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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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Success on the Bluebell Trail Run 2025
We’re delighted to share that the Bluebell Trail Run from last Sunday was a success! On May 11th, a beautiful sunny day, we counted on our local communities to come and support us on this event, helping us raise £10,000 for our charity. However, the Bluebell Trail Run wouldn’t be possible without the support of…
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MYPAS receives a £75,000 Grant from the Robertson Trust for their Outreach services
MYPAS is delighted to announce it has been awarded a grant of £75,000 from the Robertson Trust. The funding will support the continuation of MYPAS’ Outreach services in Midlothian and East Lothian over the next three years starting in June, reaching young people aged 16 to 21 years old experiencing financial hardships, poor mental health…
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Summer 2025: LGBT Sports and Movement Programme
We’re excited to announce our LGBT Summer Sports and Movement Programme! MYPAS is running a sports and movement programme this summer with LGBT and questioning young people who are 12-21. A wide variety of activities will be offered to offer supported sessions of a variety of activities. LGBT young people have a different relationship with movement than their…
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Kiltwalk 2023
Come and fundraise with us this year at the Edinburgh Kiltwalk, September 17th 2023. We need your support! It means so much to our children and young people to see people supporting them by walking for MYPAS. See below for details on how to enter for FREE! What is the Kiltwalk? The Kiltwalk is a…
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Pupil Power!
Our latest blog post is to celebrate some of the recent fantastic fundraising by schools and pupils across East Lothian and Midlothian. First up we have Team Penicuik High who recently took part in our annual Bluebell Trail Run on the 14th of May. This team, made up of pupils and staff from the high school raised…
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Hey Girls! Community Partners
We are proud and very excited to announce that we are now community partners with Hey Girls UK! This means that all young people accessing MYPAS services whether you are visiting our offices or having sessions at school or in the community can take FREE period products. A bit about Hey Girls!… Hey Girls! are…
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Funding Success – Increase in Mental Health Support for Children and Young People across East Lothian
MYPAS will expand high quality community counselling services for all young people aged 12 to 18 across East Lothian after a huge funding boost from the Henry Smith Charity. MYPAS is delighted to share that they have been awarded £116,400 from the Henry Smith Charity to hire a part-time Counsellor for East Lothian for 3…
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Positive Approaches to Risk
Guidance for those working with young people around risk taking behaviours MYPAS is holding two FREE webinars for professionals working with young people in the Midlothian local authority area, exploring themes in the Positive Approaches to Risk handbook. In October 2020, partners across Midlothian, including Midlothian Council, NHS Lothian and the Third Sector, launched the…
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Small Charity Challenge 2021 – Fundraise for MYPAS.
Small Charity Week is taking place between 14th-19th June 2021. Localgiving is hosting the Small Charity Week Challenge which will start on Fundraising Day Thursday 17th June and run until Wednesday 23rd June. MYPAS is taking part this year to raise much needed funds to support our Therapeutic Services and our Youth Work Services. YOU CAN DONATE TO MYPAS HERE. This…
