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Kirkton families have been sharing what matters to them this summer at a number of Family Fun Sessions hosted by What Matters to You and Strathmartine Community Empowerment Team. Read the article What Matters to You engages families in Kirkton

What Matters to You is celebrating the success of its ‘Charleston Summer Sessions’ programme, having successfully engaged with over 60 local family members over a six-week period this summer. Read the article Supporting community engagement with Charleston Summer Sessions

Young people aged 14 to 24 from across East Ayrshire have been inspired to initiate positive change within their local community through the East Ayrshire Hope Hack event held earlier this month

Read the article WM2U inspires young people to lead change with “Hope-Hack” event

What Matters to You (WM2U) is proud to launch its Strategic Delivery Plan, detailing the organisation's planned strategic actions between March 2023 and June 2026.
The three-year plan outlines the four objectives necessary for WM2U to achieve the desired outcome of their work - successfully shifting public resources to allow support to be offered to families at the earliest possible stage, allowing children to flourish within their own families.

Read the article What Matters to You launches its Strategic Delivery Plan

What Matters to You is proud to support local parents and Street Soccer Scotland to set up and run The Youth Empowerment Group in Dundee. The group, which meets on Friday evenings, provides a safe and nurturing environment for young people to destress from the week, build relationships with their peers and have fun. Read the article Parents partner with Street Soccer Scotland to support Dundee young people with Youth Empowerment Group

Families come together to celebrate summer and find out more about support services in their areas. Read the article Summer of fun and community for East Ayrshire families

A series of fun, interactive cooking sessions that aim to teach the basics for healthy, tasty meals. The sessions are open for everyone, kids and adults alike (Children to be accompanied by an adult). Read the article C4- Cooking, Confidence, Community and Conversation

What Matters to You are proud to welcome families to participate in a summer full of play. Play, as an activity, is vital to a child's development. Helping to improve the cognitive, physical, social and emotional well-being of a child. This summer, What Matters 2 You is here to support families with dedicated play sessions for children aged 3-12 (under 8’s must be accompanied by an adult).  Read the article Summer of Play Events

East Ayrshire parents talk to WM2U learning partners about what matters to them Read the article Video: Conversations with Learning Partners