What We Offer

We work with 14-26 year-olds, creating space for them to thrive through social activities, work experience, wellbeing and mentoring opportunities.

Below are the opportunities that we’re offering at the moment, with details of how to sign up or refer a young person at the bottom.

Interested in getting involved? Fill out our form:

Aged 14-26? Sign Up Here

Or Refer a Young Adult Here

THE DROP-IN

6:00pm on Monday & Wednesday evenings every week

Meet other Young Adults

It’s a welcoming and informal space at the drop-in to hang out with young adults and maybe make some new friends.

Get Involved in Activities

Young adults at the drop-in choose which trips and activities we do. We run different activities from Ice Skating to Movie Nights.

Free Food!

We provide a variety of delicious free food every week

STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES

Different times every week

A variety of free activities

From mini golf to kayaking, get involved in fun activities across Sussex!

Get active and/or creative!

Whether you’re interested in getting fit or being more creative, there’s something here for you

Meet other young adults

You can meet new young adults while taking part in carefully planned activities.

U18 HANGOUT

A social space for young adults aged 14-17 to hang out, meet new people and get involved in different fun activities.

Why go to the U18 hangout?

Meet great new young adults

Meet new people around the same age in a fun and supportive environment.

Play games and take part in different activities

Try out different activities from cooking to painting to Minecraft and FIFA.

COUNSELLING

Weekly sessions arranged with a counsellor

A space to talk

We offer 121 regular counselling sessions with trained counsellors for young people who need the extra support.

Matching young adults match you to the right Counsellor

Based on your individual needs, we will do our best to try and find the right counsellor.

WALK & TALKS

One off walk and talks with one of our wellbeing staff.

A different way to talk

You can talk in a relaxed environment, outside, with no zoom screens or therapy room in sight!

Be listened to and get tools to support your wellbeing

Our wellbeing staff will listen to you and offer you tools to help with your wellbeing.

WELLBEING SESSIONS

A 30 min chat to talk about anything related to your wellbeing.

Talk your way

Talk in person at Old School House, online or over the phone. Whatever works for you.

Talk online, in person or over the phone, it’s up to you!

Have someone to listen to you and get guidance to support your wellbeing.

FOOD DELIVERIES

Get free food deliveries to your door on a Sunday afternoon.

A balanced diet

We always offer a mixture of food including salads, canned goods, pastries, vegetables and meat (veggie options are also available)

Choose your preferences

Where possible we try to accommodate for individual preferences and offer you the food you’d prefer.

VOLUNTEER 2 WORK

Open Tuesday & Wednesday 10:30am-6:00pm in person and online.

Work Experience

Boost your CV with useful work experience tailored to your employment or education goals.
Gain Project Management skills and experience

Choose your own project

Take the lead and get practice creating and leading a project around something that’s important to you. From making a film to managing a campaign to writing a blog post, we’ve got your back.

Training

Gain skills in a friendly and support work environment through group workshops and online learning courses

TRAINING WORKSHOPS

Workshops happen once or twice a month on a Tuesday afternoon.

Participatory Workshops, not a lesson!

Take part in group workshops to develop new skills and experience, then put them into practice straight away!

Gain useful life and work skills

Share your skills, interests and experience in a group with similar-minded young adults, and work together to produce real content that you can shout about on your CV and in job applications

Certificated Training

On completion of workshops and training you will receive an ESTEEM certificate, as well as skills and experience, to give you the step-up into paid work, or further education.