Targeted Youth Services
At Warrington Youth Zone, we prioritise the health and wellbeing of both our members and our staff.
We have a number of amazing programmes, projects, benefits and support available. The targeted programmes that Warrington Youth Zone deliver are a fantastic way for young people to focus on themselves and improve their health, physically and mentally.
From fun and structured projects in our Project Zone to some of our Funded Programmes, we also have an amazing Health and Wellbeing offer.
Buddy Up is a befriending project supporting children and young people with disabilities. The programme encourages interaction with peers and greater social skills, reducing the risk of social isolation. Young people are encouraged to develop their independence and to ultimately access social groups and participate in activities without the support of their Buddy.
The project also runs monthly “Family” Film nights too, screening the latest and also some classic films; in a setting exclusive for children and young people with additional needs, who can attend independently, or with parents/ carers. For further information, please get in touch with Nuvvy Sibia either via email Nuvvy.Sibia@wyz.org.uk or on 07432640939.
Employability Matters
An employability and life skills programme for disadvantaged young people aged 14 – 25. Sessions include a combination of one-to-one mentoring support, group activities and employability workshops to explore and secure employability and educational outcomes. The programme offers a range of sessions delivered over several weeks and can be adapted to suit those still in full-time education but deemed to be at risk of NEET or those who have left the education system and are NEET. Accredited employability qualifications at Level 1 and 2 can be completed as part of this programme.
The Employability Hub
The Employability Hub is based at the Youth Zone and offers support to young people in the areas of life skills, employment skills, enterprise and careers guidance. The range of services includes drop-in support sessions for applications, CV writing, interview skills, etc. and bespoke employability packages with referrals to the Employability Matters programme, work experience, placements and apprenticeship opportunities. Our employability coaches can also support any young people struggling with expenses for workwear and travel.
Youth In Mind
Our Health and Wellbeing programme offers one-to-one support sessions for children and young people with a high level of need and requiring emotional and mental health support or a referral to counselling. (Please note, this programme currently takes internal referrals only).
Active Adventurers/ Independent Travel
Active Adventurers supports children and young people ages 12 to 18 with additional needs or those young people who need that extra push in developing their independent travel confidence. It is a very unique programme, working with small cohorts of young people, and therefore also promotes social skills in addition to a number of other life skills. Each cohort runs for six two-hour sessions (held on Monday evenings) and includes two planning sessions, where the young people (with support from WYZ staff) will plan four separate (group) bus or train journeys, to support travel confidence and independence too.
WYZ will cover all travel-related costs.
For further information, please get in touch with Nuvvy Sibia either via email Nuvvy.Sibia@wyz.org.uk or on 07432640939.
