The Attic Youth Group
2021-06-07 • • Ward 6 - North West Dumfries
The Attic Youth Group Project aims to make young people feel safe and supported and offer free accessible activities for young people aged 12-17 living within the North West Dumfries area.
Wigtownshire Stuff – WS Get Partying
2021-06-07 • • Ward 1 - Stranraer & The Rhins
WS Gets Partying - an evening celebration hosted by the young adults of Wigtownshire Stuff for their family, friends and community. An evening of music and other entertainment, food and drinks. A chance to promote the group which is about opportunities for and by all.
Wallacehall Academy – WHApples Wellbeing
2021-05-31 • • Ward 7 - Mid & Upper Nithsdale
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.
Moffat Academy – A Place of Calm
2021-05-31 • • Ward 11 - Annandale North
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.
Wigtownshire Rugby Club – Coming out of Covid
2021-05-31 • • Ward 1 - Stranraer & The Rhins
To enable the hire of mini buses for away travel to other clubs thus encouraging participation with in others the same age group from participating clubs.
Scottish Student Saver
2021-06-07 • • Ward 4 - Castle Douglas & Crocketford
Scottish Student Saver I plan to build, promote, and produce a website and app for Scottish students and young people that can help them save money, obtain financial advice and other information on a whole range of topic including: Help on setting up a bank account, saving for a house for example.
Annan Youth Group Safe Spaces
2021-05-31 • • Ward 10 - Annandale South
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.
Young Women Project
2021-06-07 • • Ward 4 - Castle Douglas & Crocketford
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.
LGBT Youth Scotland – Rainbow Hands
2021-05-31 • • Ward 9 - Nith
Rainbow Hands will provide LGBT young people with resources to engage in creative and relaxing craft activities during group time. We’ll also provide new resources to support autistic young people to attend the group space, including headphones and stim toys.
Upper Nithsdale RDA – It’s what you can do that counts
2021-05-31 • • Ward 7 - Mid & Upper Nithsdale
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.