Callum Hodgson: "I can genuinely say that I feel immensely lucky to have met the CYA team and will be forever grateful for their time, education and empathy". "When I first attended the Cumbria Youth Alliance I was in a hopeless place, with no aspirations, motivation or self-worth. At first I assumed it would be another mandatory programme that would do nothing but confirm my hopelessness as all the other programmes had done. "Upon attending I felt like they were people who genuinely cared about me as an individual. I’ve been with the programme 18 months now and through 1-1 sessions and group therapy, it’s totally transformed the way I see myself and my goals in life. "I can genuinely say that I feel immensely lucky to have met the CYA team and will be forever grateful for their time, education and empathy. Without which id still be withering away in anxiety and depression. They’re amazing!"
Cumbria Youth Alliance is one of the main partners delivering on the CHOICES programme. We provide specialist services for participants 1524 years old in Allerdale and Copeland. Cumbria Youth Alliance help to support young people to improve their skills, access training, volunteering and work experience opportunities. Our Key Workers provide one to one support to help educational development and further training opportunities, increasing employability skills with participants to enable them to reach their full potential.
Cath Clarke, CEO Cumbria Youth Alliance Member of the Institute of Fundraising
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