Canongate Youth offers activities and support to children and young people, aged 5 to 24 years in the South East area of Edinburgh. The range of services includes youth and play clubs, holiday provision, music sessions, as well as providing schools with wellbeing support for their pupils.
Funding will be used to support the delivery of fun, engaging weekly clubs provided for ages 5 to 18 and for their vital holiday programmes. The clubs are held three times a week and are split into 5 to 12 years and 12 to 18 years, and are free and open to all without any referral process, with over 350 young people attending annually. The young people also benefit from a healthy, nutritious meal. The weekly sessions and the holiday club provide activities that promote wellbeing, skill-building, and new connections to build long-lasting friendships in a positive environment.