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.
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
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
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
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
“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
“Hi I’m Sharon, and this is my story. My daughter was having quite a lot of anxiety issues and finding getting to school really difficult. One of her teachers suggested she talk to the people at The Door to see
It was during the 20-week pregnancy scan that Ollie’s parents were made aware that he had a heart defect. Ollie was born in 2005 with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome- a condition where the left lower pumping chamber (or ventricle) is
“Hi I’m Leah and I’m The Door’s Community Youthworker for Stroud. Back when I’d just started in the 6th form at school, my friend, Bev, kept trying to get me to go to The Door. I was really reluctant, I’d
Since it started in 2015, ‘Door to The Future’, The Door’s bespoke mentoring and support scheme for young people leaving the care system, has become embedded into the work of Social Care across the District. Debbie, who manages the scheme,
