Tag: Young people

£1.8M funding boost for next generation of musicians, dancers and artists

Budding young artists, dancers and musicians are amongst hundreds of young people across Scotland today celebrating a £1.8 million cash boost that will empower them to develop their skills and talents through a range of creative projects.

Five Edinburgh-based organisations have received funding in the latest round of grants. These include The Yard (£90,000), Canongate Youth (£84,000) and Fruitmarket Gallery (£100,000). Continue reading £1.8M funding boost for next generation of musicians, dancers and artists

National recognition for city youth projects

Three Edinburgh projects are in the running for awards at this year’s National Youth Work Awards, organised by YouthLink Scotland.

Continue reading National recognition for city youth projects

Switched On: digital access ‘still far from universal’

Digital Inclusion: young people are missing out

The Carnegie UK Trust has published a new report: Switched On, bringing together research and evidence about key issues related to digital inclusion with a particular focus on children and young people. The report emphasises that adequate digital access is still far from universal. Continue reading Switched On: digital access ‘still far from universal’

Pilton Youth & Children’s Project leaps into Spring!

PY News: PYCP’s Spring newsletter

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PYCP is fundraising

The children we work with live within the top 5% most deprived areas of Scotland. We support over 200 children aged 0 to 11 every week, many of whom are very vulnerable, facing a range of issues.

We help by giving a safe,supportive environment to talk through worries, develop new skills and above all have fun!

You can send a donation via SMS. Just send a text to 70070 with PYCP55 £5 to send a fiver, or PYCP55 £10 to send a tenner. 100% of the money sent will reach the charity, allowing us to continue our work with kids who need our help.

There’s more info at PYCP’s campaign page:

 http://campaign.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/pycp/fundourchildrenswork. 

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Choose Youth Work funding update

Choose Youth Work is funding provided by the City of Edinburgh Council to support universal youth work. It has been agreed that wherever possible in localities, the Choose Youth Work funds will support the outcomes of YouthTalk. Continue reading Choose Youth Work funding update

Edinburgh’s young people give advice on improvements needed to Mental Health and Wellbeing services

As part of Children’s Mental Health Week (4 – 10 February) children and young people from Edinburgh have been sharing their experiences of mental health services and giving their advice to The Youth Commission on Mental Health on what changes are needed to improve them.  Continue reading Edinburgh’s young people give advice on improvements needed to Mental Health and Wellbeing services