Gobo Theatre Foundation is a charity created to help support, mentor and inspire young people in the theatrical arts with a focus on ensuring that opportunities are not only available to those who can afford it. Be part of classes and a production run by a professional theatre company with a love of fostering young talent. You can learn how to act, sing and dance, as well helping with costumes, set and props.
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Go For It (GFI) facilitate social opportunities and personal development to young people aged 16 years and over with Learning Disabilities, Autism and Aspergers in Oxfordshire. GFI are providers of fun, educational-quality support within your chosen environment and aim to recognise and develop every member’s potential. Working with their service users, parent/carers and professionals, they encourage them towards person centered challenges that are within their reach.
Fusion Art’s projects reach across Oxfordshire and beyond, working within communities in public and environmental art, participatory art projects and high profile public events such as Cowley Road Carnival, Christmas Light Festival and In-tent-city. Through the transformation power of the arts, Fusion Arts respond to challenging social circumstances by delivering meaningful and inclusive artistic experiences.
Fringford Youth Club is for young people between the ages of 11 to 16 years old. It is held on alternate Thursdays (term time only) between 7pm and 8.30pm.
It is a chance for teenagers to meet and interact and take part in different activities.
A community-owned hub for people to meet, work, play, create, learn, eat and connect. Flo’s – The Place in the Park is a non-profit community-run organisation and is almost entirely run by volunteers.
Faringdon Town Council provides information for Faringdon residents and visitors to the town about Town Council services and business, as well as news and other local services.
The CoderDojo movement believes that an understanding of programming languages is increasingly important in the modern world, that it is both better and easier to learn these skills early, and that nobody should be denied the opportunity to do so.
To that end, they have built a global network of free, volunteer-led, community-based programming clubs for young people. Anyone aged seven to seventeen can visit a Dojo where they can learn to code, build a website, create an app or a game, and explore technology in an informal, creative, and social environment.
The CoderDojo is currently open to children in Years 5 to 11: Provides laptops, but you can bring your own if you have one, teaches Scratch and Snap from beginner to more advanced, and also offers other coding opportunities and support depending on what the group wants.
Family Links is a national charity dedicated to the promotion of emotional health at home, at school, and at work. They offer high-quality training and resources for professionals working with families, school and university staff, and employees in the workplace.
The Family Arena has the following aims:
• Connect – Meet and network with a community hub of children, young people and adults around events, activities and projects of mutual interest.
• Learn – At your pace, in your own space or with others. There is always something new to stimulate and engage your interest.
• Grow – Dream big, start small!
Enhance your capacity and ability for social, cultural and economic engagement.
FAAAZE is an independently run social club for young people with special needs living in and around Faringdon. The Club is for anyone with a disability aged 11-25 years. Their aim is to provide a safe social environment for young people to encourage the development of their independence, social and life skills through weekly sessions and occasional age specific special events. Every week FAAAZE have games and activities, social events, entertainment and a small affordable tuck shop selling snacks and drinks.