Seeds4Success (S4S) is a youth work charity based in Mere, providing co-ordinated developmental youth work opportunities and targeted 1:1 support to young people across South West Wiltshire, it is the main provider of positive activities for young people in the area. Listening to the voices of local young people and developing projects and services which respond to their needs and wishes, the charity has grown significantly in recent years filling gaps in statutory provision and providing co-ordinated and wholistic youth support services that are embedded in the local community. 

Recognising that isolation has a huge impact on the social and emotional development and leisure time opportunities for young people living in rural locations, we provide transport to all our sessions, enabling access for those young people who would otherwise not be able to attend.

At the end of 2021, the charity's minibus which is used to enable young people to access these opportunities reached the end of it's life, having clocked up over 170,000 miles during this time. Delivering a range of opportunities across South West Wiltshire throughout the week, we urgently need to replace this vital resource as it directly impacts on a number of rurally isolated young people who we are able to support, and limits our ability to carry out our 'Leisure Credits' sessions which improve local footpaths and community spaces across the area.

Any support to Seeds4Success would go towards enabling us to buy a second hand minibus and continuing to provide transport 'free of charge' to local young people so they can access structured youth work opportunities.