The Vale Family Hub has secured funding through the #iwill fund to run an ambitious new project for local young people aged 10 to 20. The team aims to recruit 15 to 20 participants – and if more apply, no one will be turned away.
Working together, the cohort will receive training and mentoring to deepen their understanding of mental health and complete a programme leading to a Level 2 qualification in health and wellbeing. The aim is twofold: to help each young person better understand their own mental health and to equip them to support their peers when needed.
Once trained, the young wellbeing champions will mentor and support classmates and friends, and contribute to the wider community by signposting to help, reducing stigma, and campaigning for stronger awareness of mental health and wellbeing issues.
A core part of the programme is Social Action. The group will identify the issues that matter most to them and design their own responses – whether that’s campaigning, volunteering or fundraising. They will have a collective budget to support their plans and will be supported throughout by the Vale Family Hub team.
An initial meeting is scheduled for Saturday 27th September at 10am at the Vale Family Hub. Parents are welcome, though not required to attend. To help the group gel quickly, a team-building away day will be arranged.
The project will begin at the end of this month and run until the end of May 2026. Regular meetings will be held, and each participant will be kept in touch by email, phone or whatever works best. The Hub sees this as a chance for every young person involved to grow, try something different and gain experience that could be useful long after the project ends – for CVs, ACAS forms and more.
Find out more or get involved
If you have questions or would like to join, please contact:
Carole Jones
carole@valefamilyhub.co.uk
