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Youth Consultation
Peterborough Youth Service
2003 - 2004 Report
Introduction
Past
Youth Consultation evolved from detached youth work with
young people, which gradually grew from a meeting held once a month in a public
venue to regular meetings in Peterborough Town Hall. From that, the vision of a
Young People’s Office was born in Peterborough. There was a need for young
people to have a place to meet and to get more heavily involved in project work
on a more regular basis. The opening of the Young People’s Office in the Town
Hall was in late 2002.
Present
Over the last year we've moved from the Town Hall to Bayard
Place, which has been both successful and beneficial for the young people,
because it has resulted in improved access and a more independent setting. At
the moment, the development of the Young People’s Office is centered upon
working on the Peterborough Young People’s Information Network (PYPIN) and
developing the citywide active involvement teams.
Future
One of our aims is to encourage other cities to run a similar
program by incorporating a Young People’s Office into their own Youth Services.
Gradually, the Young People’s Office is becoming better known and we are making
an imprint on certain sectors of the Government and other organisations. We’ve
come a long way from where we once were, and we don’t think that our ambition is
too far fetched. We want to carry on working with different people, and
discovering new boundaries for what we can do. It’s really interesting to see
where different projects and events can take the Young People’s Office and what
we can learn from what we get involved in.
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Contents
Introduction
Young
People’s Involvement
Budget plan
Acknowledgements
Take
Forward & Improve?
Our
Recommendations
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