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Connecting Youth Clubs Building a vibrant voluntary and community youth sector in Sussex

Setting the Context

• Global

• Divorcing Europe - BREXIT

• President Trump

• Extremism / Liberalism

• Online media and presence

How are young people engaged?

How do they respond?

Setting the Context

• National

• Budgets and austerity

• Powers of Surveillance

• Changing face of education

• NCS and Social Action

• Mental Health

• Physical Well-being

• Immigration

How are young people engaged?

How do they respond?

Setting the Context

• Regional

• Cuts to services

o Brighton and Hove

o WSCVYS

o Spark

o Outset Youth

• New duties (PREVENT / CSE)

• Lack of infrastructure

• No Youth Workers

How are young people engaged?

How do they respond?

Setting the Context

• Local

• Places for young people to go

• Something for young people to do

• People who care

How are young people engaged?

How do they respond?

Where do we fit in?

• 90+ organisations working with young people

• 210 regular weekly clubs

• 10,000+ young people

• Partner on many forums

• Affiliated to national bodies

• Safeguarding Forum for VCS

• Strong links to our communities

Connecting Members

Working with management committees to:

Represent them on forums

Provide safeguarding training from Safety Net

DBS checks

Guidance and club visiting

Club toolkit

National affiliation to Ambition UK / UK Youth

Quality Assurance

Insurance cover

Who washes the tea towels?

Spring Conference Saturday 22nd April 2017

Partnership with University of Brighton

Nuggets of training by lecturers and alumni

Marketplace

Networking

We want to see committee members, youth workers,

volunteers and young leaders come together and learn from

each other.

Connecting Teams

Developing clubs and what they offer: Introduction to Youth Work training

Detached Youth Work training

Activities

Go Karting, Scuba Diving, Driving at Dunsfold etc.

Football tournaments

Workshops

Camp craft, cooking, DJ skills etc.

Summer Camps

Inter-club competitions

Connecting Voices

Involving young people:

Young Leaders

East Sussex Youth Voice

Worthing and Adur Youth Council

Youth Awards in Mid-Sussex and maybe more …

Young Leaders making it happen

Beyond OCN Accreditation

Two residentials OCN Levels 1 and 2

Volunteering accredited with Lions

Youth Awards ceremonies

Clusters of Young Leaders organising activities

Connecting Resources

Creating capacity:

Connecting shared transport options

Working to develop buildings for youth clubs

Supporting our members to raise funds

Recruiting AND supplying youth workers

YOUTH CLUB FRANCHISE

Detached Youth Work Teams

STREETMATE

Connecting Communities

Working with Lions to: o Adopt a Youth Club – funding support, link officer,

networks

o Accrediting volunteering through Young Leaders in

Service

o Youth Award ceremonies

o Membership of Leo’s

o Promote inter-generational social action

o Develop case studies and toolkits for others

Moving beyond Sussex

Life Skills for Adolescents

Where do we fit in?

Our work is about Connecting …

Members

Teams

Voices

Resources

Communities