News from Services for Young People, November 2022
Young people receive awards for their determination, resilience, compassion, confidence and motivation
Services for Young People (SfYP) celebrated the outstanding achievements of 146 young people from across Hertfordshire at their Young People’s Awards events during National Youth Work Week 2022.
The awards events take place every year during National Youth Work Week and are an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the achievements of some of the young people who have been supported by SfYP over the year. The events highlight the positive impact that SfYP Youth Workers and Advisers have in enabling young people to overcome barriers and fulfil their potential.
Bishop’s Stortford Young People’s Centre reopens after major renovation
An event to celebrate the refurbishment and reopening of Bishop’s Stortford Young People’s Centre took place on Wednesday 2nd November.
Throughout the refurbishment SfYP maintained and enhanced the building’s unique historical features, while creating a modern venue that can now fully support the needs of local young people today and for generations to come. Following in depth consultations with young people and several years of planning, the interior has been substantially remodelled and is now light and airy with purpose-built spaces.
Services for Young People increases its support for care experienced young people across Hertfordshire
This autumn sees the launch of SfYP’s new Care Experienced Young People’s Hubs, monthly drop-in sessions for care experienced young people where they can get support from Advisers and Youth Workers at one of SfYP’s young people’s centres.
SfYP helps care experienced young people aged 16 to 24 to become more independent and confident in all areas of their life, helping them identify their goals and, with support, focus on how to achieve them. Care Experienced Young People's Hubs are relaxed environments where care experienced young people can get impartial one-to-one support from qualified Advisers and Youth Workers to help them progress successfully into adulthood.