We’re currently in the second week of our Summer STEAM Sessions this year and we’ve been thrilled at the activity taking place in our sold-out sessions each week!
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Sharing the stories of Young People with the Scottish Youth Parliament at Paisley YMCA
Last week on the first Wednesday of our STEAM Summer Programme, we welcomed a session working with Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights)’s Story-Gathering Project to collect real stories from young people to assist in their State of Children’s Rights Report 2024.
Paisley YMCA July 2024 Newsletter
Check out our latest newsletter detailing the details for our upcoming summer programme at Paisley YMCA, connecting youth work to loneliness awareness week and our goodbye to Olivia Armstrong in her final newsletter for Paisley YMCA.
Connecting at Paisley YMCA through youth work – Loneliness Awareness Week
This week is Loneliness Awareness Week and at Paisley YMCA, we’ve been looking at the differing effects loneliness can have on the mental health of young people and this year’s theme of Random Acts of Connection. Loneliness is an epidemic that can affect anyone at any age but in our working with young people, we’veContinue reading “Connecting at Paisley YMCA through youth work – Loneliness Awareness Week”
Paisley YMCA June 2024 Newsletter
Check out our latest monthly newsletter detailing our STEM Girls exhibition and our work with Science Ceilidh!
This week, we are celebrating our wonderful volunteers week at Paisley YMCA!
This volunteers week at Paisley YMCA, we are paying tribute to our wonderful youth work volunteers who gladly give their time and expertise to enrich the lives of young people, helping them along and showing them the benefits of STEM learning in our space every week. One of our young leaders, Erin Black, is aContinue reading “This week, we are celebrating our wonderful volunteers week at Paisley YMCA!”
STEM Girls team up with The Young Women’s Movement for an environmental exhibition!
In the month of May, our STEM Girls opened an exhibition in our space showcasing weeks of hard work with The Young Women’s Movement. Check out their amazing work!
Our Easter Holiday Eggstravganza Programme!🐰 🐣🍫
With schools now returning and the Easter season behind us, we had a great time during our Easter Eggstravaganza programme run in the past two weeks at Paisley YMCA!
Neurodiversity Celebration Week at Paisley YMCA
This week is Neurodiversity Celebration Week at Paisley YMCA in our latest blog post about the importance of a secure space for neurodivergent young people.
The Impact of Youth Work: Finding your voice during Children’s Mental Health Week
Last week was Children’s Mental Health Week and we explored the impact youth work spaces have upon the mental health of young people.