SUpport wilmslow youth

As a registered charity with services that are free at point of access to our community, we rely on generous supporters to fund our work.

All our overhead and administration costs are covered by some generous partners, which means that 100% of your donation as a friend or champion of Wilmslow Youth goes straight to the services that support young people and their families.

Ways to give

  • Whether you fancy skydiving, doing a sponsored walk, or seeing how many packets of custard creams it’s possible for a human being to eat in 24 hours, we would love for you to use your creative fundraising initiatives to support young people in our town. If you would like to fundraise for us, please get in touch here.

  • You can donate directly through our website by visiting this link.

    If you would like to make a regular donation, check out our ‘Friends of Wilmslow Youth’ scheme below.

  • Partner with Wilmslow Youth through regular donations or service sponsorship to create lasting community impact. Your steady support funds vital programmes.

    By donating regularly or sponsoring a service, you’re investing in safer, healthier futures for young people.

    To get in touch with us about corporate giving, please get in touch here or read about our champions scheme below.

  • Legacy giving is a way to support our work beyond your lifetime by leaving a gift in your will. It can be a fixed amount, a percentage of your estate, or what’s left after you’ve taken care of family and friends. Every legacy gift, whatever the size, helps ensure our services can continue to support young people well into the future.

    To talk to us about legacy giving, please contact us here

Friends of wilmslow youth

All of our support to young people is free for them to access. We never want money to be a barrier to getting help, and to achieve this we depend on the generosity of those who care about young people’s wellbeing and want to support our work.

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  • Celebrating Layla’s Art

    Life is at its best when you have good people to share it with. At Wilmslow Youth, young people can make life-long connections and friendships that become a vital part of their support network.

    Layla came to Wilmslow Youth aged 11 after finding it hard to make friends in school. She felt lonely and anxious around others.

    She was an amazing artist with a passion for drawing characters from her favourite show. We asked her to come along to one of our workshops and share her talent with other young people, so she helped one of our team to run an art session. Six years on, Layla is now best friends with one of the young people she met in that workshop. They still visit us and talk about their incredible art.

  • daniel and dad

    When life hits hardest, sometimes we don’t need fixing, we just need someone to care. Daniel came to see us at Wilmslow Youth after he unexpectedly lost his Mum.

    Daniel told his counsellor that he felt like he had nowhere to go to speak about her and share how he felt. By having a space to be heard, and to be listened to with compassion and care, he was able to start the long journey of processing his grief. He found it helpful to share stories of all the wonderful things his Mum had done in her life that made him feel proud of her.

    Daniel’s Dad joined one of our parenting groups, and through that group he received the support he needed from other parents to help him continue to be an amazing Dad.

  • relighting MYLO’s SPARK

    Mylo is an energetic, cheeky and outgoing 13 year old. He was always the first of his friends to try something new and throw himself into a challenge.

    When he experienced an episode of depression, he suddenly found that many of the things he used to do without thinking, now started feeling scary and impossible. We sometimes think that resilience is just about our internal ability to cope, but as in Mylo’s case, it’s also about having a scaffolding of support around us when we need it.

    Thanks to Wilmslow Youth, Mylo wasn’t alone. He joined one of our wellbeing groups and found that through having the guidance of some trusted adults and the help of a group of other young people, he was able to rekindle his energetic spark.

  • Building millie's courage

    Millie was referred to Wilmslow Youth after her teachers noticed she was struggling in class. She was showing signs of low self-esteem and would withdraw and become self-critical in large groups. She was also starting to miss time at school because she had become anxious about her lessons.

    Millie began meeting with one of our mentors. They worked through her worries together and starting building her confidence as she challenged herself to face her fears.

    Over a few weeks she made some amazing, courageous decisions which helped her realise how capable and strong she was. Millie told us that it made all the difference having a friendly adult who cared, listened, believed in her, and helped her to be brave.

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