Much work in the youth services sector goes unrecognised. The professionals and volunteers who dedicate their careers to improving the life chances of young people don't do it for monetary reward: they do it to make a difference.
That's why Young People Now teamed up with our sister title, Children Now, to launch the first-ever Children and Young People's Services Awards.
The awards celebrate the unsung heroes of the sector. They acknowledge achievement in categories that reflect the five Every Child Matters outcomes, from growing up healthy to staying safe.
At the heart of the ceremony will be recognition of the role youth services play in young people's lives and the community. Prizes will recognise projects in youth work as well as advice and guidance, preventive work and youth justice.
We look forward to seeing you at the awards gala dinner at The Hurlingham Club in Fulham, west London, on the evening of 28 November.
SHORT LIST BEST CORPORATE PARENT London Borough of Barnet London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Ealing Council
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHAMPION Can We (Talk 2) at Jigsaw4u Dacorum Borough Council London Borough of Barnet London Borough of Camden Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council The Project, Leeds
THE GROWING UP HEALTHY AWARD City Hospital Youth Work Project DIPEx, University of Oxford Family Action Support Team, Grimsby NCH Hackney Young Carers The Star Project, Southampton Youth2Youth, Acton
THE STAY SAFE AWARD Check Point Project, The Children's Society First Aid Education Initiative, British Red Cross SECOS Project, Barnardo's Sighthill Library Youth Project Street Life Packs, igen
THE PARTNERSHIP AWARD Greater Manchester Cares Northumberland Children's Services Pre-school Specialist Support Services, Phoenix Children's Resource Centre Spring Midwifery Group Practice, Sure Start, Harlow YoungAddaction, Liverpool
THE PLAY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD Impact Initiatives WASP Club Kates Hill & Sledmere Children's Centre, Sure Start On Track, Rainbow Family Centre Midland Heart Dream Scheme Stirling Council Play Services The Community Play Ranger Project, Wanidyke Play Association
THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AWARD Connexions Cumbria Just For Kids Law Men Can Care, Kibble Education And Care Centre Pre-school Specialist Support Services, Phoenix Children's Resource Centre Tower Hamlets Youth Service
THE JUSTICE AWARD Innersmile, Leicester City Youth Offending Service Just For Kids Law Right Track Project, The Children's Society The Restorative Justice Diversion Panel, Sunderland City Council Winchestown Family Centre/ Gwent Joint Outreach Project
THE YOUTH WORK AWARD All Change for Harrow Embrace, Enfield 42nd Street Journey Around My World, Harrow Oasis Young Parents Floating Support Service Sighthill Library Youth Project Youth Educators Programme, Centrepoint Youth Forum, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
THE EARLY YEARS AWARD Booby Tuesday Teenage Breast Feeding Support Group Bromley Preschool Specialist Support Services Spring Midwifery Group Practice, Harlow Sure Start for Travellers, Beeston Hill Children's Centre
THE LEARNING AWARD Curriculum For Learning, St Margaret's School Hear Our Voice Latimer Education Centre Shantona Women's Centre Solutions 4 Vocational Education Programme Wychbury House School Community school of the year Dorchester Primary School Haven High Technology College Romsey Community School Temple Sutton Primary School
BEST USE OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS Delib DIPEx, University of Oxford Drugs Education Counselling and Confidential Advice Team, Sandwell The active citizens award Focus Futures, Midland Heart Group South Liverpool Housing Where is My Public Servant? YoungMinds
THE POSITIVE IMAGES AWARD Bridport Youth Assembly Community Mediation Service, North East Lincolnshire Essex County Council Youth Service Knife Amnesty, Wokingham District Council Speaking Out, Shropshire County Council Vale Young Carer's Project (NCH) Voice of Young People, Genesis Community
SOCIAL CARE TEAM OF THE YEAR Looked After Children Health and Education Service, Barking and Dagenham Looked After Children Education Team, Ealing
COUNCIL OF THE YEAR Blackpool Council Borough of Telford and Wrekin Ealing Council Newcastle City Council Shropshire County Council
THE WELLBEING AWARD Family Action Support Team, North East Lincolnshire Martin House Hospice Safe House, No Limits The Junction, Colchester Mind The Place2Be
THE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE AWARD Birmingham Community Children's Centre Embrace Every Schoolday Counts In2e2e 2005, Connexions Lincolnshire and Rutland The Hideout The Star Project, Southampton
THE HOUSING AWARD Manchester Methodist Housing Association Oasis Young Parents Floating Support Service
THE PREVENTATIVE WORK AWARD Chance UK Children and Young People's Team, 42nd Street Early Years Outreach Team, Bournemouth Borough Council Every Schoolday Counts Tackle It, Sunderland Youth Offending Service
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Ashley Warwick Timson, NCH Harrow David Essex, LACHES Volunteer Mentor Team Holly Manning, Essex County Council Youth Service James Topping, The Children's Trust Racheal Quinton, Bridgnorth Young Parents Project
THE ANTI-BULLYING AWARD Beat the Bully Group, Youth First Ealing Council St Benedict's College SECOS Project, Barnardo's
BOOKING DETAILS
The Children and Young People's Services Awards take place on Tuesday 28 November at The Hurlingham Club, London SW6 3PR.
The awards are aimed at recognising and celebrating the best work taking place in the children and young people's sectors in the UK. They are a chance for professionals to get their hard work, innovation and dedication recognised by colleagues, and communicate some examples of best practice from projects at the forefront of developing new ways of working. Discounted rates are available to voluntary sector organisations and charities. To find out more details or to book a place at the ceremony, visit www.haymarketevents.com/awards or call 020 8267 4312.
