The Swan Youth Project

Like many other youth projects around the country, The Swan works to support young people, by providing an environment in which their personalities and life skills can be developed, enabling them to become productive contributing individuals of society. It has a preventative role. By providing young people with support, it aims to bring with it broader benefits for society such as reducing unemployment, improving the take-up of education, reducing substance abuse, cutting crime and anti-social behaviour.

Unlike many other projects, The Swan is open every weekday during term-time and throughout the school holidays. It provides a wide range of activities, both structured and informal or a place just to meet friends and relax. It is open to everyone between the ages of 11 and 18 from Berkhamsted and the surrounding area. There is no other place like it in Berkhamsted for young people.