Specialist Team
The Specialist Youth Work Team works with young people particularly those facing barriers to participation
- Young people with learning difficulties
- Young people with disabilities
- Young care leavers
- Young lesbians
- Young gay men
- Young travellers and young gypsies
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Aim
To ensure equal access and involvement to services and other opportunities available to them.
Contact us
Julie Nokes - Senior Youth Officer
Telephone 01922 650366
Email nokesj@walsall.gov.uk
Areas
Arts Work
This is an area for young people who wish to work at creative projects, such as:
- Photography
- Painting
- Screen printing
- Collage
- Mosaic
- Sculpture
- Drama
- Dj-ing
- Film making
Art work at Rosehill
Contact
Kate Fellows
Telephone 077344 96791
Email fellowsk@walsall.gov.uk
Detached and Technology Team
This team is committed to engaging and supporting young people at risk, helping them to make informed choices through a wide range of activities such as;
- Active citizenship
- IT programmes
- Drug and Alcohol awareness
- Equality and Diversity awareness
- Sexual Health
Scouts with the technology bus
Contacts
Joe Walker
Telephone01922 611400
Email walkerjoe@walsall.gov.uk
Kieron Atkinson
Telephone01922 611400
Email atkinsonk@walsall.gov.uk
Philippa Green
Telephone01922 611400
Email greenphillippa@walsall.gov.uk
H. F. Trueman Narrowboats
The Youth Service can offer day or residential boat trips to youth groups. The programme offers the opportunity for a hands on experience of living on a narrowboat.
Contact
Judy Hodge Senior boat warden
Telephone 01922 692734 or 07971 445187
Email judy@truemantrust.org.uk
Youth group on the London Challenge
Learning Difficulties and Disabilities
This team has a group of experienced workers who will advise and develop projects to enable this group of young people to experience inclusion and integration. It has specialist centres
- Churchill Road (learning difficulties)
- Deaf Youth Club
Contacts
Julie Hill
Telephone 01922 650362
Email hilljulie@walsall.gov.uk
Ian Peddie
Telephone 01922 650432
Email peddiei@walsall.gov.uk
Leaving Care and Vulnerably Housed
The team works with some of the most vulnerable groups in Walsall. Through outreach and partnership work, young people that are leaving care and others affected by housing issuesare offered oppurtunities to participate in fun,social education activities in line with Every Child Matters priorities.
- Leaving care
- Those with housing issues
- Young lesbians
- Young gay men
- Travellers and gypsies
Contacts
Jodie Thomas
Email thomasjodie@walsall.gov.uk