| Campaign News » YCW to MPs: Stop Scandal of UK Youth Poverty |
YCW TELL MPs: END YOUTH POVERTY
Launching a photo driven campaign depicting everyday young people in situations of poverty and isolation, the YCW sent each MP five postcards, illustrating the reality of UK youth poverty. The photos include a young sofa-surfer, a low waged worker and a young adult overwhelmed by the expense of the retail and leisure industry.»more |
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| Campaign News » Get Fair |
Get Fair, a coalition of over 60 organisations, including YCW, has launched a public campaign to raise awareness of UK poverty and to call on political parties to commit to ending poverty in by 2020. Get Fair aims for everyone to have: an income that meets minimum living standards; affordable housing and decent neighbourhoods; fair access to services, without discrimination. »more |
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| YCW News » Training programme for adults working with young people |
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Building a school without walls: A Training programme for adults working with young people
This four session training programme is ideal for priests, religious and lay adults - for those already working with young people and those interested in getting started.
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| YCW News » Brightlights 2009 |
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Brightlights 2009 Brightlights is the annual festival for young adults in the Diocese of Westminster, bringing together hundreds of people, aged 16-30, for top quality music, inspirational speakers, practical workshops and opportunities for prayer and liturgy.
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| YCW News » Take the challenge |
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How's your community going to take the challenge?
Community challenges have been developed by the Livesimply network to get your community working together on issues connected with social justice. YCW has been involved in this and has developed two community challenges for you to take part in.
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| YCW News » Taking Out Action in East London |
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Members of Poplar YCW "taking in" life in East London
YCW's new "Take Out" resource is everything a group needs to help them take action in their local neighbourhood. Here we find out about how Poplar YCW group have been "taking in" what's going on in their local neighbourhood.
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| Campaign News » YCW President calls on Church to get fair about youth |
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YCW PRESIDENT CALLS CHURCH TO GET FAIR ABOUT YOUTH
The YCW President has called on dioceses to develop ways to reach out to the huge numbers of young people living poverty, facing hardship, lacking opportunities and suffering isolation.
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| YCW News » New resources now available |
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New resouces available from YCW
Find out more about the YCW "Take Out", all you need to start taking action locally, and the new YCW pack "A challenge to Lead - YCW start up pack".
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