SCOTLAND'S NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY BASED YOUTH WORK
Quality youth work programmes, information, resources, training and support.
About usChanging Lives Through Youth Work
As the largest national youth work organisation, Youth Scotland supports 61,000 young people, 1,300 youth groups and over 7,700 youth workers.
- Our diverse membership has national reach and is made up of a network of local Area Associations, youth groups, youth workers and volunteers
- Youth Scotland values the development of community based youth work as an essential approach to our work
- We want to create ways for youth work to enable more young people to demonstrate what they have achieved personally and within their communities
It has opened more doors and opportunities and helped me meet new people and new contacts to help me with my career and building my network.Niomi, DJ and young person
Young leaders programme at HMYOI Polmont
Two young people and staff talk about their experiences of the CashBack funded young leaders programme at HMYOI Polmont and how it has been breaking barriers.
"It allows us to look at a youth work approach rather than a prison approach." (SPS)
HMYOI Polmont case studyNews
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Youth workers say community relations negatively impacted since EU referendum
07 March 19 -
Youth work organisations partner up on Brexit
07 December 18 -
Young Placechangers Ideas Fund opens for applications
11 October 18 -
Audit Scotland and Youth Scotland launch Inform 100 to engage young people in public services
02 August 18 -
First Minister Recognises YoYP Achievements
17 April 18