Category: News and blogs
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Late night Thursdays at Star House
We want Star House to be as accessible as possible to as many young people as possible. As part of a wider piece of work to develop in this area, we are introducing a trial period of late-night openings every Thursday and are inviting small organisations to share in our space for free. The offer: …
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Alex’s Story: Exploring Grief
Alex*, a young person referred for counselling after visiting the Wellbeing Café at Door 43, found themselves grappling with the loss of their mother two years prior. Initially guarded and uncertain about the counselling process, Alex gradually opened up during sessions.
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Lessons Learned from the Feel Well, Work Well Programme
At Sheffield Futures, our commitment to continuous improvement drives us to adopt a ‘lessons learned’ approach to our projects and service delivery. This involves recording insights gained throughout a project’s lifespan and applying these learnings when writing funding bids or planning new initiatives. One of our recently-concluded Employability and Mental Health projects, Feel Well, Work…
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Calling for a renewed focus on prevention and early intervention to support children and young people’s mental health.
On the eve of the general election, we’re reinstating our call for a renewed focus on prevention and early intervention for children and young people’s (CYP) mental health. With over a quarter of a million CYP waiting over a year to receive support from CAMHS, it is clear that the current system is not working.…
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Run for us in the Sheffield 10k
Are you eager to shape the future of our youth? Seize a unique opportunity to turn your passion into action! A challenge awaits you at the Sheffield 10k on September 29th, 2024. Not only will you be pushing boundaries and smashing a 10k, but you’ll also be making a dynamic impact on your community. It’s…
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A space for young people in Sheffield City Centre
When talking with young people in Sheffield, a common thing to hear is that there is little in the city centre for them. Many young people feel there is little incentive to venture outside the area in which they live. We feel that this needs to change. Making sure that young people feel welcome and…
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Futures Film School
In collaboration with Goons Production, and with facilities provided by Sheffield Hallam University and Showroom Cinema, Sheffield Futures’ Young Advisors are pleased to announce the launch of their free film school to help 18-25 year olds gain first-hand experience in the film industry. The course will run every Saturday from 30th March – 4th May, kicking off with an intro talk on Saturday…
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H.E Barnes Centenary Ball a success!
We were absolutely delighted to join the team at H.E Barnes and many of their partners and clients to celebrate 100 years in business at their Centenary Ball in November. H.E Barnes chose Sheffield Futures as their charity partner, and the tremendous fundraising efforts across the year culminating in an auction at the ball itself…
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My Journey to Becoming A Passionate Young Advisor
Hello, I’m Mezab and I want to tell you about my journey becoming a new Young Advisor! The idea I decided to apply for the role of the Young Advisor after my mum mentioned it to me. While I had never heard of Sheffield Futures before, I read into the programme and quickly learned about their work. I was just…
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A Night to Remember: Celebrating HE Barnes Centenary Ball
On a memorable November evening, we found ourselves invited to the HE Barnes Centenary ball. This prestigious event, where Sheffield Futures were honoured as the Charity of the Year, offered an extraordinary opportunity for our work to be recognised and supported by a high-standing local business. Held at the stunning Crown Plaza, the dress code was…
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An Interview with Rainbow Blades
If you’re a Sheffield United fan and you haven’t heard of their LGBTQ+ supporters group Rainbow Blades then, have you been living under a rock? Since forming in early 2020, the supporters group has grown in leaps and bounds as they continue to grow exponentially member-wise (over 650 fans, don’t you know?) and as a…
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Green Mark Accreditation Renewal
Sheffield Futures are delighted with the news that we have successfully renewed our Green Mark Level 1 accreditation! Green Mark provides an internationally recognised environmental certification for organisations that want to assure their clients and employees that they are operating to recognised environmental standards. As a young people’s charity, we want to know that we’re…
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Becoming Disability Confident Leaders
It feels incredible to say that Sheffield Futures is now a Disability Confident Leader. It took us a while to get there (hampered first by a global pandemic, and then taking time to find the right organisation to validate our application), but we’ve done it! We’ve been a committed Disability Confident Employer for many years,…
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Sheffield: from the perspective of a young person
Canadian rock is more than just Nickelback you know. Written by John Slingsby, April 2023 The much-maligned band (perhaps a bit unfairly, have you listened to ‘How You Remind Me’ lately?) have had a bit of a stranglehold on the niche label of ‘bands from Canada’ for the past twenty years, or however long they’ve…
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South Yorkshire ICS+CYPA Conference 2023
Our Wellbeing Services Manager, Christos Louca, represented Sheffield Futures at the South Yorkshire ICS Children’s and Young People’s Alliance conference on the 6th of June.
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My experience of Sheffield’s Festival of Debate: Rage Against the Machine
25th of April 2023, Sheffield Futures’ Young Advisors put on an event for the Festival of Debate discussing ‘Young People and Politics’: interviewing panellists from the police force, youth cabinet, activism groups and local councils in the renowned venue of The Leadmill. A few weeks prior to this I’d said I’d host it. “Sure, fine.” It’s…
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Festival of Debate
Young People in Sheffield are Revolting. Are You Ready to Rage?