Young Ends is a powerful piece of audio that amplifies the voices of young men from Brighton, in a project created by TDC’s Youth Team and Next Gen Radio Station Platform B. https://www.mixcloud.com/PLATFORMBradio/young-ends-voices-from-the-67-centre/ The young men featured in the project, who all attend youth sessions at the 67 Centre in Moulsecoomb, chatted with TDC’s Senior … Read more
The Sussex Violence Reduction Partnership (Sussex VRP) is an innovative partnership tackling the root causes of serious violent crime in Sussex to protect young people and make our communities safer. TDC is one of the Partnership Projects for this initiative working with young people. Our Youth Work Director features in this new film explaining more about … Read more
As we all got used to being locked down again, TDC’s Youth Team got busy with a range of ways that we could stay in touch with young people in Brighton and Hove. Online Support The team are reaching out to young people to just check on how they are doing and offer support if … Read more
As a part of TDC’s youth work, we are proud members of the Brighton and Hove Youth Collective – a partnership working across Brighton & Hove. Working as a collective allows us to share best practices and resources so that we can strategically address the needs of young people in the city. For those of … Read more
Yoga for Teenagers is an exciting new project to introduce yoga to young people in Brighton. An initiative of our youth team, the group will be promoting the benefits of yoga–the physical benefits of increasing strength, flexibility and balance but more importantly the other benefits to well-being such as helping to manage anxiety, stress, giving better sleep, … Read more
On Sunday 2nd July, finalists of the Argus Youth In Action awards gathered at the American Express Community Stadium in Falmer for the annual awards ceremony – a fantastic event which saw our region’s children and young people celebrated and lauded for their incredible achievements. Over the past few months, nominations have poured in from … Read more
We’re very proud to be co-sponsoring the much-loved Argus Youth in Action Awards this year – an annual opportunity to give recognition to truly inspirational young people in Sussex. In collaboration with the British Airways i360, we are sponsoring the “Star of the Year” award. This will go to a young person who has been acknowledged for … Read more
At the end of February, Brighton & Hove City Council approved their final budget. Thankfully the youth services were not slashed by the drastic 80% that was initially proposed, but were cut by about 15% meaning that around £645,000 remains in the city’s youth budget this year. This was welcome news – securing vital services … Read more
TDC’s Youth Team Project manager Adam Muirhead recently appeared on Latest TV talking about the proposed cuts to Youth Services. Watch the entire interview here: Read what else TDC’s youth team are saying about the cuts: Eva Baker on The importance of youth work, and why we should fight to protect it. Lewin Kjaer talks … Read more
By Eva Baker, member of the TDC Youth Team Here at the TDC, we were all shocked and saddened when we heard the leaked news that Brighton and Hove Council were about to cut 100% of their budget for youth work in the city. Although in the third sector we have all grown accustomed to … Read more
Last Autumn, Lewin Kjaer joined our youth team as a youth activities worker. Since then, he has been working in youth centres in some of the most disadvantaged areas of Brighton & Hove. Following the recent threats to youth funding, Lewin felt compelled to write this heartfelt piece about the difficulties young people face today, the … Read more
For every £1 we spend on youth work in the city, TDC, as part of the Youth Collective, calculate a saving to Brighton and Hove Council of £5.56 further down the line. Young kids who are being bullied; struggling with eating disorders; battling mental health issues; suffering abuse at home; dropping out of school; thinking about … Read more