Senior Member’s Dad Publishes Book About Daughter’s Journey from Loneliness to Rock Stardom
A Wolverhampton dad’s heartfelt story of resilience, hope, and transformation shines in a new book called “Don’t Follow The Crowd” inspired by his eldest daughter’s journey from isolation to self-discovery. The story’s character “Ella” is based on his daughter Chloe, one of our Seniors, who faced relentless bullying throughout her school years, eventually being withdrawn […]
Generation Isolation: West Midlands young people want to get off their phones but need real-life alternatives to kick the habit
Youth charity OnSide has undertaken the largest study of its type into the way 11–18 year-olds spend their free time. The results reveal that young people want to reduce the amount of time they spend on their phones – but simply don’t know how to break the habit. Other headline results:◼ 24% of 11–18-year-olds in […]
Our Youth Zone Welcomes Progress Schools As New Platinum Patron
We’re delighted to announce that Progress Schools has become a platinum “Pave The Way” Patron of the charity, donating £25,000 a year for three years. This partnership marks a significant milestone in our collaborative efforts to support young people in the community. Progress Schools has been working with us for 4 years delivering alternative education […]
Edward Vitalis Appointed Chair of The Way Youth Zone
We are excited to announce the appointment of Edward Vitalis as our new Chair. Edward, Chief Executive Officer of Invictus Education Trust, took up the position of Chair at the beginning of August, bringing a wealth of experience in leadership, governance, and financial management to the role. With a distinguished career spanning over two decades, […]
The Way Youth Zone to Provide Free Entry and Hot Meals for Wolverhampton’s Young People
The Way Youth Zone, a state-of-the-art facility for young people aged 8-18 in Wolverhampton is pleased to announce that it will be providing free entry and free hot meals for young people throughout the winter, thanks to funding from the Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund delivered by The National Lottery Community Fund. Currently with […]
Equipment Donation is Music to our Ears!
Budding musicians are hitting the right note in our Youth Zone with a bumper donation of instruments and music equipment from Maped Helix 1% for Education Fund. Stationery giant Maped Helix delivered over £5,000 worth of music equipment to The Way Youth Zone last week, including four electric guitars, four acoustic guitars, a drum kit […]
£5,000 raised by Collins Aerospace to support Wolverhampton’s young people at The Way Youth Zone
Keen golfers from Collins Aerospace and other Midlands businesses raised an incredible £5,000 for The Way Youth Zone at a charity golf tournament at Oxley Park Golf Club. The tournament, which was held on Friday 8th September, saw 88 golfers take to the greens in support of the Youth Zone, which provides a safe and […]
Young people with mental health issues will receive help and support at Wolverhampton’s The Way thanks to Staffordshire Freemasons
Hundreds of young people who regularly attend the evening sessions at The Way Youth Zone in Wolverhampton will be able to access mental health “first aid”, thanks to a grant of £35,000 from Staffordshire Freemasons. The Way’s ‘Time to Talk’ project is designed as an early intervention programme to identify young people in need, to […]
The Way Youth Zone celebrates after receiving £245,417 in National Lottery Funding
The Way Youth Zone based in Wolverhampton is celebrating today after being awarded £245,417 over three years from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK. The Way will use their funding to intensively support 30 young people per year aged 8 – 18 in care, leaving care or […]
NIS – A New Patron for our Youth Zone
We are really excited to welcome National Infrastructure Solutions (NIS) as our new Patron! NIS is a Wolverhampton-based training specialist that thrives on getting disadvantaged people back into employment. The company will help us to build on our crucial work in supporting Wolverhampton’s young people and it has also encouraged its 40-strong workforce to volunteer, […]
