Farsley Youth Development Project:
Why we do what we do
FYDP is a youth development project, which aims to create opportunities to support young people in Farsley in their emotional, social and spiritual development.
The project was set up in 2003 by a group that included local people, professional youth workers and members of the local churches. It was also supported by the children’s charity Barnardos.
Values
Farsley Youth Development Project takes its inspiration and values from the Christian faith. These values include:
- To love and serve others
- Compassion
- Justice
- Equality
- Respecting the unique worth of every person
- Working with those who find themselves on the margins of community
- Working with hope, believing that our community can change for the better.
We try to put these values into practice by:
1: Meeting young people where they are
The first thing we try to do when working with young people is to listen. We don’t want to set the agenda ourselves, but instead allow FYDP to reflect and be shaped by the young people.
We want to learn and develop with them, affirming rather than criticising, valuing their story and helping them as they grow and change.
2: Working together
We know we don’t have all the answers and we still have a lot to learn.
We don’t think that we can sort out the issues facing young people today on our own. We passionately believe that all members of the community, old and young, need to play their part.
We are committed to working with local people and organisations around the shared values of equality, compassion and justice. We hope that by working together we can see Farsley and it’s young people reach their full potential.
3: Committing for the long haul
Developing relationships that are built on mutual trust and respect does not happen over night. As a project FYDP is committed to sticking it out with the young people of Farsley.
