The emergency response team were out delivering a food parcel to one of our youth club members and her family. The guys could see that the garden was completely overgrown and the family couldn’t get outside to sit in the fresh air. With Mum being unwell and not having the tools required, they couldn’t do […]
During the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic, here at Rathbone we have had to make many changes to the way we work. Sadly, this means that face to face service such as our youth clubs and drop-in service have been temporarily closed. We have been keeping in-touch with everyone and we know that some people have […]
Here at Rathbone our colleagues have been doing a fantastic job during the Covid 19 outbreak. They have been working long hours, lots of overtime and working in situations with a high risk to themselves. We have been working closely with Lambeth Council who have been hugely supportive with the provision of PPE. However, now […]
Dear parents, carers and youth club members. We hope that you are all keeping well and safe during this period of lock down and isolation. Our youth workers are working hard, setting up links to online virtual youth sessions, in addition to putting together practical resource packs to be sent directly to your home. If […]
As a result of the Coronavirus – Covid 19 pandemic, Rathbone will be making some changes to the way we deliver our services. These changes are as a response to the guidelines produced by the government. Our services will adapt to the need for people to ‘stay at home’, ‘self-isolate’ and ‘avoid social gatherings’. We […]
Rathbone has been chosen by West Norwood Co-op as one of their membership causes for 2020. If you are a co-op member and have one of their blue membership cards, you can help raise money for our Youth Club. You have to go online to the co-op website members page: https://www.coop.co.uk/membership and choose Rathbone as […]
As part of a consultation exercise involving many of the people who use our Drop-in Service, the group preferred and chose the new name of ‘Rathbone Connect‘. The growing service, based at The Old Library in West Norwood, also opens its doors for a third weekly day (Fridays) from this week, a day also voted […]
Co-designing a home-from-home The first step in creating our quieter youth space was to ask young people what they wanted. We did this through surveys to our ‘Young People Committee’ and by speaking to young people with learning disabilities to find out what a safe, quiet space looked like for them. Click to read more… […]
Rathbone Youth Club have achieved the London Youth Gold Quality Mark. This is a great achievement as it recognises the excellent standard of youth work delivered by our youth service. Achieving Gold is a badge of excellence for youth organisations that are committed to continuous improvement through the involvement of young people in their organisational […]
To celebrate National Youth Work Week (5th – 9th November 2018) the mayor’s office held an event in London’s Living Room at the top of City Hall. Hosted by Sian Berry, London Assembly member, the night was a celebration of London’s youth workers. The picture shows our Youth Service Manager Charline King addressing the hall […]