The Double Six Youth Club in Woodseats, Sheffield, has recently invested in a dramatic refurbishment, and is inviting supporters to a celebration event on Friday, 19th September at 7pm to mark the relaunch.
The independent youth club won the opportunity to engage in a 12 month partnership with Sainsburys on Archer Road in 2013, and their combined fundraising efforts resulted in over £8,000, which has been spent on the building's first major refurbishment in decades.
Richard Hay, Youth Worker In Charge, said: "It's been very heartening to be recognised for the hard work we do by Sainsburys and the general public. We'd like to thank them all for their generosity. This refurbishment represents the first step in a new funding strategy for the club, which has to become more self-sustaining in the new economic climate."
"It's great to see that the public understands and supports our purpose. Providing a safe place for young people with trained youth workers onsite is more important than ever. We are consistently seeing issues of inequality, sexual exploitation, and drug and alcohol abuse. We provide a safe, neutral place to which young people can turn for support and advice."
"The club decided to invest in a refurbishment to make our space more suitable and desirable for room hire bookings. The more revenue we can bring in from birthdays, anniversaries, business meetings and functions, the more we can focus on the young people we need to serve rather than finding the money to do it."
The club will re-open to young people aged 9 - 19 on Tuesday 23rd September.
The club has also been awarded £10,000 from Children In Need for the upcoming year.
For enquiries, please contact Richard Hay on: 07545 962 015 or Nicola Doherty on 07453642817
To RSVP please email: 66youthclub@gmail.com
Photos of refurbishment will be available from Saturday 20th September 2014
The independent youth club won the opportunity to engage in a 12 month partnership with Sainsburys on Archer Road in 2013, and their combined fundraising efforts resulted in over £8,000, which has been spent on the building's first major refurbishment in decades.
Richard Hay, Youth Worker In Charge, said: "It's been very heartening to be recognised for the hard work we do by Sainsburys and the general public. We'd like to thank them all for their generosity. This refurbishment represents the first step in a new funding strategy for the club, which has to become more self-sustaining in the new economic climate."
"It's great to see that the public understands and supports our purpose. Providing a safe place for young people with trained youth workers onsite is more important than ever. We are consistently seeing issues of inequality, sexual exploitation, and drug and alcohol abuse. We provide a safe, neutral place to which young people can turn for support and advice."
"The club decided to invest in a refurbishment to make our space more suitable and desirable for room hire bookings. The more revenue we can bring in from birthdays, anniversaries, business meetings and functions, the more we can focus on the young people we need to serve rather than finding the money to do it."
The club will re-open to young people aged 9 - 19 on Tuesday 23rd September.
The club has also been awarded £10,000 from Children In Need for the upcoming year.
For enquiries, please contact Richard Hay on: 07545 962 015 or Nicola Doherty on 07453642817
To RSVP please email: 66youthclub@gmail.com
Photos of refurbishment will be available from Saturday 20th September 2014