This is The Junctions 16th year of working with young people in Leith and North East Edinburgh. To mark this milestone birthday, we are asking people to join us in raising funds across the year, so we can continue to offer services that support young people in our community to achieve their full potential. Adolescence can be a challenging time for young people learning about the world, its wider systems, learning who we are, how to be independent from family, relationships with friends. This is only exacerbated by other circumstances such as anxiety about relationships, identity, education and their future. The pandemic has added more uncertainty and challenges for young people. During this time the Junction has continued to support young people with their health and wellbeing when they need it most and are finding it hard to cope.