What we do – Granton Youth

Our Story

Granton Youth, established in 2002, provides opportunities and support for young people and their families, living within the North Edinburgh areas of Granton, Wardieburn, Royston, Muirhouse and Pilton. GY engages, through a variety of programmes to encourage participation in positive activities and learning opportunities.

Granton Youth is recognised through its service delivery of open access youth work, outreach, detached streetwork, counselling, volunteering, family support, physical activity, music and schools-based programmes to support and engage local young people and their families, who take an active role in the design of services and programmes we provide.

GY offers a holistic programme to support local young people and their families at GY, in school, in their community and at home. Offering practical, emotional and social support through facilitation, empowerment and challenge – across the various projects and services we offer – to enable young people to reach their true potential.

Our Objectives and Principal Activities

Raise the aspirations of young people in North Edinburgh and promote a more inclusive community.
Provide a safe environment for young people in North Edinburgh to explore relevant health, emotional, social and practical issues.
Increase participation and social re

The Main Areas of Our Activities

The provision of age specific youthwork services.
The provision of diversionary activities during school holidays
A detached youth work service, delivering interventions in the community to address risk-taking behaviour.
The provision of an accredited youth and adult volunteering service.
The provision of 1-2-1 and youthwork support in schools
Counselling in 6 local high schools and at our base in Royston Wardieburn Community Centre
The provision of a physical activities/sport/outdoor programme.
The provision of a music and creative arts programme
The provision of a holistic family support service to provide mediation to improve family relationships/dynamics
The provision of 1-2-1 mentoring to develop social skills/networks and reduce isolation

Our Partnerships

Granton Youth has long established partnership and collaborative working practices with schools, statutory and voluntary organisations including the North Edinburgh Youth Work Collaborative to provide programmes, support and services for local young people.

BWell Together

Granton Youth is a partner in the BWell Together collaborative, alongside partners; Circle, Intercultural Youth, Muirhouse Youth Development Group, Pilton Youth & Children’s Project, Stepping Stones North Edinburgh and The Youth Agency. The collaborative is funded by Scottish Government, to support mental health and wellbeing in North West Edinburgh. As part of the collaborative GY provides counselling support across six local high schools.

Our Strategies

The strategies employed by Granton Youth to meet these objectives include the following:

Developing innovative projects and programmes for young people
Creating volunteering opportunities for young people
Developing relevant partnerships with local and national organisations
Providing individual advocacy, support and counselling or those young people who are most vulnerable
Increasing opportunities to participate in democratic structures i.e. management committees and youth councils
Listening and responding to the views of young people