Having raised over £5000 during its Christmas Challenge appeal, local charity, The Door, is now recruiting volunteers for its award winning Mentoring scheme. Established in 1991, The Door is the leading youth and families organisation in the Stroud District, supporting
“Hi I’m Becca and I’m 16, About a year ago I was finding life really hard. School was tough, I had been the victim of assault and people were bullying me over social media. It was really horrible; they were
Local Youth Charity Wins Prestigious Police Award At the end of October The Door team were delighted to attend the annual Gloucestershire Police Constabulary and Police and Crime Commissioner’s Impact awards ceremony. The evening was designed to recognise the outstanding work
Throughout October the Youthwork team have been having lots of fun as well as talking about ‘Dig A Little Deeper’ – not judging a book by it’s cover. Here’s just a little of what they have been up to:
John, one of our specialist Door To The Future mentors, recounts Jack’s story: Although he’s in his twenties, Jack’s quite immature. I think that’s something to do with having been in the care system, it takes people a bit longer
This Month’s Directors Chair comes from Barrie Voyce – Business Development Director September is often a time of change, new beginnings and next steps. At The Door we had some celebrating to do as Bev Searle completed and passed her
September’s Youthwork theme has been #SquadGoals looking at Friendships old and new. We have especially been supporting young people as they transition between primary and secondary school as well as those leaving school for college, apprenticeships, work or further education.
Young People’s mental health never seems to be far from the news these days. Recently a BBC Panorama programme highlighted the issues facing young people’s mental health services across the country entitled “Kids in Crisis” Barrie Voyce, Business Development Director at
Hi I’m Courtney and I’m currently studying Health and Social Care at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College. As part of my course I’ve been on a work experience placement at The Door, mainly working as part of the Dursley Community
Dursley Town and Cam Parish Council hosted a joint launch event at The Vibe Youth Centre on Monday 17th September to mark the continuation of The Door Youth Project (The Door) as the youthwork provider for the area. Mayor Cllr