About Us
Youth Aspire Connect (YAC) is a dynamic youth-led non-profit organisation with a core mission to equip and empower young people with knowledge and skills to transcend the limits of society and excel in life.
Youth Aspire Connect was founded in 2017 to support young people aged 10-16 years and school leavers aged 17-25 years living in Kingston Upon Hull and East Yorkshire build a successful career.
YAC is registered with the Charity Commission (Reg no:Â 1199354).
Current Activities
Digital & Employability Skills
Every Saturday. 1:00pm - 5pm
Digital & Employability Skills Training
Saturday 1-5pm
The Digital Skills training is for young people aged 11 years+ and the employability skills training is for school leavers aged 17-25 years. The training covers basic skills such as Using email/social media; Microsoft Office suite (e.g. Word, PPT, Excel) and advanced skills such as:
Animation, Coding/programming, Content creation,
Data analysis (e.g.MS Power BI, Excel, SQL), Digital marketing,
Graphics design, Video editing.
Zionites Dance class
Every Friday. 5pm - 7pm
Zionites Dance class
The dance classes are for young girls aged 12 years+ and is facilitated by a professional dance trainer from Hull Dance.
Music Class
Music Class
The Music classes are for your young people aged 11 years+ and is delivered in collaboration with My Pockets, a production company based in Yorkshire.
1-2-1 Career Mentorship session
Wednesday 11am-3pm (during holidays) & 5-7pm (term time)
1-2-1 Career Mentorship session
1-2-1 Career and Mentorship session for young people aged 11-25 years.
What We DO
Leadership & Social Actions
Leadership & Social Actions
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Mentorship
We run free weekly 1-2-1 or group career and mentorship sessions to offer advice, guidance, and support young people as they explore career and university degree options.
Mentorship
We run free weekly 1-2-1 or group career and mentorship sessions to offer advice, guidance, and support young people as they explore career and university degree options.
Research & Evidence generation
We conduct our own research and partner with universities and corporate organisations to develop research opportunities which will address knowledge gaps and promote funding of services which are currently absent in the communities we serve.
Research & Evidence Generation
We conduct our own research and partner with universities and corporate organisations to develop research opportunities which will address knowledge gaps and promote funding of services which are currently absent in the communities we serve.