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My Life: Cameron Smyth, 20, Reading

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  • Monday, September 1, 2014
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I first became involved with Berkshire Youth when I was a member of the Youth Parliament. Berkshire Youth was able to help me with a campaign to attract more young people into volunteering around Berkshire. The programme was successful and I saw various young people at clubs volunteering as a result. It is a joy to see them having fun, and afterwards I was offered a place on a course to develop my leadership skills.

My Life: Marc Gorry, 19, Brighton

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  • Monday, August 18, 2014
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I first contacted Brighton and Hove City Council's youth employability service a few years ago, after I was excluded from college.

My Life: Zac Osman, 20, London

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  • Monday, August 4, 2014
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I first started the Fun and Friendship project in September 2009, but it wasn't until January 2010 that I received Children in Need funding for three years. The work I did during the project included a variety of media activities, such as video and film production, radio, music technology and animation.

My Life: Amy Garrad, 16, Wood Green

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  • Monday, July 21, 2014
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I'll never forget getting to the top of a climbing wall at the age of eight. It was a massive moment for me, just as climbing a mountain in the Swiss Alps at 15 was.

My Life: Huzaifa Abhi, 21, London

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  • Monday, June 23, 2014
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I am a business administrator at the London Fire Brigade after starting as an apprentice. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to work doing something I enjoy, although I am aware many young people are deprived of this advantage.

My Life: Chloe Donovan, 19, Norfolk

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  • Monday, May 12, 2014
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I'm a young facilitator for the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS), but my volunteering story started when I became a member of the UK Youth Parliament for Norfolk when I was 12.