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The Prime Minister has today outlined details of the government’s planned national citizen service - a programme aimed at getting more young people to volunteer in their community. The scheme will be launched next summer, and will see 10,000 teenagers take part in projects intended to develop “life skills and resilience.”
You may remember the idea was first proposed during the election campaign, and received backing from Sir Michael Caine. As part of today’s announcement the Prime Minister has said the scheme would “teach young people to be socially responsible and appreciate what they could achieve and how they could be part of the Big Society.”
Groundwork has a great deal of experience of working with young people on youth engagement schemes that give them the skills and confidence to make a positive contribution to their communities. Our ‘Children and Young People of Westmill (CAYPOW) project’ is just one of many examples. The three-year project on the disadvantaged Westmill housing estate in Hertfordshire helped to get the voices of young people heard in their community and gave them a positive profile amongst the adults in their neighbourhood.
CAYPOW and other similar projects show that young people can be a powerful force for good and will play an active role in their communities if given a chance. With meaningful support their drive and enthusiasm to make a difference can help shape their future - and the destiny of their neighbourhoods.
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