Moving Forward Together

15 January 2008

Groups working with children and young people are being invited to find out how to improve their services at roadshows throughout the county.

Derbyshire County Council is staging the series of events, entitled ‘Moving Forward Together’ during February.

The events are specifically for voluntary, community and independent groups working with children and young people sector.

One of the subjects the roadshows will focus on is how groups can apply for the Youth Opportunity Fund.

The fund offers grants to groups whose work involves young people, especially those who are hard to reach.

The grants must be used to hold activities for young people and to support their role as decision makers and project leaders. 

A group which has greatly benefitted from the fund is Belper’s Drop Inn.

The voluntary organisation was formed in March 2000 to give the young people of Belper somewhere to meet off the streets.

Through the money it got from the Youth Opportunity Fund it was able to train staff in basic sign language and also enabled them to run taster sessions of street dancing which proved very popular.

Laura Taylor, general manager of the Drop Inn, has urged other voluntary, community and independent groups to visit the road show events to see what options are available to them.

She said: “The Youth Opportunity Fund has been great for us and helped us put on events and classes which have really helped us engage with our users.

“Road shows such as the ones happening next month are a great way to understand what help is out there for groups like us and is a great opportunity to meet with other groups and share ideas.”

As well as the Youth Opportunity Fund the events will also focus on the Common Assessment Framework and Quality Assurance.

The road shows will take place at:

  • Langwith Basset Community Centre, Bolsover, February 5, at  2pm until 5pm

  • Genesis Centre, King Street, Alfreton, February 19, at 9.30am until 12.30pm

  • Saints Parish Centre, St Mary’s Gate, Chesterfield, February 19, from 2pm until 5pm

  • Buxton Methodist Church Hall, Chapel Street, Buxton, February 20, 9.30am until 12.30pm

  • The Outlook Centre, Briar Gate, Long Eaton, February 25, 9.30am until 12.30pm.

  • Woodville Youth Centre, Moira Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, February 25,  2pm unitl 5pm.

For more details call Matt Ford, VCI Co-ordinator, Children and Younger Adults Department on 01773 744741.

(REF:JC.14.08)

Groups working with children and young people are being invited to find out how to improve their services at roadshows throughout the county.

Derbyshire County Council is staging the series of events, entitled ‘Moving Forward Together’ during February.

The events are specifically for voluntary, community and independent groups working with children and young people sector.

One of the subjects the roadshows will focus on is how groups can apply for the Youth Opportunity Fund.

The fund offers grants to groups whose work involves young people, especially those who are hard to reach.

The grants must be used to hold activities for young people and to support their role as decision makers and project leaders. 

A group which has greatly benefitted from the fund is Belper’s Drop Inn.

The voluntary organisation was formed in March 2000 to give the young people of Belper somewhere to meet off the streets.

Through the money it got from the Youth Opportunity Fund it was able to train staff in basic sign language and also enabled them to run taster sessions of street dancing which proved very popular.

Laura Taylor, general manager of the Drop Inn, has urged other voluntary, community and independent groups to visit the road show events to see what options are available to them.

She said: “The Youth Opportunity Fund has been great for us and helped us put on events and classes which have really helped us engage with our users.

“Road shows such as the ones happening next month are a great way to understand what help is out there for groups like us and is a great opportunity to meet with other groups and share ideas.”

As well as the Youth Opportunity Fund the events will also focus on the Common Assessment Framework and Quality Assurance.

The road shows will take place at:

  • Langwith Basset Community Centre, Bolsover, February 5, at  2pm until 5pm

  • Genesis Centre, King Street, Alfreton, February 19, at 9.30am until 12.30pm

  • Saints Parish Centre, St Mary’s Gate, Chesterfield, February 19, from 2pm until 5pm

  • Buxton Methodist Church Hall, Chapel Street, Buxton, February 20, 9.30am until 12.30pm

  • The Outlook Centre, Briar Gate, Long Eaton, February 25, 9.30am until 12.30pm.

  • Woodville Youth Centre, Moira Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, February 25,  2pm unitl 5pm.

For more details call Matt Ford, VCI Co-ordinator, Children and Younger Adults Department on 01773 744741.

(REF:JC.14.08)

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