Always on
This project successfully funded on 21st July 2026, you can still support them with a donation.
I AM ME Education Hub
Birkenhead, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Aim
Help us keep the door open: free food, creativity and a safe place for young people in Wirral to belong, connect and be themselves.
KEEP THE DOOR OPEN 💜
At I AM ME Collective, we believe children and young people need somewhere they feel welcome, where they can meet people, try new things, discover what they are good at and have positive adults around them who genuinely care about them.
Every Wednesday and Thursday evening, we open our doors to children and young people in our community completely free of charge. They can make music, learn to DJ, record, sing, dance, create art, take part in mindfulness, spend time with friends, have something to eat or simply enjoy having somewhere they feel comfortable being themselves.
Through years of working with young people across Wirral, we have seen how important spaces like this can be. There is so much creativity, personality and talent in our young people, but they need opportunities to explore it. As they get older, finding places they actually want to go can become harder, particularly when activities cost money that families may not always have available.
That is why keeping these evenings free matters to us. We don’t want a young person to miss out because there isn’t spare money at home that week, and we don’t want to add another cost for families. The activities are free and we provide food too.
Some young people come knowing exactly what they want to do, while others arrive because a friend has brought them. Someone might get behind the DJ decks for the first time and discover something they love, while someone else might find confidence through music, singing, dance or art. Others simply want somewhere positive to spend their evening, have some food, talk and be around good people.
Although these evenings are free for young people, they aren’t free to provide. We need a minimum of five staff each evening, as well as food, creative materials, equipment and a building to run everything from. We also need additional equipment, including DJ decks, two speakers, a keyboard, yoga mats and beanbags, so we can give young people even more opportunities when they come through the door.
We’re aiming to raise £15,000 to help fund six months of free Wednesday and Thursday community evenings, 52 evenings in total. The money raised will contribute towards staffing, food, equipment, creative materials and the costs of keeping the space available.
We could charge families to attend, but we don’t want cost to become the reason a young person can’t take part. Instead, we’re asking our wider community, local businesses and supporters to help us share the cost of keeping these evenings free.
Whether you donate £5, £20 or £100, help us with a piece of equipment, sponsor part of the provision or simply share our campaign, you’re helping us make sure young people continue to have somewhere positive to go, somewhere to be creative, somewhere to build confidence and relationships, and somewhere they know they are welcome.
Help us KEEP THE DOOR OPEN. 💜
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made