The mission of the Guernsey Youth Service is to work with young people* to assist in their development of life skills, particularly targeting those who are identified as most in need, and to support the work of other agencies and voluntary groups working with young people aged 5 to 25 years. What we provide: For Young People:FUN WITH A FOCUS, through: Youth Clubs Outreach /Detached work Schools programmes Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Holiday Activity Programmes & Playschemes Youth Forum Individual support, information, advice & guidance
For Registered Clubs/Groups & Workers (inc. volunteers): Extensive training programme in youth work & related fields Annual Conference Opportunity to apply for grants Free Criminal Record Checks Free use of minibuses Free loans of equipment & library resources Specialist information, support and advice Free subscription to UKYouth Link to other regional and national bodies e.g. National Youth Agency
If you would like to find out more information about who we are, what we do or how you can get involved either as an individual or as a group, please take a look at some of the other documents linked to this webpage or feel free to contact us at the address below. Guernsey Youth Service, Youth Office, Brock Road, St. Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1RU Tel.: 01481 715363 Fax.: 01481 715379 e-mail: youthservice@gcfe.net * We regard young people as those defined by the Education (Guernsey) Law 1970 as ‘senior pupils’ i.e. ‘a person who has attained the age of twelve years but has not attained the age of nineteen years’. |