Are you interested in helping out with youth projects in Portsmouth?

Adam Court, Kairos youth development worker

Kairos youth project development worker Adam Court is looking for Christians who can help give some of the city’s young peoplereal hope and aspiration.

His job involves looking at what the Church has done in the past for young people in Portsmouth, and examining how we can work with other churches, local government and secular agencies to improve their lives now and in future.

It’s part of our diocese’s Kairos process, which aims to identify community needs and meet them.

One of his tasks is identifying opportunities for volunteers to work with new and existing projects in the city. Among those are courses in motorcycle maintenance and an ‘open mike’ night.

“The biggest resource we have to offer young people in Portsmouth is our time,” he said. “We have buildings they could meet in, but it’s relationships that young people need more than anything else – people who actually take an interest in them.

“If we have enough volunteers from local churches, we could make a real impact on the city. We could offer one-to-one mentoring for example in partnership with the city council youth service or link volunteers with youth centres.”

Any volunteers can receive full training, and could come from across the diocese. Anyone interested can contact Adam on 023-9289 9682 or adam.court(at)portsmouth.anglican.org

Plus: are you aged 11-25, and could you give us your views? If so, you could win yourself an iPod. Click here to go through to the website of the youth affairs unit of Portsmouth City Council, then scroll to the bottom of the page and click on 'Win an iPod'.

Not only will you be in the draw to win the iPod, but you can also tell us what you think of youth services in the city - which will help Adam's work.