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I am taking part in the Loch Morlich 1500m open water swim. Last year after catching covid I developed 2 frozen shoulders which had a huge impact on my life. I was unable to sleep properly and struggled to get dressed, swimming was out of the question and was incredibly painful. So when a friend said they where going to do this event I thought it would be a good opportunity to lean into the difficulty and raise awareness of the wonderful work done by Growing2gether and to raise funds in order to enable that this work continues.The Growing2gether programme pairs young people as mentors with children in nursery. The young people are experiencing challenging circumstances, and the children they mentor are needing additional support. It is proven to build confidence and self-esteem, develop social, emotional and behavioral skills and re-engage young people in school and the community. In addition, the experience provides life and employment skills training.

Growing2gether also runs a innovative youth-led programme which provides young people with the opportunity to work together as a creative team, to assess the needs of their community, identify an issue that they care deeply about and to design and deliver a project that will address this issue. It builds the confidence, emotional health, employment and life skills of young people, helping them to reach their full potential. In addition we are running a new youth-led mentoring service. Using the coaching skills of our experienced facilitators, we offer youth-led small group mentoring, with topics determined by young people for each session, depending on their needs. We also offer one-to-one, youth-led mentoring for those with more complex needs.

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