CYO provides chaplains to primary and secondary schools across Colchester. Chaplains support the school on a weekly basis with spiritual development opportunities for students, pastoral mentoring and support, and by being available for the highs and lows of life.

Some chaplains are staff, some are volunteers, others are Mission Partners.

Our huge vision means that we can’t do this on our own. CYO can’t deliver chaplaincy to every school in Colchester, and therefore partnership is our priority. CYO acts as a catalyst; training, encouraging and supporting churches to deliver chaplaincy in their local schools for the long haul.

CYO forms intentional, missional relationships with churches to empower the church and increase the spread of chaplaincy and provision for children and young people. Churches that engage in this partnership are called Mission Partners.