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Youth Work News
9 January 2009
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Latest news, analysis and opinion from the youth work field, including youth service developments, outdoor activities, participation, and targeted support.
Government launches national peer mentoring scheme
Westminster City Council has introduced a texting service that allows people to locate their nearest youth club, children's centre, library or leisure centre.
Feature: Positive activities: Spending power
The government is investing £14.5m in nine pilot schemes that will give disadvantaged teenagers up to £40 a month to spend on positive activities of their choice. Mathew Little finds out how two of the schemes are working out.Volunteers not put off by criminal checks
The government is investing £14.5m in nine pilot schemes that will give disadvantaged teenagers up to £40 a month to spend on positive activities of their choice. Mathew Little finds...
Case studies: Project casebook
Emily Twinch reports on a scheme set up by young people to celebrate cultural differences; a chill-out zone at an under-18s club night; a woodland conservation project for asylum seekers; and teenagers travel to the US for the presidential elections.In Depth
Feature: Positive activities: Spending power
The government is investing £14.5m in nine pilot schemes that will give disadvantaged teenagers up to £40 a month to spend on positive activities of their choice. Mathew Little finds...
Case studies: Project casebook
Emily Twinch reports on a scheme set up by young people to celebrate cultural differences; a chill-out zone at an under-18s club night; a woodland conservation project for asylum seekers;...
Youth crime prevention
Investing in work that diverts at risk young people from crime before they become serious offenders has clear financial and social benefits. But opinion is divided on who is best...
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