Youth Services

What we do

Youth Dream offers comprehensive programmes, projects, and services, including counselling, support groups, education, community projects, and intergenerational initiatives.

Counselling

We offer private counselling services for those facing mental health difficulties. Our skilled counsellors use evidence-based approaches to assist individuals in recognising and managing symptoms, building coping strategies and striving for personal goals.

Academic inclusion

Acknowledging the impact of mental health on education, our Bridge Youth Support Centre offers personalised GCSE assistance in core subjects. Our Inclusion Officer adapts lessons to individual and group requirements, fostering emotional and academic growth.

We aid non-mainstream education students, as well as those encountering school-related challenges. Our support encourages academic progress and, in some cases, facilitates their journey back to mainstream education and completion of their GCSEs with good outcomes.

Community and intergenerational projects

Youth Dream partners with schools, organisations and community groups to provide outreach initiatives. These programs connect youth with older generations, fostering social skills, awareness, and confidence to enhance mental well-being and self-efficacy.

‘Robbie currently works with us once or twice a week and is a great asset to our team. He helps to ensure that our children’s emotional needs are being met through either time in/out the class working with children, ‘walk and talk’ sessions looking at managing feelings, or developing socialisation and play based opportunities to get children interacting and playing together. Robbie has also led sessions on resilience and we are really pleases that he is working with us to support our children and ran a great swimming booster club for a number of our children. Robbie has a great way of interacting with young people and he makes sure that they get his time, feel valued and leave feeling better than they started. We are really grateful for what Robbie brings to the school.’

N. Matthews (Headteacher of West Wittering Parochial Church of England School).

Workshops

Youth Dream delivers purposeful workshops to bolster specific youth growth and development. Our offerings encompass girls' and boys' groups, intergenerational collaboration (CAP), and LGBTQ+ groups. Through structured activities, these gatherings facilitate open discussions, fostering targeted learning outcomes.

Clubs and activities

Youth Dream facilitates diverse clubs and activities to elevate the ambitions of children and young individuals, fostering community engagement. We offer a secure, open space for informal gatherings, promoting connections without obligations.

For participants under sixteen, parental/guardian consent is required for club involvement.

Complete the consent form via email or paper, using .docx or printable .pdf versions. Physical copies are available at The Bridge Youth Support Centre Selsey, Chichester PO20 9EH, England.

Holiday activities

Youth Dream hosts engaging activities at The Bridge during half terms and summer breaks for children and young individuals. Our lineup includes arts & crafts, outdoor games, cooking, and baking. Collaborating with local partners, we extend opportunities such as cinema, bowling, diving/snorkelling, crazy golf, and more, enhancing accessibility for service users.

For participants under sixteen joining our clubs, parental consent is required. Forms can be submitted via email or in print. Complete digitally with .docx or manually with .pdf. Physical copies are available at The Bridge Sesley, Chichester PO20 9EH, England.