“Hi I’m Becca and I’m 16, About a year ago I was finding life really hard. School was tough, I had been the victim of assault and people were bullying me over social media. It was really horrible; they were
Becca’s Story
The Door Wins Prestigious Police Award
Local Youth Charity Wins Prestigious Police Award At the end of October The Door team were delighted to attend the annual Gloucestershire Police Constabulary and Police and Crime Commissioner’s Impact awards ceremony. The evening was designed to recognise the outstanding work
Dig A Little Deeper – October Youthwork Update
Throughout October the Youthwork team have been having lots of fun as well as talking about ‘Dig A Little Deeper’ – not judging a book by it’s cover. Here’s just a little of what they have been up to:
Jack’s Story
John, one of our specialist Door To The Future mentors, recounts Jack’s story: Although he’s in his twenties, Jack’s quite immature. I think that’s something to do with having been in the care system, it takes people a bit longer
The Directors Chair October 2018
This Month’s Directors Chair comes from Barrie Voyce – Business Development Director September is often a time of change, new beginnings and next steps. At The Door we had some celebrating to do as Bev Searle completed and passed her
#SquadGoals September Youthwork Update
September’s Youthwork theme has been #SquadGoals looking at Friendships old and new. We have especially been supporting young people as they transition between primary and secondary school as well as those leaving school for college, apprenticeships, work or further education.
Mental Health Crisis
Young People’s mental health never seems to be far from the news these days. Recently a BBC Panorama programme highlighted the issues facing young people’s mental health services across the country entitled “Kids in Crisis” Barrie Voyce, Business Development Director at
Courtney’s Story
Hi I’m Courtney and I’m currently studying Health and Social Care at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College. As part of my course I’ve been on a work experience placement at The Door, mainly working as part of the Dursley Community
Exciting New Youthwork in Cam and Dursley
Dursley Town and Cam Parish Council hosted a joint launch event at The Vibe Youth Centre on Monday 17th September to mark the continuation of The Door Youth Project (The Door) as the youthwork provider for the area. Mayor Cllr
The Directors Chair September 2018
Victoria Robson – Director of Service Delivery It’s been another epic ‘Summer of Fun’ here at The Door. Our youth centre theme ‘Fun to be young’ certainly lived up to its name with a seemingly endless stream of activities, trips