Deadline for applications is THIS FRIDAY!
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Still time to cast youth vote in NW Edinburgh
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Voting opens for city youth work projects
Young people in Edinburgh are being asked to decide how £160,000 of City of Edinburgh Council funding should be spent on youth work projects.
A total of 55 projects now face a public vote in Choose Youth Work – the latest participatory budgeting project in the Capital. Voters can cast their vote online with a Young Scot card or at events being held in schools and other community venues.
The Communities and Families Youth Work Grant Programme allowed groups to apply for grants of up to £10,000 each, to be spent on open-access, universal youth work that will benefit young people in Edinburgh. The youth work can be locally-based or city-wide.
Submitted applications were assessed by a team of young people and Council officers, and those that met the required criteria are now being voted on by young people.
Voting
Young people aged 11-25 years who live in Edinburgh have two votes: one for projects taking place across the city, and another for projects in their local area. Young people will be able to use their Young Scot number to vote. Temporary registration numbers can also be provided, and there will be paper ballots at locality events.
Voting opened on Monday and will close at 5pm next Friday – 16 March
During this time, voting will be available online at: https://young.scot/edinburgh-pb/ and in selected community and education centres in Edinburgh.
Youth Work: make your choice
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Choose Youth Work – voting open!
Young people in Edinburgh are being asked to vote on projects to deliver youth work across the city. During February, the Council invited groups to apply for up to £10,000 to spend on youth work activity that will benefit young people between 11-25, either locally based or citywide.
The applications were screened at the beginning of March by a group of young people and Council officers, based on priorities that were decided by young people following a consultation in 2016.
This is the first year of a three year programme, with 60k to allocate this year, rising to over 100k in year 2, and over 500k in year 3.
A total of 16 projects will now face a public vote. It is now up to you to decide which of these projects you would like to see being delivered. If you are aged between 11-21, and live in Edinburgh, you can vote for your three preferred projects.
Voting opened on Friday 10 March and closes at 5pm on Monday 27 March 2017.
The sixteen organisations bidding for funding are:
Broomhouse Centre
Canongate Youth
Community Renewal
Dunedin Canmore
Fabb Scotland
Fet-Lor Youth Centre
Fruitmarket Gallery
Granton Youth Centre
Jack Kane Centre
Move On
North Edinburgh Arts
Polish Family Support Centre
Saheliya
Spartans Community Football Academy
Venture Scotland
The Yard
You can vote:
· Online on this site https://edinburgh.participare.io
· At our Big Vote Party on Friday 24 March, 1.30pm at the Festival Theatre
· In selected community centres – ask your centre for more information
Results will be announced in April and projects will begin from May 2017. This is your chance to decide how money is spent that benefits you.
If you have a Young Scot card, when you vote online you will also receive reward points and these can be redeemed against a range of awards. You can find out more about Young Scot here.
If you would like to find out more, please contact CF.Commissioning@edinburgh.gov.uk
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