Sophie on how the Foyer helped her find ….
“It gave me goosebumps”. That’s how Sophie described watching her own story back. Here she tells us the journey she’s been on since moving to our Foyer for young people. What do you think?
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About bloody time – but we still need help with period poverty
Last week we devoted International Women’s Day to the About Bloody Time campaign to tackle period poverty for the women of Dudley. This week the government confirmed that they will fund free sanitary products for schools in England. Hurrah – great news and well done all who campaigned for this change! But This doesn’t deal …
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RISE Project Coordinator [youth services]
The RISE Project Coordinator will be responsible for developing and coordinating a programme of regular activities and events. As this is a new project we are seeking a self motivated, confident communicator who can make this happen and succeed. The ideal person will be creative, resourceful, organised, experienced in working with young people, excellent communication …
Foyer gets stuck into to help a Dudley Homelessness Jam #dycjam
Yes that right, a homelessness Jam. Some of the people who live in our Foyer have got involved with Dudley Youth Council which has given itself the brief to “Raise awareness of homelessness and increase services for young people” To start long term work on this the youth council organised a Jam: a full day …
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Football at the Foyer, or following a passion.
This season our On Route Foyer’s fledgling footie team made it to the semi finals of their first competition. Reports from the sideline tell us it could’ve gone even better at the Wellbeing League Cup: “Slight controversy as a ‘phantom’ goal took it to a penalty shoot out which they then lost 4-3. It had been …
Springboard for Young People in Dudley
Last Friday the new Chief Executive of the Foyer Federation came to to visit us. We’ve had a long and fruitful relationship with the federation. On the one hand it’s a place where we can learn about ways to help young people. On the other we can share our good practice with other foyers and work …
“We made bacon cakes with beans” – everyday life in our foyer for young people.
The range of work we do in our On Route foyer sometimes even surprises us – and it emerges through what the young people tell us in the impact app we use. The quotes are the words of the young people we work with. It can be the simple and the practical as making food …
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