Re-vamp for youth bus
Emma Quigley • Published 31 Jan 2012 09:30
The Y Sort-it Mobile Information Cyber Station (MICS) is back on the roads again with a brand new look, following a £25,000 makeover.
The refurbishment was funded mainly by the West Dunbartonshire Community Planning Partnership (£17,500), with additional funding from Cashback for Communities and donations.
The mobile facility, run by West Dunbartonshire youth organisation Y Sort-It, is out and about four evenings a week at different locations.
It provides young people with a safe place to meet and take part in fun activities as well as learning workshops on health and wellbeing, employment and training, and family or personal issues.
There is even a "Chill Out" room where young people can have a confidential chat with a Y sort it Youth worker about problems that are worrying them.
May Craig, Y Sort-it Project Co-ordinator, said: "The MICS is a very valuable resource for local young people. It helps Y Sort-it to carry out good quality youth work at times and places that young people can easily access. Before the refurbishment, we consulted with local young people about the external design, space, layout and facilities the mobile station would offer. Thanks to the additional funding from the CPP and input from the young people, the MICS now has a whole new urban street style look, a total internal restructure and updated technical equipment."
For more information about Y Sort-it, visit www.ysortit.com or contact Y sort it on 0141 941 3308
This article appeared in Dumbarton & Vale of Leven Reporter 31 Jan 12
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