Growing Youth Work
We are passionate about the difference youth work can make so we love to use our experience to support others to grow youth work in their own community or neighbourhood.
Many people can see the need for youth work, but starting to engage young people and growing a fledgling project is difficult. Many churches and small community organisations simply don’t have the resources or expertise to deliver long-term, effective youth work. This can leave them worried about how to address the issues they see local young people facing.
emerge have grown and sustained a wide variety of youth work programmes over many years based on our knowledge of young people and with the support of local partners. Using this experience we have started to work with churches, community groups and voluntary organisations to develop local youth work through our ‘Growing Youth Work’ scheme.
How can we help?
If you would like support to begin or to develop engagement of young people within your community, we can work alongside you to help you develop the youth work your community needs. Using our grassroots knowledge of young people and our experience of growing effective programmes, we will journey with you in a way which suits you and your organisation to explore and develop the relevant areas below.
Define and communicate your purpose and vision for youth work.
Organisational development, including income streams, structures and systems.
Recruiting and employing youth workers.
Mentoring and professional supervision for a youth worker.
Develop a strategy to get on and do it!
Develop structures and systems to run safe and effective youth work.
Measuring impact or success, and developing systems to do so.
We charge for the above services but only after we’ve shared a few coffees, and chatted enough to know how we can support you. Please use the contact us form, or phone the office to find out more and ask questions.
“Growing youth work will enable your group to engage with young people in your community and develop as an organisation to create and sustain exciting youth work into the future.”
Andy Sykes, CEO
How to grow long-term, effective Youth Work.
Some principles and questions for local organisations that want to engage young people in their community.
