After intensive research, our findings showed that the community was in need of services that promote youth empowerment, education and employment. These services include reproductive health and safety counselling, substance abuse prevention, educational and skills training, career guidance and other services geared towards promoting the active participation of our youth in the larger socio-economic context.

The Faith & Hope Youth Development Centre needs to be more than a facility where advice is sought – it needs to engage with community members on an outreach basis on an as-needed basis. The Development Centre will maintain an active presence in schools, places of worship, community organizations and wherever else youth development needs to be promoted and fostered. The centre outreach will extend throughout the community, working closely with education, social services, the business community and other related stakeholders to heighten awareness of all available support services, nurture an entrepreneurial culture and create options for people in their home communities.