We've just opened a building in Stroud - called Redz! - to support some amazing local youth groups but they need everyone's support to really make it a thriving and sustainable youth community hub!
We’ve just opened Redz! — a vibrant new youth-led space in Stroud — to give local young people a home to connect, create, and grow. With The RYSE, the Youth Assembly and other inspiring groups already making Redz their home , it's a Youth for Youth hub with huge potential. But to thrive, they need your help! We're raising Pay It Forward funding so youth can host free sessions for their peers, plus seed funding to launch 10 new youth-led groups and support for them to connect with young changemakers across the UK. This is about building a self-organised, inclusive space where young people lead the way — with Stroud Community Space simply supporting in the background. Your support will help make Redz a sustainable, welcoming, and truly youth-powered home for creativity, connection and community. Let’s build it — together.
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Redz will be a game-changing space for young people in Stroud — a place to gather, create, organise, and support each other. With so few youth spaces in town, many feel isolated, especially since covid, fueling the mental health crisis. Redz changes that by putting young people in charge of building their own supportive, social and creative community. We're seeking support for three key funding goals: 1) Pay-it-forward funding so young people can hire the space and run hundreds of free sessions for each other. 2) Seed funding for 10 new youth-led groups — from art and film clubs to study groups and much more! 3) Funding to connect with youth groups across the UK — building solidarity and inspiration from town to town. By backing Redz, we’re telling Stroud’s youth they belong — and that their creativity and leadership matter. With an ageing population and young people still leaving town, investing in them isn’t optional — it’s vital for Stroud’s future.
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Brilliant news, thanks everyone!
Whoop, 140 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Whoop, 130 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Huge love everyone!! 126 backers is amazing and we're on the doorstep of £3000 which much be enough to show the council our community are behind us - with only 11 hours left this is your last chance to donate and send the link around - one last push and we'll be there! Love and Power to you all - thanks for all the support!!
Whoop, 120 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Whoop, 110 people have pledged since fundraising began!
How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees) £4,815
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Target (inc. fees) £4,815
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VolunteerStroud Community Space is a new local CIC all about making space for community to thrive. We’re working to provide welcoming, low-cost venues for people doing great things in Stroud. and so we're especially excited to be opening Redz, our first big space, to support some amazing local young people. By backing Redz, you're helping build a youth-led, youth-powered hub right in the heart of town — and we’re so proud to be part of it!
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