Youth volunteering has become a hot topic in every quarter of the UK. From Aberdare in Wales, where school pupils have formed groups to work with the police on crime prevention, to Motherwell in Scotland, where young people help to run a community healthy eating cafe; from young people in London's East End helping to transform a room in a historic building as part of CSV's Make a Difference Day, to students at the University of Belfast and the University of Ulster mentoring 11- to 14-year-olds, everyone is getting involved.
The idea of young volunteers even makes Scotland's First Minister Jack McConnell, not previously renowned for his positive attitude towards young people, take a constructive and encouraging stance. He has launched Project Scotland, a full-time volunteering programme for 16- to 25-year-olds that provides a living allowance and enables young people to cover up to three modules in a year.
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