A charity which works with young people across West Dunbartonshire has been nominated for three awards.
Y Sort It is in line for three National Youth Work Awards this year recognising their efforts over the past 12 months.
The young carers service is nominated in the mental health and wellbeing category, the management board is up for the youth participation award and Lyndsey Coleman is in line for Scotland’s youth worker of the year.
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Although based in Clydebank, the charity’s services are delivered across the local authority area.
The young carers service has been nominated following the release of their short film Because We Care highlighting to parents how a young carer’s role affects them mentally, physically and socially.
The project provides a range of activities, workshops and learning opportunities, as well as one-to-one support to help young carers improve their mental and physical wellbeing.
The management board, up for the youth participation award, saw their hard work come to fruition when their own outdoor learning centre opened this year.
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And youth worker Lyndsey Coleman has been in line for much praise, leading to her nomination.
One of the people who she works with gave her a ringing endorsement, saying: “Every young person should have a youth worker like her.”
Her nomination read: “She is a dedicated and sensitive youth worker, who has played a massive role in advocating on behalf of young carers and vulnerable and at risk young people.
“Recognising a gap in youth work provision for both care experienced young people and volunteering, she was instrumental in creating a unique peer mentoring project, Buddy Up, that trains young people to support others with a background in care.”
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The winners will be announced during the ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Glasgow next week.
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