The idea for this project arose from discussions with Alyn and Deeside Community Agency about the nature of the Agency's/Forum's role in empowering young people and developing models of practice for enabling young people to have a voice in their communities.

The aims of the project were to enable young people and the local community to arrive at decisions about the use of Sealand Manor community centre for young people's activities and how young people can contribute to this.   The project was also concerned with broader initiatives which address the interests and concerns of young people in the area.

This specific item explores the 5 key elements or faces of globalisation. It explores the main impacts of these on communities and young people.

A guide to quality standards for implementing detached and outreach youth work. Includes:- Definitions; Principles; Working Environment; Management and Supervision. A sample budget is also included. Bilingual WYA 'Newsline' paper.

Extract from MA thesis looking at the challenges for college leaders and staff for implementing government policy

The report gives an overview of the Youth Work and Schools Partnership programme from its inception in 1998 to its conclusion in 2003 with recommendations and implication for youth work practice.

Howard Williamson, Wales Youth Agency 2004

This paper contains the results of part of a questionnaire survey carried out to determine if the maintained youth service in Wales is able to meet the requirements of government policy and the needs of young people while maintaining its specific organisational identity. Information obtained through the questionnaire was gathered and analysed between 2000 and 2002 a period of time affected in a number of significant ways by devolved government and the setting up of the National Assembly for Wales (1999). From this time the youth service has become subject to greater levels of scrutiny within a political agenda that gives significant attention to improving the contribution of all young people to the economic and social well being of Wales. This was a position reinforced by the conclusions and recommendations of Extending Entitlement (NafW 2000) which became the government’s flagship document for the promotion of services to young people.