One in six school-aged children has a mental health problem and yet there is an average 10 year delay between young people displaying first symptoms and getting help.
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Matrix provides safe spaces for young people to belong. Here they can have fun, relax, meet and make friends, as well as connect with their community.
1 in 10 young people report often feeling lonely, which can increase the risk of depression and anxiety in young people across all age groups
Matrix provides safe spaces for young people to belong. Here they can have fun, relax, meet and make friends, as well as connect with their community. Being open access young people can come and go as they like, engaging with activities that meet their needs at that time. Matrix Youth workers provide positive role models and when needed, can signpost young people to other youth-focussed activities or more specialised support.
Coming to Youth Café helps me deal with things better - I’m a happier person because of it!
Each week in term-time we run lunchtime drop-ins at schools across Guildford. All are welcome!
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Drop-ins are a safe space to have fun with your friends, to play games or chat. This is a chance to chill in the middle of your school day, helping to reduce stress levels and prevent poor mental health.
They are also a place where you can find a youth worker who will listen to you and who can help you find mental health support if you or a friend are struggling.
We are always looking for enthusiastic people to join our team.
Youth Team
Could you spare a few hours a week to hang out with young people, playing games, cooking with or listening to them? We need School Transition Coaches, Youth Café Team, Youth Hub Team in your local community and One-to-One Relational Schoolsworkers.
Support Team
If working with young people is not your thing, or you can only volunteer from time-to-time, don’t worry, there are plenty of other opportunities to support us with your time or skills. Check out our latest vacancies (below) or email [email protected] to find out more.
We provide all our volunteers with training and support as well as the occasional party!
Amanda and Alison raised over £400 by baking and selling delicious apple cakes to family and friends across Guildford.
We rely on the generous donations of individuals and communities to enable us to continue running and developing our provision, as well as increasing the number of young people we work with. So, if you’d like to run a race, hold a bake sale or jump out of a plane, raising vital funds for Matrix while you do, then we’d be happy to support you!
With Easy Fundraising, you can shop in over 4,000 online retailers including John Lewis, Argos, Uswitch, eBay, and M&S. But when you shop through Easy Fundraising they will donate to us every time you shop online!
Amazon Smile can donate to Matrix every time you shop, at no cost to you! Buy exactly same products at the same prices but Amazon will donate some of the purchase price to Matrix projects!
We rely on the generous donations of individuals and communities to enable us to continue running and developing our provision, as well as increasing the number of young people we work with. So, if you’d like to run a race, hold a bake sale or jump out of a plane, raising vital funds for Matrix while you do, then we’d be happy to support you!
With Easy Fundraising, you can shop in over 4,000 online retailers including John Lewis, Argos, Uswitch, eBay, and M&S. But when you shop through Easy Fundraising they will donate to us every time you shop online!
Amazon Smile can donate to Matrix every time you shop, at no cost to you! Buy exactly same products at the same prices but Amazon will donate some of the purchase price to Matrix projects!
We rely on the generous donations of individuals and communities to enable us to continue running and developing our provision, as well as increasing the number of young people we work with. So, if you’d like to run a race, hold a bake sale or jump out of a plane, raising vital funds for Matrix while you do, then we’d be happy to support you!
A student led orchestra performed at Holy Trinity Church and raised over £500 with a retiring collection.
We are always looking for enthusiastic people to join our youth hub and after-school teams. If you can help us, we can provide you with training, support and parties!
Can you spare a few hours a week to hang out with young people, playing games, doing cooking or listening to them? There are so many different projects to get involved with, both face-to-face and behind the scenes, just email to find out more, or check out our vacancies.
Matrix offer a number of ways to support our young people, both individually and in groups, which means that everyone can get access to a Youth Worker should they need it.
