Year Out Schemes

Year out schemes can be arranged with a national agency or potentially locally

A National Agency

There are many Christian organisations that offer young people short-term opportunities for young people to spend time elsewhere serving others.  For some ideas there are some below. 

Links

1) Careforce

35 Elm Road, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 3HB
Tel: 020 8942 3331  Web: www.careforce.co.uk

Placing volunteers aged 17 to 30 with UK evangelical churches and caring projects for a year

2) Christian aid

PO Box 100, London, SE1 7RT
Tel: 020 7620 4444  Web: www.christian-aid.org.uk

Exposing the scandal of poverty, working to eradicate it through local partners, ecumenical networks

3) Scripture union

4) Soul Survivor

Unit 2, Paramount Industrial Estate, Sandown Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD24 7XF
Tel: 0870 054 3331  

Web: www.soulsurvivor.com

Youth festivals, conferences, roadshows, youth leaders support programme, residential discipleship training courses, schools work

5) Time for God

7 Chester House, Pages Lane, Muswell Hill, London, N10 1PR
Tel: 020 8883 1504  Web: www.timeforgod.org

6) Youth for Christ

PO Box 5254, Halesowen, B63 3DG
Tel: 0121 550 8055  

Web: www.yfc.co.uk

Evangelistic youth outreach through creative arts, church-based missions, schools work, community involvement and training

7) Youth with a mission

Highfield Oval, Ambrose Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4BX
Tel: 01582 463 216  Web: www.ywam-england.com

Mobilising youth to fulfil the great commission through evangelism, training and mercy ministries

Offering gap year experiences for 18 to 25 year olds including youth work, drug re-habilitation; UK, overseas

A Local Organisation