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Funding: MP says opportunity fund excludes the disadvantaged

30 May 2007, Young People Now

A Labour MP has voiced concerns that disadvantaged young people are not receiving enough money from the Youth Opportunity Fund. The fund was set up in 2006 and is supposed...

Northern Ireland: Union fixes up talks to settle £1m pay dispute

30 May 2007, Young People Now

Youth work leaders in Northern Ireland are to meet union officials next week to try to resolve a long-running pay dispute. About 150 part-time and full-time youth workers are believed...

Asylum seekers: Age assessments need wider input

30 May 2007, Young People Now

The Immigration Law Practitioners' Association has called for youth workers and other professionals to help with age assessments of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people. In a report, When is a child...

Wales: Support helpline open to under-18s

30 May 2007, Young People Now

The office of the Children's Commissioner for Wales has launched a freephone and freetext support service for young people. The line will bring together different types of support, offering a...

Scotland: Project on loss to distribute film

30 May 2007, Young People Now

A project in Scotland helping young people cope with loss and bereavement has produced a film to share its experiences with others. Barnardo's Scotland's Rollercoaster service, based in Dundee, is...

Participation: Youth involvement tips for third sector

30 May 2007, Young People Now

Local third sector youth organisations are being encouraged to develop their participation work to give them more influence within children's trusts. The National Youth Agency is running 40 workshops around...

Wise words

30 May 2007, Young People Now

A safe-drinking project has received £1,000 after winning a Deutsche Bank Spotlight Award. The Safe Night Out initiative was developed by brothers Zaman, 19, (right) and Zaeem Kala, 17, (left),...

Quote of the week

30 May 2007, Young People Now

I would have a blanket ban on hoodies. There's no point in them being allowed in some places but not in others - Actress Gaynor Faye, interviewed in The Independent,...

Scotland: Young women urged to get active in exercise scheme

30 May 2007, Young People Now

Girls on the Move, the exercise scheme for young women in Scotland, is being revamped to provide grants of up to £2,000 for 12- to 18-year-olds to take part in...

Training: Workers coached to be financial role models

30 May 2007, Young People Now

Youth charity Kikass has teamed up with the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to offer financial training to youth workers. Following a series of pilots last November the FSA has backed...