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£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…
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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…
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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…
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The Way Youth Zone Teen Inspires with New Novel About Sustainability

Mattat Salmon, an 18-year-old homeschooled student, has released her first novel, “Breath,” on Amazon. The novel is an inspiring story about a family of friends making a treacherous journey through a world ruined by pollution, to make it into an eco city where they can finally breathe without a gas mask. The story explores themes…
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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,…
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The Way Youth Zone joins the Wolverhampton Community Lottery

Our Youth Zone has joined the Wolverhampton Community Lottery to help raise funds to support the young people of Wolverhampton. With a top prize of £25,000, the first weekly draw will take place on Saturday 28th May. If you enter before the first draw you will also be entered into a draw for an Apple…
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Families join the Coronation Celebrations at The Way Youth Zone

Wolverhampton families had a right royal knees-up at The Way Youth Zone on Monday with a King’s Coronation Party. The Way Youth Zone on School Street in Wolverhampton city centre welcomed over one hundred and thirty of their young people with their families, to take part in party games, coronation crafts and some of their…
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Leon Edwards inspires Wolverhampton’s young people at The Way

This week, Leon Edwards, the UFC Welterweight Champion, paid a surprise visit to The Way, inspiring the members to achieve their dreams through commitment and dedication, whatever their background. He was visiting to launch the Youth Zone’s UFC programme which enables young people aged 12-16 to take part in a 6-8 week mentoring programme focused…
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The Way Youth Zone celebrates seven years of supporting Wolverhampton’s young people

The Way Youth Zone, a Wolverhampton-based charity for young people, is celebrating its 7th birthday. Located on School Street in the city centre, the purpose-built facility for the city’s young people first opened its doors on 16th January 2016. To celebrate seven years of The Way, it is encouraging its young people to try something…
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Challenging our Young People for the Youth Zone’s 7th Birthday

To mark the 7th birthday of The Way Youth Zone, we are challenging our young people to get active and try something new. “Challenge 7” is running throughout January for all junior and senior sessions. How it works: Each young person can collect a Challenge 7 card from the front desk, From 1st to 31st …
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