Youth Bonds
Youth Bonds has been at the heart of its community for more than 20 years, building firm foundations and creating countless success stories along the way. 
The project runs on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 3.45pm to 6pm throughout the school year.
During school holidays, we offer free trips and experiences, opening doors to things that young people and their families might not otherwise have access to.
Supporting Young People in Schools
In September 2025, we expanded our reach into local schools. Working closely with our partners, we identified that lunchtimes were a particularly difficult time for many young people and that incidents during this period were contributing to disengagement and exclusions.
We began attending lunchtimes to offer in-the-moment support, and developed this further by running regulation workshops afterwards, helping young people feel settled and ready to learn for the rest of the day.
Youth Bonds supports young people and their families not just within sessions, but at school, at home, and across the wider community.
How Young People Access the Project
Young people are referred to the project by a range of professionals or can refer themselves (parent and carer referral), when they are facing significant challenges in their lives.
Our staff warmly welcome every young person, offering a variety of co-developed activities and experiences and sessions always include a healthy food.
Activities and Support 
Activities include:
- Sports
- Arts
- Workshops
- Team games
- Mentoring
- One-to-one support
All within a nurturing, trauma-informed environment.
We are fortunate to have established relationships with specialist organisations, including CAMHS, who contribute directly to our sessions.
Removing Barriers
We remove every barrier we can to make sure young people can attend.
Our transport service collects young people from school or home and drops them back at the end of every session.
Supporting Families
Our support extends to parents and carers too.
We offer home visits, referrals to other services, guidance on supporting young people, school meetings, and advocacy, because we know that when family life is positive, young people flourish.
We take a multi-agency approach, working closely with other professionals to get the best possible outcomes for every young person.
A Place for Everyone
Youth Bonds is a place for everyone.
We encourage young people to bring their interests, their ideas, and their own flair, shaping the project into something that truly meets each person’s individual needs.
What Our Young People and Families Say
“The YBP helps me cope when I get angry. I can talk to someone and they will help me get through what is bothering me. I have made lots of friends”
“ I feel happy when I come to Youth Bonds because we do fun activities and I can talk to the staff if I’m having a bad day. I like the reward board because we get treats if we have had a good day and have lots of stars on the board”
“ I found it hard to make good choices, coming to YBP has helped me stop getting into trouble”
“I can’t thank the Youth Bonds team enough for their support. My daughters who both have ASD and ADHD have been attending the YBP for a while and it has helped them so much. It has helped them with their social skills, making friends and built on their confidence. Last September, my youngest daughter started secondary school and the staff at Youth Bonds really supported her through this transition. My daughters really enjoy the sessions and look forward to the wonderful activities they provide.”
“Coming to Youth Bonds has helped me so much. I have been coming here for 2 years and have learnt how to manage my anger. This has helped me at home and at school. I get less warnings at school now and I don’t get into as many fights with other children. The staff at Youth Bonds always listen to me and are really kind. We go on lots of trips and also had an Easter Egg hunt this year where I got lots of chocolate. I really like coming here and feel it has helped me so much.”
If you feel a young person you know would benefit from the YBP, please contact Chris Ngoma, Youth Work Project Manager –