A block of free football training for 12–17 year olds would enable existing and new players to reap all of the physical, emotional and social benefits of exercise whilst having fun, learning a skill and being part of a team without any financial worry for their parents/carers.

Annan Youth Group Safe Spaces (A&E Youth Group) Our group would like to offer a safe space with- in our youth facility for young people to come along on a Friday night as part of the youth group, where they can improve their Mental Health and well -being by providing an opportunity to join a supportive peer group where young people can meet others who have mental health issues, who can help by sharing their experiences. chat to staff trained in Mental Health issues, offer a peer to peer support approach about mental health experiences, or just somewhere to come if they are having a bad day. 

The Peer Education & Digital Podcast Team (A&E Youth Group) Our project is a Peer Education. This is a Peer Education and Digital Information Project, based on the 10,000 Voices findings. Young people will be trained and supported to deliver interactive workshops at events such as Youth Beatz, Pride etc. to address the Issues that young people have identified in Annandale and Eskdale. As well as to individuals and Youth Groups in Annandale and Eskdale.

Better Lives Partnership (BLP) aims to develop a range of opportunities for young people with autism and related disabilities.  We want to ensure young people in Dumfries & Galloway within this group do not face barriers to fulfilling their potential, are supported and empowered to live meaningful and independent lives.

Youth café We are a committee that has identified that there is nowhere for young people to go and hang out in their local community of Locharbriggs. We want to offer a safe place for young people to come too, be themselves, have access to food/Wi-Fi and someone to talk too.

Wallace Hall Academy WHApples group are developing a wellbeing garden within our orchard.  With the help of funding, the area will provide a stimulating, relaxing and enjoyable space for our young people and the wider community to interact with nature and enjoy the wellbeing benefits of the outdoors.  The area will be developed with the help of our local young people and our wider community. 

We are looking to create a permanent outdoor space where we can deliver small group work sessions or undertake one to one support sessions with our young people. The space would take the form of an open outdoor shelter/classroom that could be accessed by all staff and partners to work with our young people. Being outside this outdoor space would support wellbeing and allow pupils to connect with nature in a calm environment away from the busy working environment of the school. 

Young Chefs (A&E Youth Group) The Young Chefs group will teach young people aged 12-17 to cook budget friendly meals from around the world. This group will run over 6 weeks and will help young people to learn about different countries and cultures along with learning about safety and hygiene in the kitchen.

Supporting young people with autism to reconnect and reintegrate in the aftermath of the pandemic through the co-creation of outside flexible, safe spaces in which learning, socialisation and idea generation can take place.

Lockerbie Drama Group (A&E Youth Group) The Drama youth Group meet every Thursday afternoon in Lockerbie Youth Room, we are a group that are helping to support raising awareness issues surrounding LGBTQI and reducing any related attached stigma as well as being a support group for LGBTQI young people