There are various teams within our youth service to support young people in Reading

Look out for our youth workers who are out and about in different locations in the community. They can help you with advice and information and support you to make positive choices.

Our detached youth timetable

Check the programme for where to find our youth workers out and about in your community. Click the image to expand.

All our youth team activities need parental consent for young people under 18. If you’re aged 18 or over you can fill it in for yourself. Click the button to access the form.

Youth team consent form

How to get in touch

If you want to get in touch with the youth team you can call 0118 937 6545 or email ryp@brighterfuturesforchildren.org.

Our team

Meet our professionally qualified Youth Team – look out for them in Reading!

Libby Richards

Senior Youth Worker

Chris Page

Senior Youth Worker

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Youth Worker

Jen Armstrong

Youth Worker

Jo Mcknight

Youth Support Worker

Bernadette McCormack

Youth Worker

Other teams and support

More direct support is available through our other youth teams, linked below. We may already be working with you through these services.

Reconnect youth team

Would you like support with drug or alcohol misuse? Are you pregnant or a have become a parent at a young age? Is someone pressuring you to do things you don’t feel comfortable doing? Or do you need help around unsafe relationships? Our Reconnect team can support you.

Reconnect works with young people aged 13–18 years or up to 25 if you have special educational needs or a disability.

Reconnect Service

Targeted youth support work

Are you not fully engaged in school or college? Are you feeling uninterested or unsure about employment or training? Are you finding yourself drawn into negative or anti-social behaviour? Our targeted youth support team can help you work through these situations.

Get one-to-one support to help you make positive choices and help you feel more in control of your future.

For more info, call 0118 937 3641 (option 5) or email.

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Youth Justice Service (YJS)

If you are known to the police or have been referred by children’s social care, YJS will work with you.

They’ll help you to understand how criminal behaviour effects you as well as others and to avoid offending again.

Click here for more information and what happens if you are in trouble with the police.

Youth Justice Service

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