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festive model making with YP in 16+ accommodation
Our Youth Voice and Participation Worker, Freddie, has been visiting our properties and offering some engagement activities with our...
Nov 25, 2021
asphaleia celebrates black history month in october
Last month here in England we celebrated Black History Month. It is an annual month of recognition and celebration of Black experiences...
Nov 18, 2021
wellbeing with sally; beating the winter blues
Hi everyone, hope you’re all doing well and adjusting to the colder weather okay. Some of us find it tough when the seasons change and...
Nov 12, 2021
youth mental health day 2021
Hi everyone, I hope that you have all been enjoying the Summer and getting back out there to a more normal life following the pandemic....
Sep 6, 2021
cooking skills for 16+ accommodation young people
Staff in our 16+ and 18+ accommodation have been hosting 'Come Dine With Me' evenings with young people living in one of our properties....
Aug 27, 2021
new IV and advocacy services for East Sussex County Council
asphaleia are delighted to be delivering the Advocacy and Independent Visitor services for East Sussex County Council. We took over the...
Aug 9, 2021
living wage employer accreditation
We are pleased to share that asphaleia has joined over 5000 other employers as an accredited Living Wage Employer. Being a Living Wage...
Jul 14, 2021
youth voice and participation workers soon to join the asphaleia team
We are excited to have two new staff members joining asphaleia in the next month or so. And they will both be undertaking a new role;...
Jun 1, 2021
asphaleia are working towards the FE mental health award
According to a Young Minds survey, 67% of young people believed the pandemic would have a long-term negative impact on their mental...
May 26, 2021
what does Ramadan mean to our Muslim young people?
Ramadan is celebrated by Muslim's the world over. This year, it began 12th/13th April and ends 12/13th May (depending on moon sightings)....
Apr 27, 2021
children's commissioner launches The Big Ask survey
get your child’s voice heard and make a difference The Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, is launching a...
Apr 19, 2021
independent visiting service moves on to new provider
At the end of February, the Independent Visiting Service moved on from asphaleia to a new provider. It has been a privilege to deliver...
Mar 31, 2021
safer internet day 2021
Safer Internet Day took place this year on the 9th of February. It is an annual awareness day in which the UK Safer Internet Centre...
Mar 29, 2021
young person's week; feedback at house meetings
During the week commencing 22nd February, asphaleia held it's annual young people's week where we shine a spotlight on our young people...
Mar 26, 2021
care young people celebrate achievement
Many of us are familiar with the way in which incentives can help us achieve our goals. I can remember being offered a reward for...
Mar 17, 2021
21 years of asphaleia: supporting young people in kent
As we continue our series celebrating the work of asphaleia over the past 21 years, a contract we have had for over 10 years has come to...
Feb 18, 2021
wellbeing with Sally; combating the january blues
Mental health charity Mind, have been trying to bust the Blue Monday myth, the idea that there's one day of the year that is the most...
Jan 21, 2021
support services for young people over the festive period
Christmas is coming and it is often a time for celebrating and having fun. However, Christmas can also bring up a lot of negative...
Dec 24, 2020
PHE launches new mental health campaign to support children, young people and their parents
OVER HALF OF PARENTS SAY THEIR CHILDREN’S MENTAL WELLBEING HAS BEEN ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST WORRIES DURING COVID. Most families have...
Sep 8, 2020
asphaleia's learning and development week is approaching!
Learning and Development (L&D) week is an annual event at asphaleia where staff's professional development is focused on and invested in....
Sep 4, 2020
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