What is the Youth Opportunity Fund?
Through the Money 4 Youth scheme the Government has given the council £704,000 to allocate to young people between the ages of 13 and 19 who come up with the best ideas for youth activities in their area.
The money has been divided up amongst the Boroughs and Districts according to their population, see the document below for the allocated fund for each area.
Who chooses the ideas?
Each Borough/District has a local youth forum run by young people who have a responsibility for your local rights.
Young people from your local district or borough youth forum will then choose the best, most interesting ideas, which can be delivered to you quickly with the help of council staff.
We want young people to be involved in decision making about things to do and places to go. They can be anything from a music group to a chess club to a girls football club or a DJ event.
We want you to think about whether your project gets lots of other people involved, active and taking part.
We want you to make sure that young people who don't always get activities or opportunities are catered for and supported so that they can take part in activities.
How do I apply?
Simply put your ides on the simple form below (designed by young people) and send it to your local Youth Forum, the addresses are on the form.
What happens next?
Once the ideas have been chosen the council officers will sort out the arrangements to start the project.
Everyone who applies will be told about the best projects and be thanked for sending in their ideas whether their idea was chosen or not.