At Colwall Youth Project we believe that connection changes everything. We are a community where young people and youth workers grow together through care, belonging, and trust. Our work is shaped by the Mockingbird Model of Relational Youth Work, written and developed by us to bring humanity back to practice. It begins with a melody of care that starts with the youth worker and is carried forward by young people themselves. The song becomes theirs, shared through friendship, kindness, and everyday life.

We meet young people where they are, whether that is through youth groups, mentoring, one-to-one support, schools work, or quiet conversations in the community. Every moment is part of the melody. The laughter, the challenges, the meals shared, and the stories told all build connection. We do not measure our work in numbers or sessions but in relationships that last and in the sense of home that grows within them.

Colwall Youth Project is not a service. It is a family that holds space for growth, healing, and hope. It is a place where young people are known, where they belong, and where they are reminded that they matter.

Our mission…

Our mission is to build a culture of connection through youth work that is relational, creative, and rooted in community life. We work through five living pillars that shape everything we do. Education gives young people the confidence to grow. Expression gives them space to create and be heard. Empowerment opens the world beyond and invites them to take part in it. Inclusive ensures that everyone belongs and is celebrated for who they are. Participative brings care to the moments that matter most, from crisis to calm, from silence to conversation.

Through these pillars we create a rhythm of belonging that continues long after sessions end. Young people learn to carry the melody forward, building kindness, confidence, and courage in themselves and in others.

We are connection, and the melody continues…

Our charitable aims and objectives are to work with young people to improve lives and circumstances to aid development and maturity and promote a sense of community. Supporting young people aged 9-19 years old.