We asked our two new youthworkers to tell us a little bit about themselves as they embark on their new jobs as sessional youthworkers in our Cam and Dursley Centres Kathleen Hi I’m Kathleen one of the new sessional youthworkers

The reason I became a youthworker was to be able to help young people. Whether they are in times of trouble or just need some encouragement and someone to empower them to move forward in their lives. Some days can

In this month’s article I would like to share with you an interview between myself and a young person who I would like to call “Lucy” she is aged 16 and has been with us for the past six months. Lucy has kindly

Following a successful pilot of youthwork services in Dursley at the beginning of 2015, The Door secured a two year contract with Dursley Town and Cam Parish Councils. September 2015 marked the beginning of this contract; with four youthwork sessions

One Friday night a couple weeks ago Aisha and I were preparing for a detached session as usual. As the nights have started to draw in and it is becoming ever colder we were expecting not to see many young

Why did you choose to become a youthworker? I left my profession as an electrician to become a youth worker as I felt called into it from a Christian perspective. I spent two years testing this calling, from becoming a

Why did you choose to become a youthworker? Because I wanted to engage with young people that didn’t feel engaged or understood by the majority of their elders. What is the best thing about your Job? The young people that

Why did you choose to become a youthworker? I got involved in youthwork when I was at university as a way of getting experience to become a teacher – when teaching didn’t work out, I gave up youthwork too. Then

Why did you choose to become a youthworker? I became a youthworker because I had a passion for helping young people. What is the best thing about your Job? Being able to help and encourage young people and to show