At The Door we pride ourselves on being a needs-led organisation. This means that where possible we aim to follow the need, meeting young people and families where they are at, rather than waiting for them to come to us. We
Back on the beat
Isolation Art
Being creative is a great way to relive stress and boredom, so along with some new friends, The Door team have launched our very own Isolation Art projects. Supersize Rainbow! As part of our #ThoughtfulThursday series , Kathleen (Community Youthwork
Ollie’s Wheels are On Their Way
It was during the 20-week pregnancy scan that Ollie’s parents were made aware that he had a heart defect. Ollie was born in 2005 with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome- a condition where the left lower pumping chamber (or ventricle) is
Our Take – “Treatment Gap” In Youth Mental Health Services
A report released last week from the Education Policy Institute stated that 133,000 young people had been turned away from Mental Health Services across England in 2019. Stroud based charity, The Door, is all too aware of the situation currently
Leah’s Story
“Hi I’m Leah and I’m The Door’s Community Youthworker for Stroud. Back when I’d just started in the 6th form at school, my friend, Bev, kept trying to get me to go to The Door. I was really reluctant, I’d
October Youthwork Update
October has included lots of great fun activities across our Youth Centres, sessions focusing on Mental Health as well as positive coping strategies like art and exercise. Over in Avening the young people have enjoyed playing games and putting together
September Youthwork Update
September has seen records broken at The Pod where we had 50 young people at one session! As well as getting back into the swing of school there’s been plenty of fun and games, especially at John’s leaving parties! At
August Youthwork Update
August was a fantastic month for across all centres. We had three very full and very popular trips, with young people from all centres engaging really well with each other, and with all staff members. There were lots of action
June Youthwork Update – “Stress Awareness”
June has been all about relaxing, stress busting and burning off steam. Learning to take a break from hard work such as exams, revision and end of year assessments to stay healthy and happy at the end of term. Starting
Marks and Spencers Volunteers Redecorate The Pod
For volunteers week 2019 (1st – 7th June) a brilliant team from M&S Kingsditch and Cheltenham High Street stores joined The Door’s youthwork team, volunteers from Stonehouse Town Council and young people to give The Pod Youth Centre on Oldends Lane a fresh new