Demand for our mentoring service is growing; in fact in the past year we’ve seen a 100% increase in the number of young people being referred and asking for help. The Door’s Mentoring Scheme provides vital 1:1 support for young
The Door team were delighted to welcome Rachel Bishop of Gloucester on a visit to our Stroud Youth Centre during June. After her visit where she met with young people, parents and volunteers she tweeted: “Inspiring visit to @thedoorstroud. Thankyou
At the recent Dursley Town and Cam Parish Council meetings, both sets of councillors agreed to a continued partnership with The Door to provide Community Youthwork in both communities following a robust re-tendering process. The Door has been successfully delivering
The Youthwork theme for May was ‘Share A Story’ and was all about reflecting on lessons learned and turning them into tips for others. Over in Avening they have enjoyed bring and share story time, drama, redesigning their favourite story
THE POWER OF STORY May has been “share a story” month in our youth centres, and we’ve helped young people reflect on where they’ve come from and where they might be heading. This is particularly pertinent as many are facing GCSE
On Thursday 3rd May our Youthwork team hosted the official launch of The Door’s youthwork in Stonehouse at The Pod. With guests including the Mayor of Stonehouse (read her story here), local Police, representatives from Stonehouse Town Council, and
Often we tell stories about young people who have faced severe hardship – family breakdown, mental health issues, crime and anti-social behaviour. Whilst these are typical of the kind of issues we help young people cope with, we strive to
With less than 4 weeks until the start of the FIFA World Cup in Russia, The Door is launching its “World Cup Predictor” game. Do you think you’re a better pundit than Alan Shearer? Can you out-think Gary Neville? Prove
The Youthwork theme for April was ‘Take A Break’ and has been focussed on stress awareness, here’s what we have been up to. Avening had an evening of stress busting games including capture the flag and spent time making posters
SO LONG – IT’S BEEN GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US… As a small local charity, we’re incredibly indebted to everybody who supports us in any way. You might be a volunteer mentor or youthworker, a customer or helper in