National Citizen Service (NCS)
NCS offers opportunities to young people aged 15-17 during the summer holidays. Activities include:
- Do adrenaline-fuelled activities
- Experience the freedom of living away from home
- Boost your CV and UCAS application
- Meet incredible people
- Develop skills and confidence
- Make a difference on a cause or issue you care about
Contact Information:
0800 197 8010
Pennywell Youth Project (PYP)
Pennywell Youth Project is charity, based in west Sunderland. Located in a purpose built community centre they provide educational, recreational, and employment related activities designed to build confidence, raise aspirations, and develop skills for those often in families of multi‑generational unemployment.
Contact Information:
Pennywell Youth Project in Sunderland
0191 534 5357
Box Youth Project
The Box Youth Project delivers activities and opportunities for children, young people and adults with learning disabilities.
Contact Information:
Box Youth and Community Project
0191 522 5031
Youth Almighty Project
0191 5238000
Oxclose Young peoples project
Oxclose & District Young People’s Project is dedicated to providing free youth clubs for young people aged 11-19 five nights per week around Washington as well as training and education for young people aged 16-19.
Contact Information:
0191 417 3382
Parker Trust
Parker Trust is a charity based in Pallion in Sunderland. They provide advice assistance and organise programmes of physical, education, social and other activities. Their mission is to help people to develop skills advance in education and relieve unemployment, ultimately to enable people to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals.
Contact Information:
0191 543 7123