Inspire Youth

INSPIRE YOUTH TYNE AND WEAR work with children and young people from 5-19 years of age, our Junior Sessions start at age 5-11 years, Inters sessions are from age 11-14 years, and Girls Group from age 12-16 years.

In our youth clubs, we deliver different activities which include arts and crafts, sports and games, cooking, and free play. All of our activities are youth-led which gives the young people the opportunity to express what they would like to do. Our youth clubs are a fun, safe environment that aims to deter young people from ASB (anti-social behaviour) on the streets. As part of our fighting poverty initiative, we provide every child with a snack to support their nutrition. We hope as a child comes in as a junior at 5 years old, they will self-progress throughout each of our different groups, and then onto our young volunteering programme. 

In our youth clubs we ensure young people who have additional needs have that 1-1 support from one of our experienced workers. We work with children and young people who have dynamic needs from mental health issues, trauma, CSE (child sexual exploitation), learning difficulties, and NEET young people (not in employment, education and training). We work closely with other organisations to enhance young people's opportunities by doing projects like The Key, LGBTQIA+ workshops, #THISGIRLCAN, and so on.

Come rain or sunshine our dedicated detached youth workers are out in the streets of Newcastle to work with any young people, but most importantly ensure the young people are safe. We have a dedicated staff team made up of 10 members who are in various areas of the city, 5 nights a week. 

We also deliver girls-specific groups which aims to focus on issues that are particular to the female gender. All our youth sessions are built with experienced to staff to create a safe, welcoming environment. In our girls-groups, we deliver informal education on certain topics that girls may not feel comfortable discussing in mixed-sex situations such as puberty, sexual health, relationships, and so on.