DAY Awards recognition in 2023

With our own Awards Night coming up on Thursday March 21st 2024, now is a great time to recognise the achievements of Durham Area Youth over 2023.

WINNER- NE Youth Projects with Pride Awards 2023 – Social Action of the Year awarded for the Mental Health Suicide Prevention video.

We took a group of young people to the NE Youth Projects with Pride Awards, where our Mental Health Campaign Video won Social Action of the Year 2023. This video was created to highlight the issues young people face- especially males with regard to their mental health. Our video had aim of raising more awareness around suicide and how young people can seek support if they are ever struggling as they are not alone and that their voice matters. This was a great social action project which gave young people the opportunity to play main roles in the video as well as helping behind the scenes with the camera filming.

Judges’ comments: “This project was extremely impactful, empowering and demonstrated an excellent community impact on a current and relevant topic”

WINNER- Durham Youth Councils Young People’s Awards 2023- Stephen Davison- Young People Champion of the Year.

Our Youth Manager Stephen was awarded for going above and beyond for young people, highlighting the importance of youth voice within their communities. He leads on the Youth Forum as well as our Young Volunteer Program, which shows his passion in empowering young people to get involved having a voice on issues and making decisions

WINNER- The Northern Echo County Durham Together Awards 2023- Stephen Davison- Unsung Hero Award.

Stephen, our Youth Manager was awarded the Unsung Hero Award 2023 for dedicating all of his time and energy getting involved in communities and championing young people to use their voice to have a positive impact. He goes above and beyond and his passion and drive is seen throughout everything he gets involved in. This was an amazing win for Stephen and highlights the importance of Youth Work and how it is a vital service.

HIGHLY COMMENDED- Northeast Charity Awards 2023- Durham Area Youth- Small Charity of the Year.

Our staff and adult volunteers attended the Northeast Charity Awards as a finalist in the category of Small Charity of the Year. We were so proud to be amongst some many amazing charities and individuals from across the charity sector in the region.