Free2Talk
Profile
Free2Talk's ethos is about instilling young people with confidence & resilience. We provide all of the young people we support with, equal opportunities. We can provide you with a range of various types of support, activities & workshops to help you be the best you can be. From; 1-2-1 Mentoring, Music Courses, Youth Groups or Forest Schools, Free2Talk has something for everybody to enjoy.
Product or Service
Our current key projects include Young Leaders in Public Health Education, they are leading work on communications and messages to young people. Young Leaders in Music are creating tracks to be used countywide for TikTok messaging and are developing a track with a celebrity artist.
Our Get Real Youth Music continues with a virtual music studio launched in summer 2020 enabling Arts Awards for young people at risk of exclusion. Our Twitch gaming channel has now got affiliate status and is supporting healthy online behaviours in young people's online spaces. Young people have needed a 'news channel' the same way that adults have had through the pandemic, Free 2 Talk TV is streamed every Friday 5-6pm to discuss the week's events.
Free2Talk Youth Workers continue providing mentoring and support groups for young people through our Trusted Relationships Home Office pilot; these are in school or in community spaces in Northampton.
Social or Environmental Mission
Free 2 Talk aims to carry out activities which benefit the community and in particular disadvantaged young people. Priority is given to individuals displaying personal, social and emotional health needs. The organisation aims to work collaboratively with agencies with similar priorities and are underpinned by value for social justice.
Activities may be in the form of
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Youth Work
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Parenting Support
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Family Support
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Advocacy
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Emotional Support
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Counselling
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Mentoring
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Community Development -
Group Work
The organisation aims to complement existing services and work in partnership to maximise the resources available to disadvantaged people. Our support values immediacy and the right support at the right time for people. It values the rights of voluntary participation in accessing support.
The ethos of the organisation is to build positive, engaged, resilient and sustainable communities. This is through the active engagement and co-production of community members. The organisation will enable people’s awareness of their situations and educate them to be empowered in their own lives and the lives of others in their community.
Operating In
Northamptonshire
Head Office Address
Main Contact: Jodie Low (Managing Director)
Email: enquiries@free2talkcic.org
Website: https://www.free2talkcic.org/