Young Carers Action Day was on 16th March this year and to celebrate this we invited an artist – Sassy Steve – along to give a drawing workshop at our online club. We made sure every young person taking part had the right materials by sending them all an art kit in the post, with paper, pencils, pens, accessories and a clipboard. Steve gave a brilliant session on how to draw caricatures and at the end of the evening delighted us all by presenting us with a group portrait, based on the characters the children wanted to be. It was such a fun event that the group have requested a follow up session, so watch this space!

No Wrong Door takes time for reflection at end of the financial year and with spring and Easter bringing new life, there feels a sense of positivity and new hope. With the COVID vaccination program doing so well and the government roadmap slowly but cautiously still on track, it is great to be back in No Wrong Door and being able to see the city slowly start coming back to life, young people now coming into booked appointments, and although all masked up, there feels a renewed sense of purpose with people not only reflecting on what we have just lived through but also how we can make things better.

So, with the end of the current financial year, I thought it would be good to reflect and share on what No Wrong Door has achieved over the past 12 months and share some thoughts on the potentials and our hopes for the new year. Read more from the the NWD team here.