Meet The Team
Dan BrownDan leads the Forge Youth team which is a great job, except when he has to discipline Phil (which is fairly regularly). He is married to Sarah who is very cool and they live in Walkley with their new baby Esme and their pet Phil.
Contact Dan to find out about Forge Youth or to make him feel more popular on dan@forgeyouth.com
Leighton CollinsLeighton leads the youth at the King' Centre in Netheredge
He regularly took part in the British Afro Tournaments, but got kicked out because he used too many hair products. This has had a devistating impact on his afro growing capabilities.
Contact Leighton at leighton@forgeyouth.com
Rachel WhiteheadRachel oversees the youth work in the North of the city, this includes projects in Firth Park, Shiregreen and Parson Cross.
Every year, Rachel enters the Yorkshire Pie Eating Championship. Last year, she was feeling ill, so only came 2nd place after eating 48 pies in one afternoon!
Contact Rachel at rach@forgeyouth.com
Bex RobertsBex leads Norton Lees, Langsett and Forge Schools. On the side she makes amazing cakes if it's your birthday, so stick around!
Bex is an expert at the moonwalk and is the European Body Popping Champion for the 2nd year running!
Contact Bex at bex@forgeyouth.com
Anna MellowsAnna Oversees the project on Crosspool, She plays rugby and is Tom Daley's diving partner. Anna will be competing in the 2012 Olympics - her best dive is "the bomb", the crowds love it.
Contact Anna at anna@forgeyouth.com
Chris NallChris oversees Forge Sports. This entails leading the FC Philly juniors teams as well as running the SCYL, a free Christian 5-a-side youth league serving churches across Sheffield. He did Geography at university in 2003 and has stayed in Sheffield since.
He loves his sport and once competed for Nottinghamshire in the national sumo wrestling championships, becoming so successful that he's now on the Great British Sumo Wrestling Council (GBSWC)
Phil Joyce & Emma JJPhil, or Phillis, as he is affectionately known oversees the Youthwork based at the Philadelphia campus with his wife to be Emma JJ.
Phil's favourite hobby is collecting pinecones, which he paints faces onto and gives names. He keeps them in his cellar where he has created a small colony of them called 'conesville'. Emma doesn't know about it yet, don't tell her.
Contact Phil and Emma on phil@forgeyouth.com
Josh ChristieJosh oversees the Youth work in Sharrow.
Josh is amazing youthworker, apart from his struggles with appropriate facial hair, which stems from his fear of razors. He is currently receiving counselling for this issue so watch this space for a radical transformation!
Contact Josh at josh@forgeyouth.com
Rich AtkinsonForge Youth is part of the Forge Network, a citywide network of Youth work, Childrens work and work with families.
Rich leads the Forge Network, he is married to Lizzie and they live uncomfortably close to Hillsborough Stadium. Rich is passionate about Jedward, he is the president of the Jedward fan club and has tattoos of both John and Edward on his biceps, which smile when he flexes them.
Contact Rich to find out about the Forge Network on rich@forgeyouth.com