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Youth Service - Our Mission

"To provide and support a range of social and educational opportunities that will encourage young people to learn throughout their lives, make positive choices and achieve their potential as individuals, members of their communities and members of society."

Our Purpose and Key Tasks

To provide a broad ranging service that meets the needs of individuals and groups that includes:

• access to warm and welcoming centres that are young people focussed;
• targeted responses based on identified need;
• detached and outreach work;
• specialist provision;
• issue based work;
• support to maximise educational achievement and the achievement of individual potential;
• accredited learning; and
• individual support and guidance.

To work in partnership with other statutory and voluntary agencies who are involved in work with young people.

As a lead partner, to contribute to the delivery and development of Connexions Service and the Connexions Strategy in Oldham.

To work with young people in order to empower them with particular regard to their involvement in decisions that affect their lives and their role as citizens within communities and the Borough.

To advocate on behalf of and work with young people in order to overcome barriers to their inclusion and access to services and opportunities.

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