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
Hi I’m Jordan and I’m 18. School was an ok place for me, I wasn’t one of those people who found it difficult, or got into loads of trouble. I suppose I liked the security of knowing what I was
There’s been plenty happening in our Youth Centres throughout February. This month’s theme is ‘Feel The Love’ looking at healthy relationships and raising awareness of Domestic Abuse. Stroud welcomed speakers from Stroud Women’s refuge; raising awareness of Domestic Abuse In
“Hi I’m Maddy, I’m 14 and I go to school in Stroud. A few months ago I started to have some problems at school – I was finding it hard to focus and feeling really tired. I’d missed some days
“Hi I’m Roxy, I’m 16 and I live in Stroud. In June I did my GCSEs – it was a really stressful time for me. The pressure at school to get good grades meant I felt sick most of the
Following on from the announcement that we have received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, we asked our mentoring team leader Alistair to share his experience of the Buckingham Palace Garden Party. “Later in the year we will be
Local Youth Charity wins prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2017 The Door Youth Project, which has been serving the young people of Stroud (Gloucestershire) for the last 26 years, has today received the highest accolade awarded to the voluntary
I first discovered The Door when I was in year 12 at Stroud High and Marling Sixth Form. One of the mentors was working with my friends and we had engaged in conversation about a peer mentoring scheme that I
Barney was referred to us by Young Carers in August 2014. Barney lives with his mum, dad and sisters and attends school in Gloucester. His parents are both unwell; Barney often has to help care for them and worries about them a lot.