad-hoc meetings. Board members are also involved in other aspects of MFF work such as sub-committees, sub-groups and act as ambassadors for the organisation on a number of projects, events and gatherings. Meetings An annual General Meeting is held once a year with general meetings held bi-monthly. An extraordinary Board meeting may be called by Directors where deemed necessary. Quorum The quorum for General Meetings is six Company Members or one half of Company Members for the time being, whichever is the lesser subject to a minimum of three, present in person or by proxy. Board Membership The make-up of the Board is as follows: * Three local residents, nominated by the community assembly or through such other process as the Board shall determine * Two business representatives, one of whom should be working in a business based on the Marsh Farm estate * Two Councillors nominated by the Council Three other local stakeholders, at the reasonable discretion of the Board * One Young Person.