Young Gloucestershire is a charity that helps young people in Gloucestershire who are facing complex challenges in their lives. They provide practical ways young people can find confidence and develop skills to get back on track and improve their futures. In the year ending March 2022, they worked with 645 individual young people for mental-health support alone. Find out more here.
What does Young Gloucestershire do?
- Mental-health support including telephone, 1-2-1 youth worker support, and counselling
- Intensive mentoring for those at risk of being involved in crime, disabled young people, and girls
- Unemployment programme and qualifications for those furthest from the job market, NEET, or simply lost as to what their future career looks like
- Support for those on the cusp of school exclusion or those excluded from school
Who has Young Gloucestershire helped?
“It’s been a long slow process but YG’s support has been great. They have helped me both practically and emotionally” Sophie had a complex home life and had experienced trauma that left her feeling trapped and negative about life.
Read more here- http://www.youngglos.org.uk/our-stories/