Shift Youth & Community

News from our team in Whitley – February 2019

Mar 15, 2019 | Team Update

There has been lots of exciting things happening in Whitley this February. There has been great schools work and catch ups between teams. Team days Team days are a great way to strengthen ties between our teams across the length and breadth of the country....

Annual Report 2017-2018

Feb 26, 2019 | Movement Update

We finally uploaded our Annual Report! Many of you will have seen a printed copy of this, but for those who haven’t or are still getting to know us, here it is on line for your perusal. If the print on each image is too small, you can click on the image to...

News from our team in Whitley – January 2019

Feb 1, 2019 | Team Update

It’s been a busy start to the year for our team in Whitley! We’ve had a lot of exciting stuff on this month in our school work, in our community, and in our wider team life. Community rhythms We are continuing our prayer and community rhythms. Our prayer walk...

Shifting Culture in your Streets

Jan 29, 2019 | Missional Practice, Shifting Culture

Over the last few months we have reflected on how it’s possible to shift culture in a range of different settings. This month we want to take a look at shifting culture in our own street. Shifting Culture Anything that can introduce the values of healthy relationship...

News from our team in Whitley – November 2018

Dec 6, 2018 | Team Update

What a month it has been! This November the Whitley team have been busy helping their community and beyond. Phil provides an overview of the great month that’s been. National Conference This November we had the pleasure of hosting the National Conference. It...

News from our team in Witham – Autumn 2018

Dec 6, 2018 | Team Update

What a great time Witham has had! Here’s an overview of what Witham have been up to this Autumn. Helping their Young People Witham continues to do great work in with their young people in helping them learn, develop and grow – all while helping their...

News from our team in Whitley – October 2018

Oct 28, 2018 | Team Update

My name is Phil, Shift Y+C’s new youth work intern for this academic year. Our work in the secondary school is now in full swing! We are working with pupils with behavioural difficulties who have been excluded from mainstream education. We are leading classes...

News from our Team in Whitley – September 2018

Sep 20, 2018 | Team Update

News from Whitley (South Reading) Welcome to our center update. Here, in Whitley, we’ve had incredibly busy summer, packed with activities, events and more! At the beginning of August we ran the Space Academy Kids Club at Whitley Wood Community Centre –...

Renee’s Reflections on being an intern

Aug 9, 2018 | Team Update

Renee was an intern at SYC in 2015, this was her reflection part way through her 5 months with us. “I have been in the United Kingdom working with Fusion YAC for a little over three months. These months have been exciting and a new experience for me. This is my...

The Legacy of Shift – reflections from Leah

Jul 27, 2018 | Movement Update

Leah Uptigrove lives in Calgary Canada and worked as PA to Claire in SYC a few years ago. Prior to that she completed Fusion’s ‘internship training’ in Canada and was part of the team there for a number of years. Leah has spent time with Fusion teams...