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Come and join us at the end of project event celebration for the Mending Out Planet programme. We will be holding a ‘free shop’ with food and entertainment at The Ark, 70 Coplaw Street. The event will run from 3pm until 5pm on March 27^th.

The free shop is based on the idea of a swap shop, where donations will be collected form the local community and then will be available for free for anyone to take at our event. There will also be food, entertainment, a creative workshop and a display of art created by Mending Our Planet creative project attendees.

If you wish to donate to the event please bring clothes and books in clean and usable condition to any of the YCSA drop off points based on the Southside.

These include:

• The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale St, Glasgow G41 2PZ
• The Point, 180 Queen’s Drive, Glasgow, G42 8QD
• The Bowling Green, 49 McCulloch St, Glasgow G41 1SU

YCSA is delighted to announce that we have been awarded £61,672 through the New Scots Refugee Integration Delivery Project to support the mental health and wellbeing of young asylum seekers and refugees.  The Addressing Mental Health project will increase specialised trauma informed support for refugees and asylum seekers aged 10 – 25, addressing their mental health and wellbeing needs which impact on their daily lives, and act as a barrier to being fully able to take up opportunities and integrate into wider society.     

To our knowledge there has been relatively little use of Art Therapy in a youth friendly, non-clinical setting in Scotland as a tool for tackling mental health and trauma among young refugees. Our project will therefore pilot an approach through art psychotherapy, aimed at meeting gaps in current provision, and testing out the benefits of this tool for working with refugees on mental health and trauma.

In addition to individual support, the project will provide group mental health sessions, based on the interests of the participants. This will sustain mental health by teaching self-help techniques in a social context. These could include relaxation techniques such as mindfulness, yoga, and outdoor activity.

The project is funded until November 2022.

This project is part funded by the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. Making management of migration flows more efficient across the European Union

We are running a number of free summer activities for 16-25 year old young people from Black and Minority Ethnic communities! Please find the posters attached for more information.

• Summer Cycling Club co-run with Bike For Good is starting back up again from 16th of July at Bike For Good on Fridays from 2:30 -4pm. Bikes are provided to all participants and can be loaned after sessions are finished. Suitable for beginner cyclists. For ages 16 -25 years.

• Cooking Classes co-run with Propagate will be starting on the 15th of July and running every Thursday from 2-4pm at the East Pollokshields Quad. For ages 16 -25 years.

• Explore Glasgow Walking Group co-run with Outdoors For You will be starting on the 19th of July. These walking groups will allow young people to explore Glasgow and connect with nature. For ages 16 -25 years old.

• Young Leaders Forum. For young people aged 12-25 years to learn climate literacy and leadership skills. They will receive free certified training and have the opportunity to take part in climate workshops.

Please register as soon as possible, so we can plan our sessions better for everybody.

See the posters for more info or contact chinyantakabaso@ycsa.org.uk or call 07394 451 718, if you have any questions.

*All government guidance on social distancing will be followed and all safety precautions will also be taken into account.*
This activity is funded by the Climate Change Fund. See more information at www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/ccf