Youth & Community Development Department

The Youth and Community Team consist of a team of four, the aims of the team are to help and support local people in certain deprived rural areas in order to build a better and safer community through community empowerment and participation. The project workers work with local people to:

• Identify individual and community needs


• Encourage and empower individuals to become involved in their community through training and capacity building.


• Encourage residents to take an active part in activities which enhance their own personal development and their community, enabling a sense of ‘true community spirit’.


• Encourage young people to engage with provisions tailored for their individual needs, promote self esteem and reduce the risk of anti- social behaviour


• Provide guidance and support to individuals and capacity building to community groups

The team consists of:

• Bernie Hall
• Kate Keogh
• Phil Russell
• Penny Woodward

You can contact us at:

T-X Change Building
Butchers Lane
St Just
Penzance
TR19 7UA

01736 788742