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11-5 Project at Bowes Lyon Young People's Centre

The Services for Young People Bowes Lyon Young People's Centre is open to young people who live in and around the Stevenage district

Bowes Lyon Young People's Centre


Opening hours

Monday, Wednesday and Fridays, 11am-5pm
Our young people's centres remain open for information, advice and support during school holidays, but are closed on bank holidays.


At the Services for Young People 11-5 Project at Bowes Lyon Young People's Centre, young people can access free and confidential information, advice and support on the following topics from trained SfYP Advisers and Youth Workers:

  • Jobs and careers
  • Training and apprenticeships
  • Education and exams
  • Youth work projects
  • Advice on health and relationships
  • Personal safety
  • Drugs and alcohol use
  • Benefits and finances
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Improving resilience, self-esteem and confidence
  • Independent living skills


Young people can also access sexual health services, including free condoms, free pregnancy, chlamydia, and gonorrhoea testing. 

We work with the majority of education providers in Hertfordshire. Young people who are in school or college can get impartial careers guidance from Services for Young People. Please ask the school or college's Careers Leader for a careers guidance appointment.


Location

St George's Way, Stevenage SG1 1XY
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Facilities

The Bowes Lyon Young People's Centre is fully wheelchair accessible and has computers which can be used for research, developing CVs, searching for jobs, training and accessing other information.

Professionals who work with young people in Hertfordshire can book a space to meet a young person at Bowes Lyon Young People's Centre during the opening times. Please contact the Services for Young People Stevenage Team for more details. 

 

Contact us

Young people can drop in during the opening times or contact the Services for Young People Stevenage Team to make an appointment.
Making an appointment in advance will ensure you don’t have to wait to be seen. As well as face-to-face appointments, phone and video-call appointments are also available.

Tel: 01438 843340
Text: 07860 065178
Email: [email protected] 

Details of our other young people's centres across Hertfordshire