Youth Matters Website




Having a say on what’s important to you and being listened to

 

1. Voice - Young People involved in the things that concern them

The aim:

To ensure young people have more involvement in the design and delivery of services that affect them

 

The outcome:

  • To have in place a Thanet Youth Council (TYC) as a consultation forum for the district
  • To have an established ‘Youth Mayor’ for Thanet linked to democracy week 2008

        

Who’s responsible:

  • Thanet Youth Council
  • Thanet District Council Children
  • Consortia
  • Connexions
  • Kent Youth Service
  • Kent County Council Extended schools
  • EK Healthy schools
  • East Kent Healthy schools

 

How do we know it’s worked:

  • SLA in place
  • NI 3: Civic participation in the local area

2. Communication - know what's available and what's going on

The aim:

  • To measure distance travelled as against baselines established in 2007 (e.g. have your say) and monitor new need as required
  • An efficient channel of communication that drives and looks after issues relating to Young People
  • Youth Community Network to develop a communication plan that meets the needs identified
  • Increased awareness of the services activities and facilities available to Young People
  • Improved community relations
  • Reduced negative perceptions of Young People

 

The outcome:

  • Bi annual survey to measure progress on achieving outcomes and ensure targeted activity
  • Youth Communicators Network for professionals linked with the Thanet Youth Council
  • Effective communication with all Young People and their families
  • Positive promotion of Young People
  • Intergenerational and community relations
  • Continued interagency co ordination
  • Reaching harder to reach young people e.g. Looked After Children/disabled/Black Minorities and Ethnics
  • Development of central access point for information on activities and facilities e.g. web page
  • Establish youth newsletter
  • Enhance presence at multi-agency presence at youth events

 

Who’s responsible:

  • Thanet youth strategy steering group
  • Breakthrough
  • Kent Safe Schools
  • Children’s Trust
  • Kent Police
  • Thanet Youth Council
  • Kent Fire and Rescue service
  • Connexions
  • Kent Youth Service
  • Kent County Council Extended schools
  • Thanet CAMHS LIG
  • East Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust
  • East Kent healthy schools
  • Youth Communicators Network
  • Thanet District Council
  • Kent Youth Service
  • Pipeline

 

How will we know it’s worked:

  • Youth survey conducted response target 10% (+ 2% 2007 baseline)
  • Youth Communicators Network in place
  • NI 4: % of people who fell they can influence decisions in their locality
  • Action plan agreed
  • Youth Newsletter published 4 x years.
  • First edition April 2007
  • Website in place
  • Measure distance travelled before plan in place and after action taken using residents and youth survey
  • NI 21: Dealing with local concerns about ASB and crime by crime by the local and Police

3. Access – Facilities, activities and services

The aim:

  • Safer stronger communities fund board to develop a programme for engaging with Young People in Cliftonville West and Margate Central
  • Improve access by Young People to local services and facilities
  • Establish a central point of access to support services, activities and facilities for the whole community

 

The outcome:

  • To have better engagement with the different groups that
  • reside in these areas and help prevent ASB
  • Raised awareness with youth service providers about facilities and opportunities available in the Gateway
  • Pilot community venue in a central location supported by multi-agency participation

 

Who’s responsible:

  • Safer Stronger Communities Fund
  • Engage steering group
  • Youth Communicators Network
  • Pipeline
  • Thanet District Council
  • Global generation
  • Connexions

 

How do we know it’s worked:

  • Identification of project and project lead
  • Presence of youth service providers in the Gateway
  • Opening of venue
  • NI 9: Use of public libraries

4. Volunteering - Support and advice

The aim:

Promote volunteering and support capacity building

 

The outcome:

Funding to extend the role of voluntary organisation fields officer

 

Who’s responsible:

Kent Youth Service

 

How will we know it’s worked:

Funding achieved

 

By when:

Measured annually