Step Up To Serve: Empowering Young People for Social Action
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Ambition Make social action part of life for 10 – 20 year olds across the UK by 2020, moving from 40% to 60% of young people (1.5million more) participating in meaningful social action. Three sub-goals that underpin and support this and that are equally important to progress between now and 2020: • Ensure all young people have the opportunity to participate • Increase the quality of opportunities that are available • Increase young people’s frequency of participation
Youth social action • Youth social action is ‘young people taking practical action in the service of others to create positive change’ • Youth social action creates a double-benefit – it strengthens communities AND develops character and employability skills in young people
Why does this matter? Key benefits: • Education: character and attainment • Employment: skills and networks • Mental health: confidence and wellbeing • Communities: creating a sense of responsibility • Communities: isolation and integration • Public services: improved and more human
What are we doing? Step Up To Serve Strategy: • Evidence and communicate the benefits of youth social action • Embed social action in a young persons journey from 10-20 • Enable more high quality structured opportunities
What can you do? Recognise what you’re already doing Consider how you can get more young people involved Work with partners to support you – you’re not alone Share your stories with us Make a pledge to the #iwill campaign
Questions? Fiona Ellison Campaign Manager Step Up To Serve e: fiona.ellison@stepuptoserve.org.uk t: @iwill_campaign t: @fiona_ellison