Get out of the house and into new places as we discover the ways connecting with nature can have a positive impact on our mental health.Lunch and/or refreshments will be provided at every half term activity. If you’re 14-21 years old and are interested in our holiday scheme, please get in touch for more information …
Half Term: Introduction to Mindfulness
Learn techniques to help you focus on the present moment and quiet your mind. Lunch and/or refreshments will be provided at every half term activity. If you’re 14-21 years old and are interested in our holiday scheme, please get in touch for more information and to book your free place on 7961 201234 or info@step-forward.org
Half Term: Be Your Own Bestie
In this session we’ll think about how to be a good friend to yourself, why this can be hard and strategies we can try to help support ourselves. Lunch and/or refreshments will be provided at every half term activity. If you’re 14-21 years old and are interested in our holiday scheme, please get in touch …
Half Term: LGBTQ+ Meet Up
— Please note: DATE AND TIME TBC — We’ve found a really fun location where we’ll have time to get to know each other, have a picnic and talk about LGBTQ+ gossip/ history. Lunch and/or refreshments will be provided at every half term activity. If you’re 14-21 years old and are interested in our holiday …
Half Term: Spitalfields City Farm
Lots of people find it helpful to their mental health to spend time with animals. As well as meeting animals like Holmes the pig and Bayleaf the donkey, we’ll also have a chat and reflect on the day. Lunch and/or refreshments will be provided at every half term activity. If you’re 14-21 years old and …
Black History Month: Andrea Levy
As as part Black History Month the team have been discussing people or events that have inspired and supported us. Today’s post is from Annie: People that inspire me: Andrea Levy Andrea Levy published Small Island in 2004. It is a tale about misconceptions of identity and race during World War II era Britain and …
Young Mayor candidate is standing for Better Mental Health
It’s always great to hear positive news from young people we have supported, so it was lovely to hear from Mumtahina Razia who told us that she is running for Young Mayor in Tower Hamlets this year. She said that taking part in our Mental Health Mentors training programmes inspired her to make Better Mental …
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Job Opportunity: Counsellor and Wellbeing Workers
We are looking to enhance our team by recruiting 2 Counsellor and Wellbeing Workers. This will enable us to expand our talking therapy services with a particular focus on work within Step Forward, with youth justice and supported accommodation partners as well as local secondary schools and statutory and voluntary sector youth services. These posts …
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Volunteering Opportunity: Volunteer Counsellors
Step Forward (Tower Hamlets) aims to improve the quality of the lives of young people aged 11-25 in Tower Hamlets by providing a holistic range of young person friendly support services under one roof. We are offering placements for up to five volunteer counsellors. We work with a very diverse client group and therefore and …
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Job Opportunity: LGBTQ+ Youth Development and Wellbeing Worker
Step Forward (Tower Hamlets) prides itself in recruiting motivated, creative, flexible, resilient, skilled individuals who have a passion for working with young people to join our multi-disciplinary team. We are enhancing our team by recruiting a LGBTQ+ Youth Development and Wellbeing Worker to maintain and expand the services we currently offer. Download the application pack for …
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