Young people doing Great Things
Projects in the Network range massively from helping the aged to awareness campaigns, and setting up radio stations to creating youth forums. There are no boundaries to what your project is or where you are from. Our network includes everyone from schools and youth groups to clubs and youth offending teams. If you don’t have a project, why not see if there is one in your area that you can get involved with?
The Stonebridge Road Estate Youth Group aims to give a real voice to young people, raise awareness of the issues that affect them and improve their facilities whilst making the local community a safer place to live and work.
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City Angels raises awareness of bullying and supports vulnerable young people in and out of school, through peer mentoring, role playing and group exercises.
Youth2Youth is a national helpline for under 19 year olds in need of emotional support. A team of 54 trained volunteers from diverse backgrounds, aged between 16 and 21, run the service.
Student-led Springhill Community Radio Project broadcasts music, news, interviews, information and advice over school lunch times to tackle anti-social issues including bullying, discrimination and racism.
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An interactive adolescent room in a hospice, designed and developed by young people living with progressive life limiting medical conditions
Read More of TIZ - The Inclusion Zone
The Opal Project provides support and information for young people who self harm. It was formed by two teenagers who were self-harmers and wanted to provide support and help people to understand the issues which lead young people to self harm.
A support group of young asylum seekers, refugees and British people challenging prejudice.
A project providing training, education, employment and volunteering opportunities and promoting dialogue and cohesion between the local communities (White, Somalian and Bangladeshi)
Read More of Rathbone Outreach Project
A project providing a range of social, educational and recreational activities and opportunities to young people in Bury Park, Luton
Read More of Mitalee Summer School Project
A charity creating mutually beneficial partnerships between younger and older people.
Read More of Sixty Plus Intergenerational Project
A project addressing issues identified by young people in Torbay.
Read More of TNT - Teen Network Torbay
We formed our youth council to improve facilities for young people, starting with creating a BMX track and youth shelter.
Read More of Aldbourne Youth Council & BMX Track
We aim to raise awareness among young people about safe drinking. We designed, produced and distributed a poster about drink spiking, and launched the ‘Am I bovvered’ cool guide to drinking alcohol safely.
Read More of Gateshead Young Women's Outreach Project
We are a young parents’ group providing advice and education to other young people about the realities of becoming a young parent, through a magazine and presentations in schools, colleges and youth clubs.
We are a youth run group who use music and other creative arts as a means of empowering young people in the local area, bringing them together and promoting positive messages.
Read More of Let's Be Positive
With the launch of the ‘Who am I?’ campaign and video, the PLAnet youth fellowship are seeking to challenge negative stereotypes of young people, and are encouraging 11 - 20 year olds who are involved in community projects to enter the awards and get recognised.
Sep 02, 2010 - 08:18 AM
Meet PLAnet ambassador Jawad Shah, and find out why he is asking people to walk 3729.9 miles.
Sep 01, 2010 - 03:11 PM
We’re all for getting more positive media coverage of young people. Check out our magazine, published in association with Children and Young People Now, now available to read online.
Aug 20, 2010 - 03:19 PM
