Our Youth Groups
Upcoming Activities
Other Activities/Events
#BreakingBarriers
#BreakingBarriers is a project designed to establish and develop a connection between young people from the local area, local heritage sites and environment. We facilitate and encourage positive dialogue amongst young people with regard racial discrimination, gender inequality, LGBTQ+, cultural stereotypes and mental health – breaking down the barriers between young people and these issues through informal education, outdoor activities, guest speakers from differing backgrounds and direct conversation.
Who for: Young people aged between 11 – 19 years old
Status: Available in school holidays
Helping Hands
Wycombe Youth Action’s Helping Hands is a youth-led forum that supports, empowers and equips young people to deliver projects on behalf of Wycombe Youth Action in a practical way.
Young people are at the forefront of the group and its work, from identifying a situation or topic to work with, to the planning, fundraising and executing of that project within the local community.
The group promotes, encourages and enables young people to use their voice to share their vision of their work. Young people are given the opportunity to discuss concerns or themes in the local area, engage with those in the community and create projects which can best address these situations.Being a community-based group, young people will be encouraged to collaborate with other community-based projects, groups and charities to best create long-lasting positive change.
Who for: Young people aged between 11 – 18 years old
Status: Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month
Mentoring Programme
Our mentoring schemes support young people who need guidance to cope with and overcome issues and barriers, to realise their full potential. We address their social, emotional and personal wellbeing, while also serving young people at risk of social exclusion, isolation, grooming, exploitation, gangs and serious violence, through coaching and mentoring, 1:1 sessions, personal support and our youth clubs.
Who for: Young people aged between 11 – 25 years
Status: Ongoing
United and Stronger
United and Stronger works on the relationships young women have with their mother, aunt, older sister or other significant female in their lives and aims to encourage good communication and working together through creativity. This project establishes positive conversations with the objective to build a creative framework incorporating ideas from both sides.
Who for: Young women aged between 11 – 19 years old and the significant female role model in their lives
Status: Available in school holidays
OK to Talk
Aimed at young men but we wouldn’t exclude any young person. This project provides a universal service for diverse groups of young men/people. We offer structured sessions delivered to schools, alternative provision and youth clubs which are informal and cover such issues as: mental health, mindfulness, personal development, wellbeing, healthy relationships, healthy eating and cooking, lifestyle and exercise.
Who for: Young people aged between 11 – 16 years old
Status: Ongoing
Beauty and The Truth
The aim of the project is to break down the concepts of beauty; it addresses beauty and the concept ‘is beauty more than skin deep’. The project is an exploration of beauty outside of self, aiming to raise awareness and break the cycle of relating the word beauty only to aesthetics. It also aims for those attending to understand how different personality traits bring beauty to the world.
Who for: Young women aged between 11 – 16 years old
Status: Ongoing
Empowering Young Women
Delivered in schools, these workshops/sessions consist of the following topics: Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships, Body Image, Self Esteem, Bullying, Teenagers and the Media, Sexual Exploitation, Identity, Who Am I? Health and Well Being. These sessions are delivered in a relaxed manner and the young women are encouraged to think for themselves. Group discussions are used to encourage confidence and self-esteem
Who for: Young women aged between 11 – 16 years old
Status: Ongoing