Youth Action and Engagement - reaching socially excluded young people profiles projects reflecting different origins, traditions and approaches. For some, supporting young people's volunteering is their explicit purpose. For others, volunteering forms part of a wider portfolio of approaches designed to improve young people's skills or to promote community cohesion.
Carolyn Oldfield, joint editor of Youth Action and Engagement, said: "All the projects profiled demonstrate a clear commitment to reaching and engaging young people likely to be excluded from traditional forms of volunteering, enabling them to take part on equal terms and to experience the kinds of benefits that are frequently denied to those with arguably the most to gain."
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