JUST DROP- IN YOUTH INFO & ADVICE LIMITED

Concentric Circles – weekly young women’s peer support groups for aged 16-25 who are finding life hard, living with mental health and intersectional issues, and struggling to access appropriate support

Many children and young people are struggling to return to healthy sleep routines in the wake of the pandemic and our newly trained 'Sleep Champions' can help with this by providing support.

The funding will be used to deliver two wellbeing groups for vulnerable young adults aged 18 to 25. The first will be a fortnightly LGBTQ+ peer support group and the second a new gaming group for young adults with social and communication ....more

The funding will be used to deliver two wellbeing groups for vulnerable young adults aged 18 to 25. The first will be a fortnightly LGBTQ+ peer support group and the second a new gaming group for young adults with social and communication difficulties; including those who identify as neuro-diverse. This project aims to improve beneficiaries confidence mental health and wellbeing.

Grant to Just Drop-In Youth Info and Advice Ltd

Knutsford High School Counselling Service

Grant to Just Drop-In Youth Info and Advice Ltd

Just Drop-In provides a range of free services to help local young people to find their feet, with a focus on improving emotional and mental health and the life chances of those from underserved communities.The project will help deliver a summer ....more

Just Drop-In provides a range of free services to help local young people to find their feet, with a focus on improving emotional and mental health and the life chances of those from underserved communities.The project will help deliver a summer activity programme designed to boost the well being of children and young people in the wake of the significant national restrictions neccesitated by the Pandemic. A grant will support the older age group - 16 to 25 year olds. There will be a specific focus on working with young people from underserved communities and particularly those from low socio economic families. The majority of the funding will be used to fund staff and activity costs. All reports and national indicators point to a significant rise in the numbers of children and young people needing emotional and mental health support in the wake of the pandemic. This project seeks to intervene early and provide a fun programme of activities themed around well-being to give children and young people boost to support them with a successful return to work or transition into higher/further education or employment.  The main part of the Project will be a week long residency at Macclesfield Museum where Keele University White Water Writers will work with a group of young people to write a book in a week. Wrapping around the week will be 4 other weeks of activities designed to boost confidence and well being including, physical activities and fun trips. The Project will end with a book signing which parents and supporters will be invited to to celebrate the achievements of the young people involved.  

Life Skills Provision

We would like to deliver training to parents and carers to empower them to support their children through challenging times.

Just Drop-In provides a range of free services to help local young people to find their feet. They have a focus on improving emotional and mental health and the life chances of those from underserved communities. They want to meet an unmet need ....more

Just Drop-In provides a range of free services to help local young people to find their feet. They have a focus on improving emotional and mental health and the life chances of those from underserved communities. They want to meet an unmet need within the local youth LGBTQ+ community, by providing a peer support group for young people aged 18-25 . The group will have an overarching goal of improved well-being and mental health for the participants. There will be a specific focus on reducing isolation, increasing self esteem, whilst providing support with positive self identity. The majority of the funding will be used to pay for a group leader who will organise and promote sessions. Empower participants to run their own group and to support with any issues which emerge. Other funding will be use for resources and activities to enable groups to take place. They know the LGBTQ+ community are over represented in mental health statistics but are underrepresented when it comes to seeking help. They want to change this in Macclesfield and support young people to access a safe and accepting space where they can flourish.  

Just Drop-In Youth Info and Advice Ltd provides support and expert advice to young people 12-25 as well as counselling sessions and life skills training. Funding for the group will go towards the salaries of the senior leadership counselling ....more

Just Drop-In Youth Info and Advice Ltd provides support and expert advice to young people 12-25 as well as counselling sessions and life skills training. Funding for the group will go towards the salaries of the senior leadership counselling co-ordinator and business administrator posts.

Just Drop In is established for the Benefit the young people of Macclesfield and surrounding areas providing a welcoming and comfortable centre hosted by volunteers from the community, providing assistance and information relating to their needs, ....more

Just Drop In is established for the Benefit the young people of Macclesfield and surrounding areas providing a welcoming and comfortable centre hosted by volunteers from the community, providing assistance and information relating to their needs, expert advice and access to information related to education, employment, training, housing, health, benefits and leisure matters. The project will continue a project originally funded in 2016 to provide a qualified and experienced young person’s Counsellor to Tytherington High School for 10 hours a week to support young people attending the school. The grant will pay for the salary costs of the Coordinator, plus a small amount of resources.

