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Youth Power!

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Young People – the page For Us, By Us 

From bullying and self-harm to homelessness and better urban landscapes: we Young People have the power to inspire new futures – for everyone.

Here’s where it happens! See some of the projects that have helped over 14 000 people in our communities.

Do you need support? You’ll also find resources here, gathered by us, to help with mental health, eating disorders and self-harm, LGBTQ+, bullying, sexual health and relationships, substance misuse and more.  You are not alone.

Youth Social Action – this is what we do

Read the stories behind some of our projects and activities, in our regular newsletters.

April 2026

December 2025

Find organisations that can help you with bullying, self harm, mental health, eating issues and more

Our Youth Social Action (YSA) projects in Scotland

Here’s how it works. With the help of two Growing2gether facilitators, we look at what’s needed in our communities, and find something we can help to solve. We design a project, create a budget and get local partners to help. Here are some we’ve achieved so far. Watch this space…

Looking after your mental health could look like ...
Why do we need a community centre in Forres?
An accessible playround for St Clements

‘We need to get others involved. So many don’t know about YSA and we need to let them know. Growing2gether has helped me grow in so many ways. I’m so grateful for all the opportunities over the years.’ ~ YSA team member, Tain

Get Involved

If you would like to explore having Growing2gether in your school, please get in touch!

aileen.mackay@growing2gether.org.uk

Community Programme & Partnerships Manager

Support Us

If you would like to support our work, please donate today

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