Melvyn McDonald is one of Hideaway's longest-serving Youth Workers. He started working at the project at just 17. In the fallout of austerity in the UK, Melvyn has had a frontline view of the effects the cuts have had on Hideaway and other Manc

3. Irvine

Jan 9th, 2020 27m 12s

Irvine Williams is the Youth Work Manager at Hideaway. Like a lot of the staff, he came to Hideaway as a young man, started volunteering at the project before becoming a full-time youth worker. From Hideaway, he’s seen Moss Side change over the

2. Hideaway

Jan 1st, 2020 34m 8s

The Hideaway Youth Project is Manchester’s oldest youth centre. It turned 54 this year and has supported generations of families in the Moss Side community. Most of the youth workers attended Hideaway as young people and the cycle continues as

1. 84Youth

Dec 11th, 2019 24m 57s

Moss Side is a diverse neighbourhood, two miles south of Manchester's city centre. Akemia has been a youth worker in Moss Side for nearly twenty years. Demi and Jayvon are in their twenties and austerity kicked in right in the middle of their t

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