FDYS

Ferns Diocesan Youth Service (FDYS) has been in existence since 1965. Primarily established to develop and provide voluntary youth services in the county it has progressed to become the largest youth service in County Wexford providing a range of programmes that include childcare, youth services, addiction support and community health supports.

We work with young people and adults in County Wexford to support them in realising their full potential. We encourage young people to achieve a state of personal holistic well-being by balancing the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.
Our work is young person centred, encourages well-being, promotes equality, diversity and inclusiveness through the provision of quality youth work and takes place in a safe and trusting environment.
Our non-formal education process is delivered through youth work programmes, youth and community support services, childcare and supports for volunteers.
Ethos
Our work with young people is a planned, systematic, non-formal educational process through which we work with voluntarily participating young people and adults.
Mission
To work with young people and adults in Co. Wexford, to support them in realising their full potential, and to

encourage them to take control of their own lives.
Core Principles
The work of FDYS is:
1. Young person-centred: recognising the rights of young people and holding as central their active and voluntary participation.
2. Committed to ensuring and promoting the safety and well-being of young people.
3. Educational and developmental.
4. Committed to ensuring and promoting equality and inclusiveness in all its dealings with young people and adults.
5. Dedicated to the provision of quality youth work and committed to continuous improvement.