Hi, I’m Susan and I’m a volunteer Parent Mentor at The Door. My role is to provide emotional support to my mentee. I mainly spend our time together finding out about their week, letting them tell me what’s been happening,
Susan’s Story
Chole’s Story – Christmas Challenge 2021
Donate today and double your donation at https://www.thedoor.org.uk/christmas Hi, I’m Chloe, I’m 15 and I live in Stroud. Last year I was having a really difficult time. My mum just didn’t seem to trust me. I know I like to have a
Charlotte’s Half Marathon Story
Hi I’m Charlotte I’ve always wanted to run a half marathon but never thought I could. I first came to The Door when I was 16, and I was looking for support from a mentor. To have that feeling that I
Billy’s Story – Care Leavers Mentor
Billy started volunteering with us during lockdown. This is her story. Hi I’m Billy and I’m volunteer mentor, in the Door to The Future team. This means I support young people who are preparing to leave or have recently left
Shop Gifts for Mum
Help a Mum like Melanie this Mother’s Day No family is perfect. Some get on better than others, and everyone needs a bit of guidance now and then to come together and work as a team with those around them.
Adrian’s Story – Youthworker in Lockdown
Hi, I’m Adrian and I’m a sessional youthworker in the Dursley area team. In the summer of 2020 my previous contract work had come to an end, due to the impact of COVID-19, so I was looking for something useful
Courtney’s Story – #NYWW20
One of the themes of this year’s National Youth Work Week is supporting young people to learn so they can earn. At The Door we see ourselves as champions for young people and offer a wide range of opportunities
Mel and Ben’s Story
Volunteers are key to The Door’s success, without them we wouldn’t be able to support so many young people and families every day. Mel and Ben have been volunteering with us for a combined time of 15 years. As part
Jon’s Story – Local Head Teacher takes on 100kinMay
Hi my name’s Jon, and I’m doing 100k in May to Keep The Door Open. I’m head teacher at Sir William Romney School in Tetbury, and I live in Whiteshill. I wanted to support The Door because I know first-hand
Emilia’s Story
“Hi, my name is Emilia, I’m 16, and I go to college in Stroud. I first came to The Door because I was struggling to control my emotions and kept getting angry, I felt very depressed and wanted to talk