Youth Club
RAY’s Youth Club is for secondary school age young people from refugee, asylum seeker and migrant backgrounds. The group runs on a Monday night from 6.30-8.00pm during term-time. There are a lot of different activities at our sessions, including games, sports, arts and crafts, cooking, baking, movie nights, and trips to fun new places. As a part of the Youth Club, you can have your say about what you want to do – your ideas help RAY design sessions that everyone will love and help choose where we go on trips out, like bowling, trampolining, kayaking and more.

Sports Club
Sports Club is also for secondary school age young people, and it alternates weeks with Youth Club. It runs 6-7pm on a Thursday night, every 2 weeks during school term time. RAY’s sports club have access to the Haxby Rd Sports Centre’s facilities, so there are endless sports to try! They also take sports trips to try new activities like kickboxing with professional coaches. Just like with Youth Club, you can have your say in which sports you want to try.

One-to-one Mentoring
If coming along to a big group event feels a bit daunting at first, or if you’re loving youth club and would like more of what RAY has to offer, then a mentor may be a great choice for you. Whether you would like someone friendly to hang out with sometimes, help with a particular subject at school, tailored tutoring to prepare for GCSE or ALevel, or some one-on-one football coaching, RAY can help you get this through their mentors. They will speak to you about what you need, and find the right person for you from a big waiting list of people who want to offer their support. You can meet your mentor in person or online, at a time that suits you.

Mother Tongue Language Classes
RAY can also help you gain a qualification in your mother tongue. Weekly mother tongue language classes (currently Arabic, Turkish and Ukrainian) are offered to young service users if they would like them. For primary school aged children these are held at the monthly Hub session, and for secondary school age there are weekly online classes available to help you work towards a GCSE or ALevel.

If you, or someone you know, is interested in coming then please get in touch by email on ganna@refugeeactionyork.com or text/WhatsApp/phone 07467310439.