Teenagers in Leeds are being encouraged to reflect on what supports them during times when life feels overwhelming or when they are struggling with their mental wellbeing. As part of Children’s Mental Health Week, a new Survival Toolkit resource is launching to help young people recognise and develop practical strategies that support their emotional health.
In January, one of Leeds City Council’s annual ‘youth takeover’ events took place. The takeover events are run by the Voice, Influence and Change team. They work with members of different strategic boards, to bring together these ‘decision makers’ members of the board, and young people whose lives are affected by the board’s decisions. It…
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@SnappLeeds was an idea by Cameron, Godwin, Joe, Samuel and Simon from Abbey Grange Academy, who wanted to create an enjoyable experience for young people ‘through an interactive picture taking activity in and around the city centre’. They want teenagers across the city to be given the chance to win vouchers by taking pictures around…
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Fostering and adoption services are an integral part of Leeds City Council’s work with children and young people. Over the coming months we will be hearing from a range of people working with, and as part of, our fostering and adoption services, telling the stories of the work we do for the city’s children and…
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Being a Leeds City Council foster carer can be an incredibly rewarding experience, with carers supporting a young person during the most important years of their life. We are always looking for more people to help improve the lives of our city’s looked after young people, you can find out more about the process by getting…
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Fostering can be an incredibly rewarding experience for foster carers as they help and support a young person during the most important years of their life. We currently have around 600 foster carers and are looking for more people to help improve the lives of our cities young people by getting in contact with our fostering team.…
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The week beginning 2 March is National Careers week, a celebration of careers guidance and free education resources across the UK. In today’s child friendly Leeds blog we hear about the fantastic child friendly things going on around careers advice for young people in the city…. Wondering what to do during national careers week? Get…
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Unpaid work can make you happier. Not a fact, admittedly, but I get many of my kicks off volunteering. In Leeds, I’m in very good company. To me, it’s truly a volunteering city. One example – from many I’d hazard – is illustrated by Leeds City Council staff. Selfless means more with this council crew.…
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Lots of young people in Leeds are currently getting their exam results, and to acknowledge their hard work and effort child friendly Leeds has brought together lots of celebrities from music and sport to say a big well done to them all! After they get their results many young people have to make big decisions…
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The Breeze Arts Festival is an arts festival for young people aged 11-19, taking place between 19-27 July across Leeds. This year we have been working with a steering group of young people to organise the festival. These nine young people have been meeting with us weekly from January to July to help to plan…
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After spending weeks preparing, our plan to ride the first stage of Le Tour finally took place on the 26th of June. We couldn’t have chosen a better day for riding, with the weather dry but not too hot. The four relay riders set off from Tech North at 7am- with a rider on the road…
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Today, in anticipation of our special information evening on Wednesday for people to find out about fostering teenagers, we hear from some of our very own award winning foster carers, John and Stephanie Forbes from Leeds. “We have been fostering teenagers since 1982. Our first placement was a 13 year old girl – and she…
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