The YCW wants a world where young people make a difference, in fact are the difference, to enable the transformation needed in order for everyone to live a life of dignity, worthy of the Creator.We are a Movement of young people, which is run by young people. They focus on their everyday experiences as young adults, reflect on them in the light of the Gospel and Church teaching and commit themselves to take authentic Christian action.In these regular group meetings, young people are called out of their isolation so that they come to know their true dignity and worth, which is so often not the case in modern life and especially in the world of work.Through our method of See, Judge, Act, the young people are transformed and are enabled to form and grow as Christian leaders, serving, educating and representing other young people in their places of work or study and in their local communities by living out the Gospel through their actions.

YCW understands that young people will be the next generation of our leaders, which means it is important for us to develop their leadership skill sets. Improving attributes of leadership such as resilience, courage, integrity, confidence and enthusiasm. Leadership in young people is fundamental to YCW, and this is why we are 'a movement run for, by and amongst young people'.