Our vision is to inspire lasting positive change in the lives of young people.

We believe in young people

So we are committed to delivering inspiring, holistic youth work in community settings and local schools, aiming towards personal growth, better physical and mental wellbeing, positive engagement in education and to actively transform the communities young people live within.  We also use our experience and knowledge to support the development of vibrant youthwork in urban settings around our city.

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Donate today so that we can continue supporting young people and inspiring them to transform their lives and communities.

Our Areas of Work

 

Community Youth Work

Inspiring positive change in young people through youth work in various settings across the BD4 communities.

Support in Schools

Supporting young people within schools to remove barriers to their education through a focus on wellbeing.

Supporting Young Adults

Journeying with young people aged 16 and over through practical and emotional support.

Exploring Faith

Creating opportunities for young people to explore and grow faith within a safe and inclusive community.

Growing Youth Work

Using our experience to support churches and the wider voluntary sector to build and develop work with young people.

Lasting, positive change

As we continue inspiring young people and growing youth work in and through churches, schools and community settings, we will see lasting positive change in the lives of young people.

Socio-Emotional Learning

Over the last few months emerge has started to move our understanding and measurement of positive change in young people into a framework of socio-emotional skills growth. We believe that socio-emotional skills development is a central outcome of all youth work, and extensive research shows that if we are seeing this growth in young people, we are contributing to addressing inequalities, particularly for young people experiencing the greatest challenges in life. We are currently testing our approach to gathering information and data to best understand the difference our work makes.

The long term outcomes of young people improving their socio-emotional skills include:

Personal Resilience and Wellbeing
‘Giving back’ to their Community
Better engagement in Education
Individual Growth – Social, Emotional & Spiritual

Headlines from our work over the last academic year 

Individual young people engaged with

Community sessions delivered

Young people supported, with 2319 one to one sessions

“Bowling Park is very proud to work alongside emerge in providing often much needed support, guidance, compassion and care to children and young people in our community. The compassion, determination and creativity of their team is second to none.”

Matthew Langley

Headteacher, Bowling Park Primary School

“We have been working with emerge in Bowling Park for over 10 years. The work delivered to the young people of our area is first class and has made a real difference to countless lives during that time. The care and concern shown to the young people by emerge workers and a willingness to support them whatever is amazing to witness on a regular basis. It really is a pleasure working so closely with emerge and making such a difference to so many lives in our local area.”

Dave Brickman

Friends of Bowling Park

“We are proud to have partnered with emerge on numerous successful projects as we see them as a key organisation engaging on our estate and also within the BD4 that contribute to providing young people opportunities and positive experiences enriching not only their lives but also the communities in which they live.”

Jess Duggal

Neighbourhood Investment Officer, Clarion Housing

“Emerge is an amazing youth work charity that do so much for the young people in the community. From schools work, to detached work, to leading a youth group, showing love to young people is at the heart of all that they do. They constantly go out of their way to make sure that young people are cared for, families are supported, and communities are positively impacted. “

Will Foster

Youth Worker at Gateway Elim Church

Latest News

‘Feel Good February’ –  Half Term Week!

‘Feel Good February’ – Half Term Week!

This half term holiday has been one of the busiest and most varied we can remember – over 80 young people took part in 20 different activities.  Our holiday activities took the theme of “Feel it all February”...

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New Projects

New Projects

We continue to develop our Young Adults 16-25 work and we are now part of a project that offers employment and training support for this age group.  We will also be starting a new project offering support to...

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BDisLit Community Light Festival

BDisLit Community Light Festival

What an amazing evening we were able to put on in Bowling Park recently, as part of the BDisLit events in Bradford! As daylight began to disappear, a small corner of the park suddenly came alive with a lovely...

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