M13 create conversations, activities and environments with young people, that foster enjoyment, learning, action and transformation which make for well-being within young people, ourselves and the communities in which we all live.

M13’s Vision

M13’s vision is that all young people in Ardwick and Longsight live life to the full and make a positive contribution to their community.

We have a vision where every young person in Ardwick and Longsight knows they are loved and valued, lives in health and safety, with respect, faith, hope and love for themselves and others, achieving their full potential and positively contributing to and transforming their communities.

We have a wider vision where

  • young people choose to take responsibility for and work to transform their communities, to stand up for justice and equality and oppose inequality and oppression

  • young people have their own, inspiring and hopeful visions for their lives, communities and neighbourhoods, which make for human well-being

  • young people can recognise the love God has for them, their communities and others and can recognise how He is at work in their lives

  • young people’s voices are listened to and are significant agents for change, locally and nationally and which shape M13’s vision through dialogue

  • young people are dignified, valued, respected and listened to by the community and wider society and support and respect is reciprocated across age, ethnicity, gender, ability, sexual and religious diversity

  • M13 neighbourhoods are places where young people feel secure and happy, where they want to spend their time, where they can find fulfilling and dignifying recreation, education and work and where they can grow, develop and thrive

  • M13 communities have the capacity to love, care for, enjoy and meet the needs of all their young people

  • M13 Youth Project has sufficient financial, human and material resources to sustain and continue to fulfill its aims for as long as the project is needed.