Just Drop-In has a proven track record in providing professional counselling services to local young people. Our current offer includes children from Knutsford and surrounding areas but they are required to travel to our Macclesfield base for face ....more

Just Drop-In has a proven track record in providing professional counselling services to local young people. Our current offer includes children from Knutsford and surrounding areas but they are required to travel to our Macclesfield base for face to face counselling and this presents significant barriers, particularly for children and young people who face disadvantage. Our proposal is to increase our provision and to bring the counselling service to them providing a free counselling service in the heart of their community from the Welcome Centre. The majority of the funding will be used to recruit and pay for qualified counsellors to deliver weekly counselling sessions for young people aged 12-25 on a Thursday evening. Funding would pay for 6 young people a week to access counselling provision. Counselling can have a significant and life changing impact on the lives of young people and we expect to see improved emotional health in over 80% of those who take part. Improved emotional health can provide a firm foundation for other areas of social improvement such as educational attainment and employability. Work will be delivered by phone and online in the early stages of the project, but will transition to face to face delivery from August onwards, based on the current business recovery model.

The G8way is a partnership of three local organisations and the project has three main elements, which aim to strengthen young people’s resilience, giving them the building blocks, coping strategies and confidence to manage present or future ....more

The G8way is a partnership of three local organisations and the project has three main elements, which aim to strengthen young people’s resilience, giving them the building blocks, coping strategies and confidence to manage present or future mental health and wellbeing challenges. Element 1: Staff and Volunteer Development. Ensuring staff and volunteers who currently work at Cre8, Just Drop-In and Wilmslow Youth have the training, knowledge and skills to assist with the wellbeing needs of the young people who currently access their services. To include training addressing needs arising from the pandemic, based on digital platforms until face to face training is practical. Element 2: Digital Help – to develop into Parental Help. Work with parents; the project will deliver Mental Health Aware / MHFA training to groups of parents, equipping them to support their children’s mental health needs. Element 3: Providing free 1-1 counselling, using a Brief Solution Therapy Model – a model which will provide tailored support for young people who need it. Building on the learning from Year One and Two, the proposal takes account of the current pandemic and also the future sustainability and legacy of the project. 

We recently completed a successful social action project developing a Youth Advisory Board with our older client group and we wish to extend and replicate this initiative with our younger beneficiaries. We have recently lowered our age range to 8 as ....more

We recently completed a successful social action project developing a Youth Advisory Board with our older client group and we wish to extend and replicate this initiative with our younger beneficiaries. We have recently lowered our age range to 8 as part of a pilot initiative and we wish to involve more young people aged 10-14. We want to recruit, train and retain up to 10 younger beneficiaries to join the Youth Advisory Board. The board shadows and informs our Trustee group and helps inform and shape the governance of our charity. Youth Board members also contribute to the life of the charity taking up bespoke roles such as events, fundraising and campaigning. Members will play a key role in quality assurance and will audit our Participation work using the Investing in Children membership framework. More information about the process and award is available at investinginchildren.net Our current (older Youth Advisory Board members ) will support the work with younger members adding to their own social action experiences and outcomes. They have supported this application and feel it is important that younger children have more activity based training to engage them more meaningfully.

Just Drop In is established for the Benefit the young people of Macclesfield and surrounding areas providing a welcoming and comfortable centre hosted by volunteers from the community, providing assistance and information relating to their needs, ....more

Just Drop In is established for the Benefit the young people of Macclesfield and surrounding areas providing a welcoming and comfortable centre hosted by volunteers from the community, providing assistance and information relating to their needs, expert advice and access to information related to education, employment, training, housing, health, benefits and leisure matters. The project will continue a project originally funded in 2016 to provide a qualified and experienced young person?s Counsellor to Tytherington High School for 10 hours a week to support young people attending the school. The grant will pay for the salary costs of the Coordinator, plus a small amount of resources.

Mindfulness Well-Being Group

The G8way is a partnership of three local organisations and the project has three main elements, which aim to strengthen young people?s resilience, giving them the building blocks, coping strategies and confidence to manage present or future mental ....more

The G8way is a partnership of three local organisations and the project has three main elements, which aim to strengthen young people?s resilience, giving them the building blocks, coping strategies and confidence to manage present or future mental health and wellbeing challenges. Element 1: Staff and Volunteer Development - Ensuring staff and volunteers who currently work at Cre8, Just Drop-In and Wilmslow Youth have the training, knowledge and skills to assist with the wellbeing needs of the young people who currently access their services. Element 2: Work with parents; the project will deliver MHFA training to groups of parents, equipping them to support their children?s mental health needs. Element 3: Providing free 1-1 counselling, using a Brief Solution Therapy Model ? a model which will provide tailored support for young people who need more help than a digital platform can provide.

