March has been an exciting month, as usual! Our theme of Mental Health Awareness was really well timed – we’ve been able to have lots of conversations with young people, and parents, about their own mental health and how to
Mellow Parenting
aDOORables to take a Mellow Parenting approach Thanks to our funding from the Peter Lang Children’s Trust, Senior Youthworkers Becky and Frankie recently attended a 3-day training course in London on the Mellow Parenting approach to supporting young parents. The
Hair Today Gone Tomorrow
When her daughter’s mental health started to deteriorate, Karen didn’t realise quite how much of a God-send The Door would be in helping them both get through the struggles. Nine months on, Karen is so grateful for the support from
Youthwork Team ‘Feel The Love’ in February
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
Maddy’s Story
“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
Voyce of The Door, Feb 2018
February’s youthwork theme of ‘Feel the Love’, loosely linked to St Valentine’s Day on the 14th, has given the young people a chance to discuss and explore all types of relationships. Developing the skills to have healthy relationships is a
Becoming a mentor – Karen’s Story
Thanks to a grant from The Summerfield Trust, The Door has just completed training another amazing group of volunteer mentors ready to join our award-winning team. As they prepare for their first “matching” with a young person, we thought we
Christmas Hampers 2017
Following an amazing food collection at Tesco, back in November a Door Team of Staff and Volunteers hit the streets in December to deliver some Christmas Cheer for the families that we support. Director of Service Delivery Victoria Robson tells
We’re Hiring (Sessional Youthworkers)
SESSIONAL YOUTHWORKER (part-time) We’re currently looking for one or more part-time Sessional Youthworkers to join our award-winning team to assist with the running youthwork sessions in the Stroud and Dursley areas. You’ll have a Level 2 youthwork qualification or appropriate
Christmas Challenge Success!
A big thankyou to everyone that supported this year’s Christmas Challenge! Over the course of the 5 day challenge we received over £2500 in donations which were all match funded thanks to pledges from Murrays Estate Agents, Renishaw plc, MBS