Youth & Youth Empowerment Programme
25 years of empowering young people in the Andersonstown area through strength-based youth work.
Who We Are
The Upper Andersonstown Community Forum Youth Services were established in 1995 to deliver youth and community services to families from the Andersonstown area. UACF's commitment is to improving the life chances for our young people by providing a strength-based service centred around them, highlighting the importance of positive engagements.
Our Youth Network is fundamental in our service planning, delivery and monitoring to encourage our stakeholders to get involved in our services. We believe that volunteering plays a vital role within our services, developing a new generation of community leaders and outside-of-school educators supporting young people to reach their fullest potential.
We have 25 years' experience in delivering generic and non-targeted youth provision through a youth club 3–4 nights per week, strengthened by our management, youth network support and governance.
Young people registered
Established
A current membership of 200 young people registered across our programmes and services.
Funded by
- paidBig Lottery Community Fund — Youth Services Manager, Lead Outreach Officer, Outreach Intervention Worker
- paidA for Hours Youth Support
- paidChildren in Need — 2 Youth Support Workers
Our Core Services
Youth Club Services
4 nights per week of structured youth club activities
Learner Support Sessions
After-school support helping young people with their studies
Outreach in Schools
Working directly in local primary and post-primary schools
Bespoke Interventions
Targeted outreach programmes tailored to individual needs
One-to-One Mentoring
Individual youth mentoring with trained workers
Summer Schemes
Residentials, summer schemes and mid-term break services
Youth Outcomes
Delivering services to support our young people helps them achieve their goals and overcome barriers.
Inclusion & Participation
Using their voices to make change, decision making, planning, problem-solving and respecting differences.
Learning & Development
Creating opportunities to increase confidence, self-esteem, empathy, resilience and life satisfaction.
Health & Wellbeing
Managing feelings, awareness of health issues, and ability to make healthy choices and reduce risk behaviours.
Volunteering & Leadership
Developing effective leadership and training, building a skill base for life.
Community Development
Working within our community to develop structures that increase participation and involvement.
Reaching Out
Delivering a coordinated programme of outreach and detached engagement to recruit young people by increasing numbers and membership of those participating in our generic youth services.
We provide youth drop-in on Friday evenings to encourage young people who don't currently engage to avail of our services. Social action programmes allow young people to build skills and become active members and influential peer mentors.
Opportunities We Provide
- check_circleEmpowerment of young people to enable them to take part in decision making
- check_circleIncreased participation and inclusion addressing their needs
- check_circleIncreased achievement through training and experience
- check_circlePersonal, social, educational and spiritual development
- check_circleIncreased opportunities in outdoor education and activities
- check_circleImproved health and wellbeing for young people
- check_circleIncrease in confidence and self-esteem programmes
- check_circleParticipation in programmes and activities not usually available to them
Get In Touch
For more information about our Youth & YEP services, contact our team.
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