Birmingham

Based in the heart of Firs and Bromford Estate we bring together youth work and adult-focused asset-based community-building work to maximise the opportunities for intergenerational (as well as cross-cultural) interaction and relationship-building. 

We run several Open Access safe spaces for young people giving them the opportunity to engage with their peers and positive adult role-models in a safe space. We are always looking for ways in which both young people and local neighbours can contribute to these spaces, mainly through our Youth Social Action programme. We offer 1:1 and group mentoring, both in the community setting or in the school setting.  We also engage young people through our youth connector detach team, building relationship with groups of young people down the park, on the street corners, outside the shops, working with young people “where they are at”.

We also offer:

Schools Based - We run a 6 week schools based programme enabling students to explore community, their gifts, skills and passions and work with them to plan and deliver a youth led community project.

WeCan - Community Based YSA - Our “We Can” sessions engage local young people in long term intergenerational Youth Social Action.  Helping young people to connect with their neighbours and have a role within their community through meaningful, youth led, social action projects.

Street Connecting and street sports - We are passionate about “widening the circles” of our youth work, through our youth connector detach team we engage young people, building relationship with groups of young people down the park, on the street corners, outside the shops, working with young people “where they are at”.

We also run a social enterprise: Gear Up.