LADDERS

Ladders Young Peoples Centre is for anyone aged 12-25. We are based in Bargates, Christchurch Town Centre, and open 5 days a week. Full contact info.

Services for young people that can be accessed from the centre include the Connexions Service for 13-19 year olds, offering guidance and support around a variety of issues.

The SHADOWS service have an outreach worker for the area and provide drop-in sesions at Ladders for young people to seek advice and information around drug and alcohol issues for under 21 year olds.

A young people's health clinic runs twice weekly offering sexual health and contraception advice for under 21 year olds.

Millenium Vounteers also run drop-in seesions at the centre to support 16-24 year olds thinking about or actively volunteering in the community. Ladders works in association with Twynham Housing Association and Christchurch Borough Council to offer a housing outreach service around all aspects of housing, homelessness, supported housing or private tenancies. This service is available to all 16-25 year olds. Rooms are available in the centre for use by outside agencies such as Social Services and the Youth Offending Team.

Ladders boasts music, a tuck shop, and access to computers if required. Staff are available to offer support and information around a wide range of subjects that young people may be facing now or in the future. Ladders also offers opportunities for young people such as regular pool competitions of Ladders versus Doors in Ferndown, a Girls Football Team, a Fundraising Committee and Drift Magazine for young people to get involved in.