Goals

To provide programmes, services, facilities and a place for most at risk children, young people and youth service providers to go that will be open late at night and at weekends.

Objectives

• To provide user friendly services seven days a week with late opening

• To provide an activity based innovative centre as a resource for all children, young people, youth service providers and the general community

• To provide arts, music and new media programmes that will aid the personal and social development of children and young people

• To engage in youth work provision by outreach, liaison and integration with other programmes, services, activities and youth service providers in the area

• To engage in alternative training and education through the arts, music, digital media and information technology

• To provide childcare services to young parents enabling them to engage in positive activity within the Youth Centre as well as training, education and employment undertaken by them

• To aid the development of social, political and economic awareness of children and young people

• To provide youth friendly health services and general youth information services including addressing issues of general health and well being, mental health, parenting support, substance misuse and other health needs as identified.

The Youth Centre will be a safe and drug free environment, open late and at weekends.