New toolkit: How to talk about youth work in Ireland

This toolkit was developed in direct response to feedback from NYCI members who identified a need for clearer, shared messaging across the sector.

The words we choose can help build public support, influence policy, and unlock funding.

This toolkit draws on international research and insights from across the Irish youth work sector to help you:

Build understanding of why youth work matters
Avoid common pitfalls in how we talk about our work
Use clear, confident messages that resonate

We hope you’ll find it useful in your advocacy, funding applications, internal communications, and wider public engagement.

Use it today. Share it widely.

This is just the start of NYCI’s work to support the sector with shared language and stronger messages.

Thank you for being part of this collective effort to increase recognition of the value of youth work. We’d love to hear how you use it, and how we can continue to build on this work together.