Find out more

Do you want to find out more about global youth work? Do you want to develop a global youth work project in your YMCA?

Y Care International's global youth work team can help.

We deliver projects and support staff and youth workers to run programmes with young people in more than 230 YMCAs across the UK and Ireland. We also run Y Care International's Youth Workers Network, which supports youth workers to develop global youth work programmes and share good practice. It offers training and resources, conferences and exposure visits, and a web-based forum.

Contact a member of our team to find out more:

Matthew Jackson, Director of Campaigns and Global Youth Work

matthew.jackson@ycareinternational.org or 020 7549 3160

Stuart Wroe, Senior Global Youth Work Co-ordinator 

stuart.wroe@ycareinternational.org or 01756 792 604

Hannah Jones, Global Youth Work Co-ordinator 

hannah.lyfordjones@ycareinternational.org or 020 7549 3160

Sue Wrigg, Global Youth Work Co-ordinator (North East England)

sue.wrigg@ycareinternational.org or +44 (0) 191 257 5434

We also work closely with YMCA Ireland's global youth work team, who are part of our department.

YMCA Ireland supports two part-time global youth work development officers: Michele Taylor, based in Northern Ireland, and TJ Hourihan in the Republic of Ireland. They work to develop the capacity of staff and volunteers in local YMCAs around global youth work issues, and help them incorporate global perspectives into their existing programmes.

If you are interested in integrating global youth work into your local YMCA in Ireland then please contact:

Michele Taylor, Global Youth Work Development Officer

Tel: +44 (0)2838 346 313 / +44 (0)2890 327 757

Email: michele@ymca-ireland.org               

TJ Hourihan, Global Youth Work Development Officer

Tel: +35 (0)3 234 4009

Email: tj@ymca-ireland.org