Young Plymouth man, Shaun Millington, has thanked DCH for supporting him when he needed it most by giving him a home to live in and mentoring him on essential independent living skills such as money management and cooking for himself.
Shaun, who has learning difficulties, started his journey with DCH in 2014 living in accommodation for young people at Plymouth Foyer and celebrated...
National Youth Against Cancer Week runs from the 12th – 18th October and encourages young people to join the fight against cancer in their age group by raising awareness and funds by holding their own events. Schools and colleges up and down the country are been encouraged to take part.
As a youth cancer charity, supporting teenagers and young adults with cancer throughout the UK and...
Tomorrow’s scientists and engineers can now apply for places at the county’s newest school, the South Devon University Technical College in Engineering, Water and the Environment, which opens its doors to the first intake of students this time next year.
The innovative UTC has been established by the University of Exeter and South Devon College alongside key local and regional...
Eleven young people from across the city are welcoming the public to an exhibition of work from British and International artists at Radiant Gallery on Derrys Cross this month.
Tuesday 19 August will be the first in a series of five “r[eff]uge” exhibitions from Effervescent, the social enterprise that recently converted an old bank into Radiant: a cultural laboratory and tea room....
Thousands of young people in Plymouth and across the South West peninsula will be helped along the path from learner to earner as part of the City Deal.
A range of initiatives designed to help young people affected by the recession, particularly those claiming benefits for more than six months, will be rolled out.
A Youth and Employer scheme is to be set up which will better...
Homeless 16 to 25 year olds will be able to get help from a new and improved supported accommodation service in Plymouth.
Plymouth City Council’s Cabinet has awarded a contract to DCH’s Housing Support Service to provide the redesigned service that will give very vulnerable young people a safe home and help with day to day living. It also includes a referral ‘hub’ to help young people...
Report on children’s health makes strong case for change as data shows five excess child deaths per day in UK compared to Sweden
Billions could be saved by investing in young people
Much more needs to be done to improve UK children’s health, and acting early will save taxpayers’ money, the Chief Medical Officer has said in a frank assessment of the state of the...
Thousands of children and young people will be able to access an online advice service for support dealing with issues such as depression and anxiety as a result of a £500,000 government investment.
Minister for Civil Society, Nick Hurd has awarded funding to children’s charity MindFull , a new service which gives vulnerable young people access to counselling support services wherever...
A scrutiny panel is being told that young people with special needs are getting a helping hand to prepare for work.
A wide range of initiatives are going on in Plymouth across the city to give young people a taste for work and special attention is being given to those who have disabilities and need appropriate opportunities.
A city wide review was carried out after the Growth...
A club designed to help young people get valuable work experience has smashed its own targets.
The 1000 Club has now opened up the doors of opportunity to 1,028 young people. The club was set up specially to give young people a taste of work – either through work experience, graduate internships, apprenticeships and jobs – full or part-time.
