Here at CY we think it is super important that children and young people are given the chance to speak up and have their voices listened too. We are always looking for opportunities to support them do this and this is one of our latest projects....... Last year, two...
After a few weeks of lockdown back in April/May, we asked our longest serving member of staff, the fantastic Suzanne, to put a blog together for our website...unfortunately we didn't get a chance to upload it at that time and in the more recent months she has been...
It is with great sadness that Canongate Youth has taken the decision to close the Old School Café. This has not been an easy decision to make and has only been after much thought and consultation. The Old School Café has been in operation for 5 years within our space...
We are looking to recruit a Treasurer to join our Board of Trustees to support the strategic development and governance of the organisation. The Treasurer will be responsible for overseeing the financial matters of the organisation as well as the general duties of a...
Last week saw the departure of our lovely CEO, Ellie Hutchinson. Ellie has been with CY for 2.5 years and has played a vital role in implementing our 2018-21 strategy as well as bringing the values of the organisation to the forefront of all that we do. Her time has...
Please join us in celebrating all things Canongate Youth at our Annual General Meeting Meet our lovely staff and see for yourself some of the fab activities we do, and what we've been up to, with our amazing young people! Contact...
For the last 6 weeks we've been hosting an intern from America in partnership with Academic Programmes International (API). Kathrin was heavily involved in the delivery of our 2019 Summer Programme and here's what she had to say about her time at CY - "Hello, my name...
The first half of 2019 has seen a few new additions to the CY team. We've created 2 new posts and recruited 2 young people as Music Trainees to help us continue to provide a supportive and nurturing environment for children and young people. A huge welcome to the...
After our first, very successful Power Up programme we are excited to be able to run another programme for young women aged 13-16 Power Up is a 12 week long programme to empower young women to take control over their relationships, sexual health and emotional...