Thank you! So much for supporting our Kind2Mind Fundraiser – raising over £5000 towards mentoring at The Door. Thank you! “Talking to my mentor really helps me. Before I met you I had nearly given up hope.” – Mentee A
Kind2Mind 2024
SMT – Chris
Thoughts from our Senior Management Team: Youthwork Manager Chris “It may come as no surprise that there is a mental health crisis amongst young people across our nation. They are facing unprecedented and relentless pressures on their wellbeing through social
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024
For Mental Health Awareness Week 13th-19th May 2024 The Door’s CEO Victoria writes… At The Door, we see daily how the competing priorities and pressures of daily life are impacting the well-being of those we support and know just how
Introducing Gina
Introducing Gina… Mentoring Gateway Support Assistant Hi I’m Gina, and I have worked at The Door for a few years both in youthwork and intensive support. My current role is as a telephone mentor. Tell us about that. Ok, I
Tom’s 100KinMay Story
Tom is one of The Door’s Trustees and is getting ready to take on The Door’s 100KinMay Challenge… May – a time of warm, lengthening days, and of bank holidays. The easy days of summer beckon. The BBQ begins to
Youth Charity has Spring in its step!
Youth Charity has Spring in its step! Local Stroud and Cotswold youth charity, The Door needs you to step up this spring, get on your bike or dive in across the District and take part in their annual 100kinMay Challenge.
Director’s Chair
This month’s Director’s Chair is written by The Door’s CEO Victoria: With the clocks going forward and the daffodils in full bloom spring is certainly here – and of course, (no doubt thanks to all the rain!) the grass is
Introducing John and Maddie
Let’s start with some introductions… Hi, I’m John, Community Youthworker for Cirencester. I’ve been in youthwork for around 15 years, both paid and voluntary. In that time I’ve worked in various settings including (as some people may remember) The Door
Kelly’s Story
Hi I’m Kelly I’m 16 and I go to youth club at The Door. This is my story so far: It’s rubbish when you feel like no one is listening. That’s how I felt last year, at home, school and
SMT Update – Shona
This month we are hearing from Intensive Support Manager Shona With Mother’s Day just around the corner (I rarely need an excuse to celebrate parents!) I have been thinking about what that means to us here at The Door –