About us

Who we are, and why we do it

Feeling Strong is an exciting Dundee-based charity with the ambition to improve the lives of young people living with mental health and wellbeing challenges by fostering the skills, confidence and aspirations they need to flourish. We believe strongly that our services should be designed by young people, delivered by young people for the benefit of young people. We want to use skills development, mentoring and confidence building to promote positive outcomes for young people, tackling the disparity they face in unemployment, underemployment and accessing opportunities like further and higher education.

We were founded in April 2018, and since have been joined by a dedicated team of experienced Trustees and enthusiastic Volunteers whom you can read about here.

Our current projects and services can be found here.

how do we deliver?

We have three values that underpin our approach to helping our young people;

Five of the Feeling Strong staff members are lined up in front of a staircase and two large banners; one for the Alliance and one for Self Management Network Scotland. Our CEO Beth stands in the middle; white female with long brown hair, a white dress and blue blazer, smiling and holding a Self Management Awards Finalist certificate. On the left of Beth is Caitlyn, white female with curled ginger hair and a red floral dress, smiling. On Beth's right side is Louise, white female with long brown hair and a purple checked dress. Errin, white female with long dark brown hair and a black jumpsuit. Conor, white male with glasses, shoulder length hair and a short beard and mustache, wearing a scarf and black jacket.

Leadership: Our Young People must be leading decisions that affect them

Empathy: Our Young People can achieve incredible things when properly supported

Inclusivity: Our Young People need a robust safety net to ensure no one is left behind

Our Current 2023-2026 Strategy:

Our vision is to create a Dundee filled with connections and a strong safety net for young people who all too often slip through the cracks. The environment in which we operate is far from perfect, so it’s up to us to use our influence and leverage as the authentic voice of young people in Dundee to challenge when needed and support where appropriate.

Our 2020-2023 strategy (PDF):

We have three beliefs that underpin our approach to helping our young people, read our 2020 - 2023 Strategy PDF below to find out more;

Feeling Strong - 23-26 Strategy (2).pdf

our most recent impact report (PDF):