Supporting Children and Young People in Skipton and Craven
Our goal is to work towards a community where all children and young people are celebrated and know they belong. We support children and families experiencing vulnerabilities, to build resilience, thrive and achieve.
Referring a child to SELFA
To access activities your child/children must be referred to SELFA by a professional working with them or their family. This can be a class or head teacher, social worker, support worker, health visitor or other agency such as Carers’ Resource or CAMHS.
Complete this form in full, giving the reason for referral. Providing full information helps us give appropriate support and gauge level of need.
How You Can Help
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Fundraise
Your money will go directly towards helping SELFA provide health & wellbeing programmes.
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Donate
100% of your donation will support our children to build self-esteem and feel they belong.
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Volunteer
Volunteering is a rewarding way to give back and there are lots of different ways to volunteer at SELFA.
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Current Activities in our calendar
SELFA run a full programme of activities for school-age children (4-19) who live or attend school in North Yorkshire. This includes health and wellbeing programmes, peer support groups, targeted holiday workshops and trips & residentials.
Lets stay in touch
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SELFA News and Updates
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We’re Hiring – Programme Manager
We’re looking for a reliable, patient, motivated individual with experience of managing staff and service delivery to join our team as a Programme Manager with responsibility for Youth Voice and SEND. Closing date: Monday 23rd June 2025 at 9am Interviews w/c Monday 30th June For further details, contact Karen Martin or Emma Pears on 01756…
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Young Film Fans Shine at Leeds Young Film Making Festival!
A group of excited children aged 8 to 11 had an amazing time during the Easter holidays visiting Carriageworks Theatre to partake in Leeds Young Film Making Festival, where they got to become real filmmakers – a great way to ignite their aspirations. The festival, which celebrates young people’s love of movies, welcomed the children to…
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We’re Hiring – Children & Young People’s Worker
We’re looking for a reliable, patient, motivated individual with experience of working with children with challenging behaviour and or/additional needs to join our team. For further details, contact Karen Martin or Emma Pears on 01756 533110 or email admin@selfa.org.uk. Please read the full job description and person specification, and if you meet the requirements apply…
Fundraising Updates
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Summer Holidays have ended!
We’ve had a very busy summer holidays. Here’s just some of the things that we have done: We’ve been to Grassington Woods, Cleatop Woods, Austwick, Malaham Tarn and Janets Foss. We’ve been to Forest School in Skipton Woods, played football at Sandylands and done team building at Nell Bank as well as walking the Ingleton…