# Hamilton Information Project For Youth - Hipy

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC024752
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Unincorporated association
- **Registered:** April 17, 1996
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC024752


## Contact

- **Address:** Hamilton Business Centre, 194 Quarry Street, Hamilton
- **Postcode:** ML3 6QR
- **Website:** www.hipy.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;

**What the charity does:** We receive grant funding from South Lanarkshire Council to deliver these areas of work. Our operational focus has been engaging with young people across the Hamilton locality and wider through answering online enquiries, continuing with our usual Duke of Edinburgh activities, our Fairhill kids club and summer programme activities as well as working in partnership with partners to deliver a programme of information sessions and talks. Early intervention in mental health provision has been a key focus this year with targeted workshops and the delivery of bereavement and change programme, Seasons for Growth.

**Objectives:** To promote the benefit of young people in Hamilton aged between 14 - 25 years and, in particular, to advance the education and to provide facilities in the interests in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life of the aforementioned young people.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** South Lanarkshire
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area






