Young Lives in Wakefield District Voluntary Organisation Network

Welcome to the Young Lives Consortium Website

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Information about Positive Activities Grants
There are links to information, application forms and how Young Lives can support you through the process.  You can click here for the information.

Young Lives Prospectus

Visit the What We Do page to view the Young Lives' Prospectus

Young Lives Update

We would like to thank you for your support over the past few years.  As many of you are experiencing funding cuts, we too at Young Lives are going through a period of change.  Our contract with the Local Authority has ended and subsequently our funding arrangements have changed.  The focus of Young Lives has also changed and over the next few months we will be supporting Groups to collaborate to create better outcomes for children and young people.  We will remain true to our aims which are:

  • To represent, support and strengthen the voluntary and community sector (VCS) groups working with children, young people and families in the Wakefield Metropolitan District to enable children, young people and families play their full part in society

  • to actively advocate the development of opportunities for children, young people and families and support the increase in provision of services throughout the Wakefield metropolitan district through identified need

Young Lives is a Support Organisation dedicated to supporting Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations (VCS) in the Wakefield District. We work with charities, community groups, statutory groups, uniform groups, faith groups, youth associations and youth clubs to ensure that organisations working with children and young people in the Wakefield Metropolitan District are fully supported.

We aim do this in a number of ways:

  • Representation - Promoting and coordinating involvement of VCS groups at a strategic level

  • Partnership Working - Creating strong partnerships of VCS groups in the Wakefield District

  • Communication - Promoting information sharing, communication and participation in the VCS

  • Training and Events - Running training sessions and events to help VCS groups

  • Cooperation - To encourage collaboration and cooperation across the sector

Using The Young Lives Website

To navigate the site choose the most relevant section at the very top of the page above our logo and select the relevant section, if you would like to skip to a sub-page in the section you can select the sub-page name listed via a dropdown menu for each section.

You can also navigate the site by using the Site Navigation Menu on the blue sidebar to the right of the page, first click the section you would like to view then a list of sub-pages will be listed under the section name. Your current page will be identified by the highlighted off-white box and the blue pointer.

On this site you can find:

  • News and up to date information

  • Funding advice and support

  • Information about events

  • Work and Volunteering opportunities

  • A database of children and young peoples organisations in the Wakefield District

  • Promotion of your activities and events

 To get the most out of the website you might want to:

  • JOIN UP! - Download our membership form - get even more support including equipment hire

  • EXPLORE - Explore our website.

  • Safeguarding children and young people - see this section for the latest safeguarding, common assessment frameworks and child well-being updates.

  • Use our directory to find VCS organisations in the Wakefield District.

  • Access the latest news items and articles affecting children and young people

  • Visit the Training section to find about training opportunities some of which are free

  • Find out about the funding you can access for your group.

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