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Youth Advice Centres in Brighton and Crawley achieve Matrix standard

We’re proud to share that both of our Youth Advice Centres (YACs) in Brighton and Crawley have recently achieved the Matrix Standard – a nationally recognised benchmark for excellence in […]
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Well done and thank you to Leah and Alice for completing their incredible Surrey to Sea run to mark 15 years of WiSE

Best friends Leah and Alice have completed an incredible continuous 70km (43.5 miles) run from Guildford to Hove seafront along the Downs Link Way, […]
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Young people create a powerful film about homelessness and mental health

And that’s a wrap! Some of our young supported housing residents had a great learning experience creating a powerful short film that we shared […]
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Leaders pledge action to improve youth mental health and housing crisis

A powerful coalition of leaders and changemakers came together in Brighton, on the eve of World Mental Health Day and World Homeless Day, to […]
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Surrey to Sea: Running 70km for YMCA DownsLink Group’s WiSE Project

This autumn marks 15 years of YMCA DownsLink Group’s What is Sexual Exploitation (WiSE) project.   To celebrate the milestone, two best friends are […]

Join our Board of Trustees and make a difference

Join our Board of Trustees and make a difference to lives of children and young people in Sussex and Surrey. We are the largest […]
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Standing together against hate

We strongly condemn the recent protests targeting migrants and asylum seekers across the country, but particularly in Sussex and Surrey where we provide services. […]

Crawley residents and staff attend high school end-of-year assembly  

Oriel High School welcomed us to their end-of-year celebration assembly where we had the opportunity to thank them in person for raising over £12,000 […]
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