"Journeying alongside young people in transformational relationships"
Our Mission
Youth Initiatives aims to awaken hope, inspire initiative and mobilise young people to make a vital contribution to their community and to a shared future in NI through the discovery and renewal of Christian faith in daily life.
Our Purpose
Youth Initiatives exists to REACH out to young people and CONNECT them to a positive relational environment, where they can GROW in faith, character and life skills, SERVE others and HONOUR God with their lives.
Our Values
BELONGING
We welcome and engage with a variety of young people from different backgrounds and experiences. We are intentional about creating healthy environments where it is safe for young people to be themselves and where they feel like Youth Initiatives is a
place they belong.
CHRISTIAN ETHOS
We base our approach on Christian
principles of hope, love and faith. This
permeates our staff gatherings and our
youth work programmes as we provide
opportunities for young people to discuss big issues and to make connections between faith and daily life.
EXCELLENCE
We support our teams to pursue excellence in our youth work delivery as well as in our systems, structures and practices.
EQUALITY & INCLUSION
We are committed to being fair in how we treat young people and staff, open and transparent in how we recruit,
compassionate and flexible in our practice.
FAMILY & COMMUNITY
We are intentional about creating a culture of honour, support and growth within our staff team and youth community hubs. Good listening, communication, empowerment and staff wellbeing are important to us. We
want to see staff and young people thrive.
LEADERSHIP
Training and equipping volunteer leaders and our staff team is important to us. Our ultimate desire is for young people to contribute to and be agents of change in their work, family, church and community. We call young people to responsibility and to rise up and live with meaning and purpose. We also provide leadership across the youth work sector and within the Youth Initiatives Network.