EPIC Youth Cafe Wolverhampton City Youth Service

Contact Details

Contact Name:     Lisa Read-Arnold

Address:              11-13 Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1EA
                            
Tel:                       01902 551975
 
Email:                   lisa.read-arnold@wolverhampton.gov.uk
 
 
Description of Activity

Epic Youth Cafe provides a city centre provision for young people. Epic Youth Cafe works with young people from 13-18 years to develop self esteem, new skills in projects, provide new opportunities for young people and for them to have a voice in what they want to see happen in the cafe  and have an environment for them to come and meet with their friends socially. Youth Workers are here for the young people to access information around Sexual health, Healthy lifestyles, Drugs, new opportunities, access projects that operate from the youth cafe.

Where does the group meet?

EPIC Youth Cafe, 11-13 Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1EA

  • Mondays - sessions for deaf and disabled youngsters
  • Tuesdays - open sessions from 3.00pm to 7.30pm
  • Wednesdays - project night in which young people try out new activities from health and fitness, running a business, cooking
  • Thursdays - open sessions from 3.00pm to 6.00pm including the cafe forum for a group of young people who help to run the premises
  • Fridays - entertainments from 6.30pm to 9.00pm, including bands, open mic, karaoke and film
  • Saturdays - open sessions from 12.00pm to 6.00pm

Age Range

13 years to 18 years

Cost of session/s

No , Only if they buy tickets to the band events which cost £2.00

Services for

  • Black Minority Ethnic (BME)
  • Girls/young women
  • Boys/young men
  • Refugees and asylum seekers
  • Children and young people with disabilities
  • Young Males
  • Other - Working with young people who are from Looked after children or after care services.