The Billy Graham Youth Foundation (BGYF) model is centred around creating positive environments that young people are firstly attracted to and which ultimately support their holistic development. In order to establish these positive environments our coaches employ the 8 values found in the BGYF Passport to Success. This value base ensures that there is consistency across BGYF, and that the practices employed stem from a solid foundation. The key component of the BGYF model is the positive peer mentoring the takes place throughout every class. Our coaches aim to create the environments through which young people can thrive, however it is the young people themselves who are encouraged to become the agents of change. We often say that our job is not to put out fires, but rather create fire engines. BGYF seek to equip a generation of young people with the desire and the tools to be a positive influence in the lives of those around them. In this way BGYF is able to create change far beyond the walls of our academies. BGYF has developed the Billy Graham Youth Foundation Champions programme, designed to allow every young person to progress throughout a structured pathway over a long-term engagement with an academy. As young people follow the Champions programme they are able to learn new skills in a structured environment, achieve quantifiable success, and become an embedded part of the community that exists in each academy.