Youth Worker of the Year

Adie Hinsley from the Emerge project in Bradford has been a youth worker in the East Bowling area of Bradford for 25 years. Emerge works with some of the most marginalised people in the area and her work includes one-to-one work, transition work, and self-esteem support across three schools. On top of this she helps run a weekly young people’s church on a Friday night.

Her nominators said: "Giving your life to work out your personal mission is an understatement for Adie. She has been doing youth work for 20 years and has impacted and been a part of huge transformations in a large number of incredibly vulnerable young people. There is a massive cost to her and her family as she lives out this ministry and demonstrates genuine love better than I have seen anywhere else. It is an absolute privilege to work alongside such a sold-out, committed and talented youth worker. Every community needs an Adie, Emerge and East Bowling are both the richer that we've got ours."

Adie says: "I just get on and do what I do, All I can think about is the young people I work with. I work with so many young people who struggle and have a hard time, so this is for them. Sometimes it’s lonely being a youth worker – you have some dark days and lonely times. But seeing the bigger picture and all that’s going on is amazing. As for what’s next? Just keeping on going."