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Category: Third Sector Issues
Youth sector called on to help with citizen initiative
27 Jul 2010, 8:26 am | Written by Backstop
Children & Young People Now reports that the government is calling on the youth sector to help deliver its flagship National Citizen Service initiative after announcing the ambitious target to get 10,000 school-leavers involved in the pilots next summer. The … Continue reading
Social housing tenants ‘trapped’ report says
26 Jul 2010, 8:54 am | Written by Backstop
The Independent reports that one in eight social housing tenants are trapped in properties away from their family or work opportunities due to the barriers they face in trying to move, a report indicated today. The report warned that people … Continue reading
Youth projects lose out on dormant bank account funds
20 Jul 2010, 9:20 am | Written by Backstop
Children & Young People Now reports that dormant bank account assets will no longer be earmarked for young people’s projects and will instead be used to fund the coalition government’s broader big society agenda. The previous government had pledged that … Continue reading
Tories say Sure Start staff could opt out and be in co-operative
23 Feb 2010, 10:08 am | Written by Backstop
The Guardian reports that staff at government Sure Start centres will be the first in the public sector to be able to opt out of their current employment and sell their services back to the taxpayer through co-operatives or as … Continue reading
National Children’s Bureau launches third sector support programme
11 Feb 2010, 10:15 am | Written by Backstop
In Children & Young People Now, it is reported that the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has launched a support programme aimed at helping to develop the work of third sector organisations working with children and young people. The Voluntary Sector … Continue reading
Small charities need help to measure their success
9 Feb 2010, 11:44 am | Written by Backstop
Children & Young People Now reports that work done by voluntary organisations with children and families could be going to waste because they cannot afford to evaluate their work, charity Action for Children has warned. Kate Mulley, policy development and … Continue reading
Government launches youth engagement website
5 Feb 2010, 11:13 am | Written by Backstop
Children & Young People Now reports that the government has launched a website that allows young people to access funding, information and opportunities around youth engagement in response to the Youth Citizenship Commission’s recommendations. The Join website includes information on … Continue reading
Unicef campaign to embed children’s rights on a local level
3 Feb 2010, 10:04 am | Written by Backstop
The Guardian reports on a new Unicef campaign called Put it Right, which is an ambitious five-year £55m fundraising campaign that stems from the success of its Rights, Respect and Responsibility Group where young people worked across the country to … Continue reading
Inequality gap widens for health of children under five
3 Feb 2010, 9:43 am | Written by Backstop
The Guardian and Children & Young People Now report on the findings from the audit commission study Giving Children a Healthy Start that show that there has been no improvement in the health of under-fives despite government spendng of over … Continue reading
Children say family conflict main cause of unhappiness
27 Jan 2010, 9:13 am | Written by Backstop
Children & Young People Now reports on a survey by The Children’s Society which shows that family conflict is the biggest factor in causing unhappiness among children. The survey found that seven per cent of children were significantly unhappy, family … Continue reading
