The organisation represents 400 youth clubs and projects across the capital and has signed up 35 to pilot its quality assurance scheme. The aim is to improve standards for young people attending clubs and to show potential funders that the project has a seal of approval.
Gary Hartin, head of performance improvement at London Youth, said the projects involved in the pilot had only just been sent handbooks outlining what they need to do to achieve the standard.
Rachel Archer, chief executive of Bromley youth charity JusB, signed up to the pilot because it was a good opportunity. "It's free, whereas other quality marks are really expensive," she said. "Small localised charities like us have such limited resources but are providing a good standard of youth work and it's a way to get it recognised."
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