- North West
- North East
- South East
- South West
- There is also a separate vote for city wide projects
Within each locality, a number of organisations have made applications for funding to enable their youth work project to run. Each young Scot, will be able to vote for three projects they think will most benefit their locality. You can also vote for three citywide projects.
Voting opened on Monday 5 March at 9am and will close this Friday (16 March) at 6pm.
£4,436.40This project will offer young people a chance to be part of a band of drummers…all you need to do is come along! No previous musical experience required, no auditions, no charge for the group…and we will bring the drums!This is about making music, having fun and performing. This is an opportunity to show what young people can do when given the opportunity. So come on North-West… MAKE SOME NOISE!!Costorphine Youth and Community Centre – Costorphine Park Life
£4,978
Do you live in Corstorphine, Carrickknowe, Drumbrae, Clermiston, East Craig’s? Then this project is for you! Using streets and local parks, we will offer safe places to meet with friendly trained staff. They will provide useful information on local opportunities, support, fun activities and organise events. Youth workers will give young people the opportunity to tell us what they would like to see happening in their own community.
Drylaw Telford Community Association – Drylaw Junior Youth Clubs
£5,000
We are seeking funding to continue running 3 Junior Youth Clubs and a 5 week holiday club for up to 72 local primary school children. The clubs will happen in and out of term time which will then give some young people more variety making use of their own timeout. Activities will include:
Ball Games, out door games and lots of running, basket ball, table tennis
Skate Boarding Training
Food Growing, cooking
Art and Craft making
Bug hunting
Dressing up and acting, clowning and miming workshops
And lots, lots more
Fetlor – Fetlor Youth Club Summer Extravaganza
£5,000
Imagine spending the holidays where you can chill out in a safe space and make new friends. Having the chance for once in a lifetime experiences and amazing memories. Adventures, experiencing living in a tent and sharing stories while toasting marshmallows on the campfire. Help us make this and more happen! A vote for FetLor is a vote for a summer full of fun, friendship and new experiences!
Granton Youth Centre – GYC Youth-Led Summer Programme
£5,000
A six-week summer programme during summer school holidays, engaging young people from North Edinburgh aged 12+ in positive social and outward bound activities, acting as a positive alternative to hanging around the streets and engaging in concerning behaviour. The programme will be developed, implemented and evaluated by young people’s committee within GYC, supported by youth workers.
Muirhouse Youth Development Group – Discovery Project
£5,000
The Discovery project will provide universal youth work for young people aged 11+ in North Edinburgh in a variety of activity settings. “Discovery” will run every Friday until the School Summer holidays. The activities that the project will provide will be the following; rock climbing; swimming; mountain biking; coasteering and archery. After the project has finished for the summer holidays the young people will then get the opportunity to go on residentials where once again they can be take part in the activities they have already tried in the Project.
North Edinburgh Arts – North Edinburgh Grows
£4,820
North Edinburgh Grows is North Edinburgh Art’s garden project. We work with a broad range of local young people to develop their skills in gardening, cooking, conservation and the environment. This year, we are developing our work with local young people to focus on the themes of fruit growing and the wider local environment.
North Edinburgh Young People’s Forum – World Cafe Gathering
£4,373
We aim to challenge the perceptions of racism and stereotypes of cultures in our community. This will be done through peer led sessions, involving research, arts and crafts, cooking and discussions over 6-months. At the end we will host a World Café Gathering for all groups and invite parents, carers and the wider community. We will showcase the work and try food from around the world prepared by the young people.
North West Carers – The Wi Rascals – Young Carers Project
£5,000
North West Carers Centre’s Wi Rascals Young Carers Project, offers Young Carers Support all year round. Giving the Young Carers the chance to have fun, relax and unwind on fun filled activity bases weekends away. Allowing the children to have fun in the school holidays and attend various day trips. Offering weekly after school support sessions for Young Carers to come and socialise with other Young Carers
Pilton Youth and Children’s Project – Girls Succeed in Life
£4,916
We want to give young aged 11 and over an opportunity to be involved in some specific girls related work; we know from experience there are lots of girls out there in the community and those that attend our provision that want to improve their lives and those of their families. We will use 1:1 support and group work approaches through our open youth work provision. We want them to develop the skills to make good choices, help them see different ways or different options to solves challenges, enabling girls to grow in confidence and find their inner strength
Stepping Stones North Edinburgh – Sexual Health and Relationships
£4,350
In partnership with local high schools we will deliver sexual health, relationship and living well workshops to young people. We will set up a drop-in accessible to all. We will include topics such as sexuality, sexual health, becoming a young parent, consent and healthy relationships, mental health, risk taking behaviour, alcohol, finances and futures; young people will be able to influence the content of the workshops
U-Evolve – Self Factor Project
£4,569
U-evolve exists to support young people aged 11-18. We believe that all young people regardless of their background or challenges they may have faced should be given opportunities to be the best version of themselves: to have fun, to make new friends and to live happy lives with positive destinations. Our project involves laughing yoga, boxing fun and pizza and podcasting. We want to bring young people together to try new things, gain new skills and know that there is a happy, safe place where they are listened to understood and supported through life’s challenges. This project will improve mental wellbeing and will develop skills in self-esteem and resilience.
HOW YOU CAN VOTE?
Young people of school age will get the opportunity to vote at school during the voting period. You will use your 16 digit Young Scot card number or be issued a temporary number by your school if you don’t have one.
Those with a young scot card need to log in twice to the two separate votes in order to vote for city wide projects and also their locality. If you are using temporary numbers you need to make sure you get two numbers and use the right one for the right vote
There will also be other opportunities to vote at events in each locality.
You can also vote from home using your Young Scot card number.
If you don’t have a Young Scot card, you can still vote.
Simply email: chooseyouthwork@edinburgh.gov.uk with your name, date of birth, full address (including postcode) and email address and we’ll send you a temporary number.
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