Mixtup is a youth club for 11-25-year-olds with mixed abilities.
Mixtup is largely a youth run and focused club, that aims to provide its members with the things that most young people want; their independence and freedom away from their day to day responsibilities and to just be themselves and have fun in a safe and stimulating setting.
This allows members who often face significant physical and emotional challenges, to have fun and try a wide range of new activities in a safe environment where they can build confidence and self-esteem, while reducing social isolation.
Mixtup has enabled an incredible number of positive experiences for its members this year, despite the challenges post-pandemic and the numerous additional barriers that many of its members face on a daily basis. Members represented Mixtup as Community Ambassadors for the Children’s Commissioner for Wales and Mixtup even made its own film ‘The Mixtup Museum’.
It was clear to the judging panel that young people who attend Mixtup consider it to be their safe place, their family away from home and many young people rely on the group for social interaction. Judges described it as offering fabulous opportunities that have a huge impact on its young people and their families.