Juniors is a play session for young people in Primary 1- Primary 6. This is a drop in style service where young people get to focus on imaginative play, arts and crafts, learning how to bake as well as utilising the fabulous multi-sensory space.

This project runs on a Friday from 4.30pm-6.30pm

Drop In, is a project for Primary 7-S6 young people. They come along to the building, play video games, board games, arts and crafts and baking as well as just chilling out in our fabulous building! Young people are given a safe space to explore topics and challenge ideas

This project runs Friday from 7pm-9pm

Our In It Together program is designed specifically for children and young people with additional support needs. Using our  renovated building with sensory equipment in every room we strive to create an environment where the children and young people can play and learn new skills while receiving the extra support they require.

This project runs every Wednesday from 4pm-6pm

Little Rascals is for children between birth and 4/5 years old (until they start school) where your child will be able to take part in messy play, song time, story time and much more and there will be time for you as parents to chat with one another and relax within the session. This is a free service and we will provide snacks for the children, teas, coffees and biscuits are provided for the parents also.

This project runs Monday 10.00am-11.30am and Thursday 11.00am-12.30pm

Y Mentoring aims to deliver a community-based mentoring programme. This programme intervenes early to re-engage vulnerable young people, support mental health and prevent them from engaging in negative behaviours by promoting positive decision-making. The proposed programme continues the short term support offered through our LIAM and NVR programmes, to enable participants to embed their learning and develop their core skills such as self esteem, confidence and resilience.

If you are interested in being a mentor or have someone to refer or would like to self refer to be a mentee please email Amanda at amanda@renfrewymca.com

We have a whole dedicated service to the well being of the full family, we run specific sessions sessions for parents such as fitness and wellness walks, staff trained in NVR and empowering communities. For young people we have staff trained in let’s introduce anxiety management and motivational interviewing.

LIAM is an NHS early intervention approach based upon cognitive behavioural therapy. This is a 9 week program which supports young people to work through the anxieties they are having whilst also learning coping mechanisms to be able to face challenging circumstances which before would not be easily faced due to their anxieties

NVR is an approach that has been developed to address the violent and self-destructive behaviours of children and young people. NVR groups are led by skilled practitioners who have psychological training and experience within the area of child to adult violence. NVR helps adults deal with their child’s violent behaviours and provides them with a toolbox to work through with the end goal of the home becoming a happy and safe environment.