Just Drop In want to continue the work of their Young Advisory Board which will enhance participation at Just Drop-In over a longer period of time. They want to do this by expanding the work of the Young Advisory Board by working in tandem towards ....more

Just Drop In want to continue the work of their Young Advisory Board which will enhance participation at Just Drop-In over a longer period of time. They want to do this by expanding the work of the Young Advisory Board by working in tandem towards the achievement of the the nationally recognised Investing in Children Quality Mark. Their plan is to co-produce this work with the group who will be involved in all aspects of this award. This will provide fantastic development opportunities for all young people involved. The grant will pay for staff costs, training, events and quality mark process costs.

We want to meet local young people to support them with emotional health difficulties through 1-1 counselling.

To provide person centred counselling in a local high school Improving the emotional well-being of pupils so that they can succeed socially and academically Contribute to a whole school approach to emotional health

Just Drop-In Core Costs

The G8way is a partnership of three local organisations and the project has three main elements, which aim to strengthen young people’s resilience, giving them the building blocks, coping strategies and confidence to manage present or future ....more

The G8way is a partnership of three local organisations and the project has three main elements, which aim to strengthen young people’s resilience, giving them the building blocks, coping strategies and confidence to manage present or future mental health and wellbeing challenges. Element 1: Staff and Volunteer Development - Ensuring staff and volunteers who currently work at Cre8, Just Drop-In and Wilmslow Youth have the training, knowledge and skills to assist with the wellbeing needs of the young people who currently access their services. Element 2: Digital Help – The project will work collaboratively with up to 12 young people to become Digital Champions, reviewing and testing existing digital help platforms, sharing and promoting findings with staff, volunteers and other young people. Element 3: Providing free 1-1 counselling, using a Brief Solution Therapy Model – a model which will provide tailored support for young people who need more help than a digital platform can provide.

Just Drop In is established for the Benefit the young people of Macclesfield and surrounding areas providing a welcoming and comfortable centre hosted by volunteers from the community, providing assistance and information relating to their needs, ....more

Just Drop In is established for the Benefit the young people of Macclesfield and surrounding areas providing a welcoming and comfortable centre hosted by volunteers from the community, providing assistance and information relating to their needs, expert advice and access to information related to education, employment, training, housing, health, benefits and leisure matters. The project will continue a project originally funded in 2016 to provide a qualified and experienced young person’s Counsellor to Tytherington High School for 10 hours a week to support young people attending the school. The grant will pay for the salary costs of the Coordinator, plus a small amount of resources.

Just Drop-In provide a range of services to children and young people who are facing multiple disadvantages and those experiencing challenges with their emotional health. This project will enable young people to volunteer their time at Just Drop-In, ....more

Just Drop-In provide a range of services to children and young people who are facing multiple disadvantages and those experiencing challenges with their emotional health. This project will enable young people to volunteer their time at Just Drop-In, and get involved in raising awareness of Just Drop in services at the Macclesfield Barnaby Festival. The young people will be involved in planning workshops, will design how they will be involved in the festival parade entry and take part in a reflection celebration event. The grant will be used as a contribution towards the Project Workers salary, a contribution to volunteer expenses, operational/activity costs, publicity costs and travel expenses for young people.

This grant will fund a Counselling Coordinator and a Project Worker to facilitate friendship groups for young people who feel isolated, have low self-esteem and poor mental health.

Just Drop In is established for the Benefit the young people of Macclesfield and surrounding areas providing a welcoming and comfortable centre hosted by volunteers from the community, providing assistance and information relating to their needs, ....more

Just Drop In is established for the Benefit the young people of Macclesfield and surrounding areas providing a welcoming and comfortable centre hosted by volunteers from the community, providing assistance and information relating to their needs, expert advice and access to information related to education, employment, training, housing, health, benefits and leisure matters. The project will provide a qualified and experienced young person’s Counsellor to Tytherington High School for 10 hours a week to support young people attending the school. The grant will pay for the salary costs of the Coordinator, plus a small amount of resources.

Just Drop in offer a range of support services for children and young people. This project is a weekly fitness sessions where young people and community volunteers can work together to achieve their fitness goals. In the winter months these will be ....more

Just Drop in offer a range of support services for children and young people. This project is a weekly fitness sessions where young people and community volunteers can work together to achieve their fitness goals. In the winter months these will be at local indoor facility with a personal trainer who will work with the group as a whole. In the Spring and Summer months the group aim to train outdoors and set goals around the Macclesfield half marathon and other events. The grant will pay for fitness sessional staff costs.

the salary costs of the Project Worker