News

After the challenges of lockdown we are delighted that we have been able to work with young people face to face across all of our services. We are continuting with strictly applied enhanced cleaning and other mitigations to help protect all of the young people, their families and our staff from Covid-19.

Our drop-in continues to run in the Pyramid and staff are still out on streetwork in Wester Hailes and the surronding areas. We are also continuing with our individual support service to help the most vulnerable young people and those needing a bit of extra support as we move through this challenging time.

We will continue to post any updates to our service delivery here and on our social media pages. Alternatively, for information on any of our services, or if you are a young person who requires support, please contact us on:

E: info@youthagency.net

Facebook: WesterHailes YouthAgency

Twitter: @WHYouthAgency

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Merry Christmas from the Youth Agency!

21st December 2021

A very merry Christmas to all our of young people, families and supporters from everyone here at the Youth Agency. We are grateful for all of the support that we receive throughout the year that enables us to continue our work supporting young people in the community. To those celebrating ...

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

21st December 2021

We love December here at the Youth Agency. It may be getting cold, dark and frosty outside but in the Pyramid it’s a time for fun, fun and more fun. We’ve enjoyed Christmas baking, movies and hot chocolate, Christmas themed silent disco and, of course, fun-filled Christmas parties. Sadly Santa ...

Present Drive from Lift

15th December 2021

Thank you so much to the management, staff and users of Lift Gym at Chesser in Edinburgh for once again supporting the Youth Agency at Christmas time. Thanks to their generosity we have collected and distributed countless presents, selections boxes, pyjamas, toiletries and treats to the young people and families ...

Healthy Respect in the Park

15th December 2021

Our staff on streetwork teamed up with Healthy Respect on Friday to support a visit of their mobile drop-in bus at Sighthill Park. The result was a very busy, but productive, night with lots of young people supported to access sexual health services. Accessing support and information relating to sexual ...

Pyramid Fun

24th November 2021

It’s been a busy few months at the Pyramid. Autumn has well and truly progressed with shorter, colder days but that hasn’t stopped the fun happening – both inside and outside – at the Pyramid. Young people took on the staff in a Beat the Staff Challenge which saw staff ...

Our festival favour

5th October 2021

It was so exciting to welcome Edinburgh International Fetival and the guys from Spectrum Arts to the Pyramid last week for a special drop-in session. The Youth Agency were lucky enough to be selected for one of the Festival’s festival favours, a programme new for 2021 which takes artists and ...

Fabulous Summer of Fun

1st September 2021

As autumn beckons we wave goodbye to what was a fabulous summer of fun at the Pyramid drop-in. All of our age groups – even the big kids – got involved and had a super time along with the staff. ...

Healthy Respect bus visit!

24th August 2021

It was really fabulous to work with our friends from Chalmers and have the Healthy Respect bus visit our patch recently. While the bus parked up at Sighthill Youth Agency staff were happy to team up with Healthy Respect to provide a great and much valued service for young people. ...

BBC Scotland Drivetime

16th August 2021

It was a pleasure to welcome BBC Radio Scotland Drivetime presenter John Beattie to the Youth Agency last week. We had a wide and varied chat with John discussing the Youth Agency, our place within the community and the difference that youth work can make to the lives of young ...

Summertime Fun

30th June 2021

Happy summer everyone! Our drop-ins have been operating outside as much as possible. As well as keeping ourselves, the young people and their families as safe as we can it’s been great to enjoy the fresh air, sunshine and play some fantastic old school games. We’ve also been ...