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. 

We want to bring young women together to advocate, mentor & celebrate International Women's Day 2022 through creating a network of young women in every secondary school within Dumfries & Galloway where they will have a role model who has their own unique story to tell. The young people will take part in workshops alongside their role model and peers and will come together in March 2022 to a conference designed by them.

To encourage more young people to take part or volunteer in RDA sessions. We know that the lockdowns have had a massive effect on our young people’s mental health by coming to take part or volunteer this will improve their outlook on life.

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.  

Get Lit is book club for young people where each month we’ll read a different book and get together to talk about it. All books will be decided by the group and our goal is to get people reading without money being a barrier.

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.

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.

The drive-in movie event will be an event that will be able to go ahead with all social distancing recommendations in place.  Young people will be able to attend with their families at no cost and watch a movie on the big screen in our local park.  

FLAT PACK MEALS. All ingredients to cook a meal for 2/3 people or days. Comes with an easy step recipe and instructions.  Learning basic skills to cook from scratch with fresh ingredients. Gaining knowledge and experience of cooking on a budget. Building confidence on your ability to cook.

The Garden Project is being led by a group of young people who would like to repurpose a piece of land at the back of the school into a community garden for use by young people at the school. The garden will feature an outdoor classroom, a sensory area, a working garden with fruit and vegetables and will provide a relaxing space for young people to socialise. The garden will be open during the school day and for extracurricular activities during the evenings and weekends.