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Drop-in group news......

Since August 2009 we have been running a dna drop-in available to all young people who access the service. Initially the drop-in ran on a Tuesday evening but now runs every Thursday 4.30pm until 8.00pm. Positive Futures and the Participation Unit help organize and facilitate delivery of the programme each week, which will continue until June 2010. At the moment we have anywhere between 4 and 12 young people who attend on a regular basis.

The drop-in covers many activities which are not only meant to build participant’s individual fitness levels but also focus on healthy living and lifestyles. Young people also learn more about being a team member, develop new skills, explore attitudes, have shared experiences, build self esteem and increase their confidence levels as they try new and varied activities.

We have just recently had our first dna Forum group which will run every 6 weeks. We are in the process of designing an identity for the group and looking at possible funding in order to keep both the drop-in and the forum running.

Possibilities for the future...

• Continue to look at healthy living and life styles, creating more positive outcomes for the young people who participate.
• Promotional work (e.g. have a stall to promote dna at events).
• Apply for funding for work to continue.

For any further information on the drop in contact Cherry Raymond at dna.