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 – Directors Chair
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
Welcome to the Pod
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
Rosie’s Story
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
Don’t Stress! April Youthwork Update
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
Directors Chair
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
Fundraising Update
PAUL RUNS FOR THE DOOR Paul who has been running on and off for the last year or so has decided to take on the Stroud Trail Half Marathon while raising funds for The Door. For the unfamiliar unlike road
Zombies, Lasers and Hot Dogs #TheDoorOnTour Easter 2018
During the Easter Holidays #TheDoorOnTour made a brief but significant comeback, The Dursley team had a fun-packed day out at Cattle Country, whilst brave Stroud youthworkers John and Leah took an intrepid bunch of 8 young people to Outdoor Lazer
Shona’s Story
Shona joined The Door team as Family Support Team leader just over a month ago, so we caught up with her to see how she is finding life #OnlyAtTheDoor. Hi Shona, can you tell us how you first got involved
Jordan’s Story
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