Putting Ideas into Action
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sName or subtitle| Time | DateAVM – Better Bankside 21st November 2016
Engaging Young People Through Social Action
Improving the life chances of Young People through Learning Living and Work
Sue TorrisonAssistant Head of Social Action and Volunteering
Keion YoungSkills & Employability Adviser/DofE Leader
Stacey HartSocial Action enthusiast
Improving the life chances of Young People through Learning Living and Work
MYT exists to improve young people’s life chances and the need for the charity to be strong, vibrant, imaginative and hard working are greater than ever. With a high degree of change in MYT, this presents significant challenges but also a genuine opportunity for an organisation which is agile, entrepreneurial and financially secure (CEO Medway Youth Trust).
Improving the life chances of Young People through Learning Living and Work
•We work with young people from 5 -25 years•Some of the young people may have Special Educational Needs/ are a young offender/in care or a care leaver or not in education or training.
FundingLocal government, European funding, grants, social enterprise.
The Cycle
What
Why
HowAction
Reflection
527 The amount of young people that MYT have supported to deliver social action projects
this year.
14962The amazing amount of hours that young
people have volunteered to make a difference in their communities this year.
Activity
Split into groups and discuss the project you have been given.
On flip chart identify these 3 areas:
• The employability skills that may have been developed.
• The character qualities that may have been affected.
• The benefits to the community.
Thank you
