Main Tel: 0114 2394466
187 Blackstock Rd
Gleadless Valley
SHEFFIELD
S14 1FX

Young People

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT        

• YEP delivers Youth Work sessions 4 nights per week to young people aged 13+ years living in Gleadless Valley and the surrounding area.
• Much work involves raising the voice and influence of our young people to enable them to have a choice and say in the services, provision and activities that are available to them.
• Provides an inclusive and accessible service for all young people.
• Implements and delivers a wide and varied programme of activities.
• Works with a number of other key partners and agencies to ensure best service is delivered.
• Provides opportunities for young people and local residents/tenants to participate in training packages and gain qualifications in Youth Work. Recruits local people as Youth Workers.

VYPA

• VYPA (Valley Young People’s Action) provides activities for children living in Gleadless Valley aged 8 – 13 years.
• IT Tea Time homework club twice a week.
• Junior Club once a week
• Playschemes during school holidays x 4 days per week for 9/10 weeks per year.
• Current provision reduced due to end of funding but hopeful that we will secure further funding to continue our service.
• Trains and recruits local people to become playworkers and provides opportunities for these people to participate in vocational training packages and gain qualifications.
• Works with a number of other key partners and agencies to ensure best service is delivered. 

Sorted

• Delivers Sexual Health advice, support and guidance to young people aged 13+ years living in S14, and surrounding area.
• Contraceptive advice and demonstrations, condoms, pregnancy testing, Chlamydia Screening, one to one support.
• Emergency contraception available.
• Nurses and Substance Misuse worker available.
• Project work.
• We operate a free and confidential service.
• We also offer other advice, support on a wide range of Health, Safety and Well Being issues, for example, smoking cessation, bullying, drug and alcohol dependency, family and school issues, etc.
• Opens 2 evenings per week.
• Works with a number of other key partners and agencies to ensure best service is delivered.