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In the week of 1 February 2010, there will be a survey of all Positive Activities taking place for young people aged 13-19 in all Local Authority areas. All youth organisations in Lancashire are invited to participate in the survey, so that Lancashire may provide the fullest possible picture of positive activities available for young people in the week. If you are able to participate, please note that the latest date for your completed survey to be emailed to Catherine McManmon is 15 February 2010.

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Sat, 13/02/2010 - 09:00
More Music are running a series of Free Music-Making Sessions for 11-18 year olds, each Saturday...
Wed, 24/02/2010 - 09:30
Keynote Speaker: Judith Smyth – Director of the Commissioning Support Programme

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This two day Safeguarding Children Course, funded by the Lancashire Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB), has been specifically arranged for staff and managers in the voluntary sector. There are 30 places available on the course which takes place on 23rd March and 10th May, at Preston North End,...

Drawing the line – a review by Sir Roger Singleton looks at the key elements of the VBS scheme and the concerns raised. In...

For those of you who may want to check how your area got on in the recent round of Comprehensive Area Assessments CAA’s that were published in December 2009 you can now search in one place through Oneplace. It does make...

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The Young People's Service in Lancashire are holding a second round of bidding to allocate the balance of funds from the first round of the Commissioned Outcomes Funding. 2nd Round funding is aimed at addressing gaps in geographical coverage of West Lancashire and South Ribble. Deadline for return of completed Applications: 4.00 pm – Friday 26th March 2010.
Calling all managers! The youth of today needs you to participate in a national training programme that will develop your leadership skills and improve our youth services! For more information on the FPM Management Development Programme please view the document below.
Details of Lancaster and District Council for Voluntary Services programme of Training and Events 2010 is available as a download. Please select the title above to download a copy.
Grants for the Voluntary, Community and Faith Sectors Carers Grant Small Funding 2010/11
Handy booklet by Dr Hilary Comfort. Capturing the Evidence provides workers in the field with templates and ideas on recording outcomes for young people.
A framework that aspires to 'make this the best place in the World for our children and young people to grow up' via providing people working with children and young people with a workforce framework and self assessment tool to benchmark their activity. For further information please view the document below.
A grants programme designed to respond to local issues, improve organisations capacity and provide support for local people to strengthen their 'community voice'. For information about applying for grants of £250 - £500 please download the file below.
Consortium event - 13th October @ Woodlands, Chorley. Access the powerpoint presentation on "Youth services working together to support the voluntary youth sector across Lancashire" below.
A new strategy created by Lancashire Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership (LCYPSP) aimed at developing Lancashire's 85,000 workforce of people working with children, young people and families.

                     

 

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