Hannah’s Story

Hi, I’m Hannah and I’m 16. To be honest my future wasn’t looking that great when I arrived at The Door. I’d managed to get expelled from school...

Directors Chair

Directors Chair – November 2023 – Victoria Robson CEO November is a very special month for us at The Door. Not only will we be celebrating...

Celebrating National Youth Work Week

National Youth Work Week 2023 takes place from Monday 6 to Sunday 12 November 2023. The theme this year is youth work in every place and space...

Introducing Maya

Introducing Maya So Maya, let’s dive right in. How did you get here? How did I get here? Hmmm. Well I grew up in and around Stroud so I’ve been aware...

Stroud Half Marathon 2023

The Door is delighted to be partnering with Racenation Events at this year’s Stroud Half Marathon. As part of our ongoing partnership, we have...

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Being a trusted adult for a young person can be life-changing, both for the young person and the trusted adult. This is especially true for those at...

Director’s Chair

This month’s Director’s Chair is from CEO Victoria. What has happened to Summer?! Just when we were all poised to be basking in the...

Introducing Cathie

Introducing…. Cathie (Charity Shop Assistant at The Door Shop) Hello Cathie, are you ready to start? As I’ll ever be! Excellent, so first...

Volunteer as a Mentor This Summer

Get trained now to support young people and parents this summer The Door needs you! Local youth and families charity, The Door is looking for...

Leon’s Story

Hi I’m Leon, I’m 16 and for my school work experience I went to The Door in Stroud. I go to one of The Door’s youth clubs and it’s never really...

Freddie’s Story

Hi I’m Freddie, I’m 19 and I live in Stonehouse. After I’d finished school, I was looking for jobs but I couldn’t get anything because I didn’t have...

Kind2Mind Thank you!

We did it!  Thanks to the amazing generosity of people just like you we have already reached our Mental Health Awareness Week match funding target...

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