We work mainly with young people aged 13-19, although some centres have clubs for 11-13 year olds. We offer young people the following …
- A place to meet friends
- A chance to develop as individuals and in groups
- To understand others and the world around them
- To take part in interesting and challenging activities
- To try new activities and acquire new skills
- To find information, support and advice when needed
- To discover ways of helping others in the community
- Have a say, direct and influence over decisions which affect them
- To gain an award for their participation
It also offers a professional service to voluntary youth groups on:
- Grant aid
- Youth work issues
- Advice and support
- Youth work is about encouraging young people to learn and have fun in their free time. It is based on four areas
Foundation
Basic principles which underpin youth work:
- Learning
- Valuing difference
- Health and well being
- Active citizenship
Activities
- Sports
- Arts - including DJ project
- Outdoor and adventure education
Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme
- Youth forum
- Advice, counselling, information and support
- Themes
The range of issues affecting young people:
- Relationships
- Values and beliefs
- Healthy lifestyles
- Skills for success
- Leisure and creativity
- Community involvement
- Settings
Where youth work takes place:
- Seven youth centres across the Borough
- Youth Counselling Service in Bracknell Town
- Infoactive - double decker bus, mobile IT and other activities
- Street Work Project
What is special about youth work?
"Young people need to choose to be involved not least because they want to relax, meet friends and have fun".
"The work starts where young people are - for example, with their view of the world and their interests".
"It seeks to go beyond where young people start, in particular by encouraging them to be critical and creative in their responses to their experience and the world around them".
"It takes place because young people are young people, not just because they have been labelled - for example as ‘delinquent’, unemployed’ or ‘truant’ ".
"It focuses on the young person as an individual but at the same time recognises and responds to the wider network of peers’, community and culture which are important to young people".
"It seeks to tip the balance of power in young people’s lives in their favour".
"It is concerned with how young people feel and not just with what they know and can do".
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