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MYPAS Monthly Update: January 2026
We kicked off the year at full speed at MYPAS with a lot of activities and event promotions of all sorts. Our Wellbeing Project Worker has been doing all kinds of fun activities with young people. The work we do at MYPAS is tailored around things that young people enjoy. In one of the sessions,
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MYPAS Monthly Update: December 2025
Finishing up the year, we had a busy and fun month at MYPAS, with a lot of activities and news! At the beginning of the month, we introduced Alt text to all of our social media posts. Alt texts help make our posts accessible to everyone, including people who use screen readers. They describe the
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MYPAS Monthly Update: November 2025
November was a month full of activities involving not only young people but also our incredible MYPAS staff. On the 5th, two of our staff were invited to St. David’s High School S6 wellbeing day. The pupils found out more about MYPAS services while taking part in activities that identify risky situations and how to
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MYPAS is GOLD!
We’re delighted to announce that MYPAS has been accredited with the LGBT Youth Scotland Charter at Gold Level. After a 12-month process of learning, campaigning, delivery, and policy development focusing on embedding LGBTQ+ inclusion within our work, MYPAS has been accredited with the LGBT Youth Scotland Charter at Gold Level! The feedback from LGBT Youth
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MYPAS Monthly Update: October 2025
October was a fun month at MYPAS, especially for the LGBT+ Group, so we thought we’d share what we’ve been up to in this MYPAS Monthly Update. At the very beginning of the month, one of our Grassroots Project Workers had a one-to-one pizza-making session with one of our young people in a space lent
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MYPAS receives amazing donation from Dalkeith Rotary Club
We’re delighted to share that MYPAS has received a fantastic £1,600 donation from Dalkeith Rotary. The contribution included a £1,000 general donation from Dalkeith Rotary and £600 raised from a challenge croquet match between Dalkeith Rotary and Eskbank Rotary. Hilary Watkinson, President of Dalkeith Rotary, presented the cheques to Dave Evans, Chief Executive of MYPAS,
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MYPAS Drug & Alcohol Summer Programme 2025
MYPAS ran a successful Drug & Alcohol Summer Programme in 2025, engaging young people in a wide range of activities, from diving in Fox Lake to pizza making in our offices. Check out what we’ve been up to and what the young people thought of it… “I enjoyed using my energy.” “What are we doing
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MYPAS Awarded School Counselling Contract on the Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders Council (SBC) has awarded MYPAS, a charity working to improve the health and wellbeing of young people, the contract to deliver School Counselling services with young people across the Scottish Borders. Starting in the new school term, MYPAS will provide counselling to young people aged 10-18 years old across SBC’s 9 High
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MYPAS’ Art Therapists take social media for Children’s Art Week
For Children’s Art Week, MYPAS’ Art Therapists took social media to advise on how art can help with mental health. Here’s a round up: Question 1 – Is Art Therapy only for young people who like art? Absolutely not, in fact, the young person doesn’t have to have any prior experience of using art materials.
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MYPAS LGBT+ Social Group takes Edinburgh Pride
MYPAS LGBT+ group celebrated Pride Month by attending the 2025 Edinburgh Pride last Saturday 22nd! Here’s how our young people and staff got on with the day:
