“A Genuine Guiding Light for the Children”
“A genuine guiding light for the children” – we recently sat down with a long standing friend of Matrix to hear why they love working with us and how they see Matrix inspiring young people. Steve Smith – Headteacher, Guildford County School What do you love about Matrix? We’ve had a longstanding relationship with Matrix, […]
Priya’s Progress
Priya had experienced some bullying at school and was struggling with attendance, leading to aggressive and rude behaviour wherever they went. When they started coming to the Youth Café, they brought this disruptive behaviour with them and were unwelcoming to others who came along. The team took time to build trust and engaged them in […]
Malin’s Story
12-year-old Malin was struggling with anger issues as a result of a parental split and other family issues, regular frustration and anger meant they would lash out and get into trouble at school, and at home. In our first few sessions they would either be energetic and loud, or completely unengaged with their head on […]
Alex’s Achievements
We began seeing Alex in the summer, the school referred him as his self-esteem was noticeably low and he was being distracted easily in class. In one session activity, he scored himself low on feeling valued by others. We then spent the following sessions looking at self-esteem activities and setting simple tasks for him to […]
Ready 4 Action 2018
Every year at Matrix we run an annual social action weekend called Ready 4 Action. This years project wrapped up a few weeks ago. R4A exists to provide practical assistance to people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to help themselves. With 140 volunteers serving with us this year, we completed 35 jobs, and removed nearly […]