Youth Work
The work of the Youth team is focused on the vulnerable and hard to reach young people, primarily in the west of Carlisle, the main area of influence of the Trust. These are the young people who are not accessing other provisions and whose presence on the streets can give an impression of anti-social behaviour, but who are missing out on both adult role modelling and peer mentoring.
The work is varied and includes a number of significant projects aimed at both group work and also one to one delivery sessions. The three main group activities are:
- the Youth Bus Project, a mobile youth provision in a double decked Bus, which creates a sense of time and location for the young person and is capable of meeting them where they are.
detached street and centred based work which operates both in and around the area served by the Raffles Centre and also in and around the area served by the Belle Vue Church of the Nazarene property.- the sports ministry which is a new project aimed at creating additional opportunities for engaging with young people in new and innovative ways. This will be a major feature of holiday provision both in the west of Carlisle and also the other areas we visit on a regular basis
