Bradford District Youth Service

Bradford Youth Service is a key to unlocking young people’s potential. We provide things for you to do, someone to talk to and places for you to go.

We provide opportunities for you to participate in a range of activities, celebrate your achievements and become actively involved in your community.

We provide information and support - visit your local youth service centre to speak to a youth worker to get access to information and support on young people’s health, rights, education, training, housing, jobs, leisure, volunteering and much more.

We offer new experiences - for thousands of young people from across the District who wish to take part in our wide range of activities including music events, outdoor challenges, international exchanges, song writing, drama, photography, film-making, environmental projects, cultural events and more.

We make sure that your rights and responsibilities are central to our work. To find out what is available locally for you, please contact your local youth centre or ring 01274 431485. You can also keep up to date with Bradford Youth Service on Facebook.

The Youth Service has a number of specialist groups:

• Mental Health - youth workers provide young people with 1:1 support to help improve their mental health and well-being. Referrals are made to this project by a range of professionals and via self-referral.
• Inclusion groups - provide weekly support for young people aged 11 to 25 who lived with a disability. Includes the STAR group.
• LGBTQ+ groups - provide weekly support for young people aged 13 to 18 who identify as LGBTQ+.
• Detached Youth Work - responds to local issues concerning anti-social behaviour in local communities.
• Youth Support in Schools - youth workers support young people to maintain their attendance in school through the provision of 1:1 support in secondary schools across the district.

We list most of our groups on the Bradford fyi What's On calendar. Some specialist groups aren't listed so if you're interested in any of the above please contact the lead youth worker in your area for more information.