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Daily roundup: Healthy eating, parental fines and mental health

Friday, August 8, 2014

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Oldham teenager's poster design to front youth healthy eating campaign; huge rise in fines for parents who take children out of school; and grant made to develop outcomes-based mental health services, all in the news today.

Think-tank wins EU backing for youth participation project

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Monday, July 28, 2014

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A London-based think-tank has been awarded €50,000 to encourage youth participation among disadvantaged young people.

Government launches funding for alternative models of youth services

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Monday, July 21, 2014

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The government has launched a £500,000 fund to help councils set up alternative models of delivering youth services such as mutual and private partnerships.

Brooks Newmark takes on youth work and charities brief

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

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Brooks Newmark has been confirmed as the new minister for civil society with responsibility for youth services and the voluntary sector.

London mayor launches youth volunteering schemes

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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

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The mayor of London Boris Johnson is encouraging young people living in the capital to volunteer in a bid to improve their employment prospects.

Social action fund opens for bids

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Monday, June 2, 2014

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Uniformed youth organisations are being urged to apply for £10m worth of Treasury funding to deliver more social action opportunities.

Social action programmes to share £2.5m

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Friday, May 2, 2014

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The Cabinet Office has awarded £2.5m to 26 social action programmes providing support for vulnerable young people including care leavers and young offenders.

School safeguarding, mental health, and healthy living

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Friday, March 28, 2014

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Coventry schools to have safeguarding checks; trust defends offering counselling in cafes; and smoking bans deliver child health benefits, all in the news today.

Report reveals extent of student volunteering

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Monday, February 24, 2014

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Almost a third of 18- to 21-year-olds in higher education volunteer in their spare time, according to new research.

Charities win £11m to boost social action

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

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Forty-one voluntary and community sector organisations are to gain a share of £11m from the Cabinet Office to encourage young people to participate in social action.

Hurd hands NCS over to independent trust

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

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The National Citizen Service (NCS) has established itself as a social enterprise, completing its move from government-run body to independence.

Chancellor unveils free school meals funding plans

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Thursday, December 5, 2013

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The government has confirmed how it will fund free school meals for every infant-aged child from 2014.

Hurd hails young generation at CYP Now Awards but says some youth services are 'ok to lose'

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Thursday, November 28, 2013

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Civil society minister Nick Hurd has said some local authority youth services closed in recent years because they were not good enough.

Social action drive aims to double young volunteers

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

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A seven-year national campaign to be launched this week aims to double the number of children and young people taking part in social action programmes.

Government injects £6m to support youth volunteering

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Monday, October 28, 2013

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The Cabinet Office has launched a £6m fund in a bid to encourage more young people to take part in volunteering and social action.

Conservative conference: NCS 'widens reach of youth services'

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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

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The National Citizen Service (NCS) is having the effect of encouraging disengaged young people to join youth clubs, according to a youth charity boss.

YouthNet transfers ownership of youth volunteering website

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Monday, September 23, 2013

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Young people's charity YouthNet is to transfer ownership of its youth volunteering website Do-it to Red Trust.

Ministers will not interfere with NCS Trust, says body's chair

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Monday, September 16, 2013

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The independent body set up to run the government's flagship youth volunteering scheme the National Citizen Service (NCS) will operate free from political interference, its chair has said.

Youth Parliament launches consultation on young people's views

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Friday, September 13, 2013

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The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) is looking to get more than half a million young people's views on what issues should be debated by youth leaders in the House of Commons later this year.