Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) has just launched a new programme for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children across Greater Manchester.
The charity is pleased to be offering this programme to young people who are seeking support and can gain new skills and experiences by coming along to these new sessions.
Over the next three years GMYN will be supporting 240 unaccompanied children who live in the 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Three new members of GMYN staff will be leading this programme. Eleanor Reardon will be the Programme Manager, Sarah Sunarko will be the Programme Coordinator and Faisal Al Raisi will be the Programme Worker.
Eleanor says: “We want to show children seeking sanctuary in our city how welcoming Greater Manchester can be. This new programme will give asylum-seeking children a space to make friends, learn skills and start to feel at home here.”
GMYN will be hosting a range of fun, wellbeing activities and social action projects which will help the young people to develop new skills and make new friends. The age group of young people taking part in this programme is 15-21 year olds.
This new programme is part of GMYN’s wider strategy to support over 1000 disadvantaged young people over the coming year. There is a need for these young people to be supported with activities, youth work and opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise receive. They are hoping to expand this programme and support many more young people in the future.
Alex Fairweather, CEO and Founder of GMYN, says: “This is an exciting and unique programme that we’re really glad to be offering for young people across Greater Manchester. We hope to show that every young person regardless of where they come from, deserves support and caring from the community.”
GMYN are partnering with Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit for this programme, who will support people subject to immigration control with free advice, representation, and support services.
