Safe spaces beyond school where young people can belong and be known.
Support should not stop at the school gate.
Many young people need somewhere to go, something positive to do and someone safe to talk to. Community hubs create the continuity that short-term interventions often cannot provide.
Hospitality
Welcoming spaces where young people feel safe and wanted.
Belonging
Consistent places that reduce isolation and build community.
Relational care
Known adults available for conversation, support and encouragement.
Pathways
Links into sport, dance, art, mentoring, faith and specialist support.
From turning up to long-term connection.
Drop-ins keep young people connected beyond school, beyond crisis and beyond single interventions.
Welcome
Young people enter a safe, informal and hospitable space.
Belong
They form friendships and positive community.
Be known
Consistent adults build trust and notice needs.
Access
Support becomes available through relationship rather than referral alone.
Stay connected
Young people remain linked into long-term community and support.
The projects that make the system work.
Each project is a doorway into the wider pathway — creating belonging, trust, early support and long-term connection.
Overflow Wellbeing Centres
Embedded Relational Support Workers coordinating wellbeing, mentoring, listening spaces and targeted pathways in partnership with schools.
Overflow Dance
A creative wellbeing pathway helping young people find confidence, expression, friendship and long-term support.
Overflow Football
A physical activity pathway that engages young people, especially those less likely to access traditional wellbeing support.
Overflow Create
Creative projects that help young people process emotions, build self-worth and access relational support through making and expression.
Drop-ins & Community Hubs
Community-based spaces where young people can belong, be known and stay connected to support outside school hours.