The Door

Who We Help, Why We Help & the Difference It Makes

What We Do

The Door offers a wide range of services and activities for young people (Please click on the green links for further details)

1:1 Support for 11 - 25 year olds

Meet with a friendly volunteer mentor to talk to about the ups and downs of life. A mentor will help you work through difficult times and situations, will do practical things to help you and fun stuff too. Spending time with you because they want to, not because they are being paid to. If you would like to be matched with a mentor simply complete and return an application form and a member of the team will be in touch.

1:1 Telephone Support for 11 - 25 year olds

If you need someone to talk to or if you need someone to listen to you and help work things out. Sign up to request a telephone mentor. 

Youth Clubs (8-14 and 11-17)

Come along to one of The Door’s youth clubs to hang out with your friends after school or at the weekend. The majority have free entry and depending on which centre is local to you have a range of activities including table tennis, games consoles, cooking and music.

The Door on Tour (11-17)

Looking for something to do during the school holidays? Keep an eye out for #TheDoorOnTour activities and trips available at subsidised prices. Trips run from each youth club hub once or twice during half term breaks and once a week during the summer holidays. Make sure to like The Door on Facebook for up to date announcements.

The Door For Families

Whether you need help with the practicalities of being a parent, specific advice around an issue affecting your family, or simply need a listening ear, a chat and a cuppa to help you develop your skills and confidence to manage the day-to-day, The Door is here for you, offering a suite of flexible services and options to fit your needs and time:

1:1 Support

Our trained team of friendly and knowledgeable support workers are available to meet with you on a 1:1 basis offering you dedicated weekly support and guidance. If you would like to be matched with a support worker simply complete and return an application form and a member of the team will be in touch.

Parent Connections

Monthly groups offering an informal space to take time for yourself, do something fun, relax and increase your support network.  If you would like to join us at our monthly meetings all we ask is that we have a chat beforehand. Either call 01453 756745 or drop us an email with your details and we will call you.

Volunteer

Volunteer

Volunteer Youth Mentor (18+)

Our volunteer mentors and support workers meet with young people or parents and carers on a weekly basis for one to one sessions. Volunteering as a mentor or support worker offers the opportunity to be a committed source of help and support for young people or parents and carers.

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Volunteer Parent Mentor (25+)

Our volunteer parent support workers are committed to helping parents or carers understand their children’s behaviour through one to one meetings so that parents can fully support their children through their challenging teenage years. Have you got what it takes to volunteer as a parent mentor?

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Youthwork Volunteer (18+)

Our Youthwork volunteers work across the district in our youth clubs, supporting young people and joining in with activities. The hours can range from 1 per month to 4 per week and the role varies between each centre meaning there are a wide range of opportunities available.

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Retail Volunteer (14+)

Retail volunteers can be found in The Door's Charity Shop, which helps to raise funds for The Door. The Shop offers the opportunity to learn customer service, work on a till, learn how to rotate stock and gain experience in displays and merchandising, this makes it the perfect place to gain retail experience. Volunteers usually come in for a morning or afternoon each week but opportunities start at as little as 1 hour per month. Duke Of Edinburgh Students Welcome

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Fundraising Volunteer (16+)

Fundraising volunteers help out at The Door's fundraising events and activities such as street collections. Opportunities come up about once a quarter and range from helping out at concerts and open days to raising sponsorship and street collections. All are welcome

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Please click here for details of our current volunteering opportunities and how to apply.

Work Experience at The Door

Work experience is just one way young people can get involved as volunteers at The Door and it doesn’t have to be restrained to when schools suggest it. If you are a young person and would like to do some work experience at The Door, during the holidays, during evenings or on weekends get in touch here. We also welcome student placements, college placements, Duke or Edinburgh Students and even offer volunteering as part of the music and cafe teams in our youth clubs during sessions. If you want to get involved let us know – 01453 756745 or find us on Facebook @TheDoorStroud . Click here to read about  Cory's experience of Work Experience at The Door

Support The Door Shop

• Volunteer - Looking for a way to gain retail experience, build your confidence or give back to your community? Why not join our team of fabulous volunteers. Volunteers usually come in for a morning or afternoon each week but opportunities start at as little as 1 hour per month.
  
• Recycle - You can also donate unwanted or less than perfect bedding, clothes, bags and shoes and we can re-home or recycle them for you. We also collect foreign and obsolete currency for recycling through Cash 4 Coins. Please click here to see the sort of items we need.
  

Buy Online

We sell some of our more interesting or high end items online, visit our store by clicking on the button below. If you are selling on ebay you can also choose to donate a percentage of your sale to The Door by searching for us in the listings

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