Be a Member!

The best way to get involved is to become a Young Suffolk Member!

For only £25 a year your organisation gets access to a dedicated Area Co-ordinator providing advice and support on issues ranging from staffing to funding, as well as increased training opportunities, options to attend free conferences and workshops, access to the accredited Young Suffolk Quality Standard Mark, the option to recieve and use for your own needs our email and newsletter network, plus lots more!

To request a membership pack, please call us on 01473 744 187 or by email. You can also contact the Area Co-ordinators via the details below;

Baz Wilkinson - Southern Area Co-ordinator - 01473 748 743

Chris Abraham - Northern Area Co-ordinator - 01473 744 187

Ellie O'Reilly - Western Area Co-ordinator - 01284 755 110

Be a Volunteer!

Are you aged between 16 to 25 and interested in volunteering? Then talk to vinvolved Suffolk!

For more details, visit our  Youth Volunteering page, or contact a member of the vteam via the details below;

Janet Perry - Youth Volunteer Advisor, South Suffolk - 01473 748743

Sue Woolmer - Youth Volunteer Advisor, West Suffolk - 01284 755 110

Louise Crisp - Youth Volunteer Advisor, North Suffolk - 01502 530 632

Attain the Young Suffolk Quality Standard Mark!

The Young Suffolk Quality Standard Mark is now a requirement for anyone seeking to secure YOF funding.

This award is free to all Young Suffolk Members, and as well as the Quality Standards Full Version, a new Quality Standards Lite award is available for smaller organisations and clubs.

For more information, visit our  Quality Standards page, or contact us on 01473 744 187 or by email.

Attend some Training!

From first aid to Safeguarding, Young Suffolk provide access to relevant youth work training, either through hosting our own accredited courses - such as the successful 9 week OCN accredited Introduction to Working with Children and Young People course which is now being rolled out accross Suffolk  - or by helping organisations access funding and training through other means.

For details of our current training opportunities, go to our Training page or contact us on 01473 744 187.

 

Get the Latest News!

Young Suffolk FlasheMails offer our member organisations a weekly chance to keep up to date with current opportunities and notices, including advertising events and vacancies. We also send out a quarterly newsletter - the Young Suffolk Network magazine - which you can view together with our Stop Press, plus previous editions, by going to our Communications page. For all other news, please go to our NewsFlash page.

Please note that Young Suffolk do not pass on contact details of any of our member organisations.

Start Networking!

There are lots of key events in the Young Suffolk annual calendar that our members are invited to, from the CWDC conference in March, Positively Active in July and the AGM in November, plus the new Young Suffolk Forum which is scheduled to be held three times a year from Amy 2009.

You can see which events are up and coming by visiting our Events page, or browsing the Young Suffolk Forum for details of conferences and Forums.

Apply for an Award!

Every year our member organisations can apply for two fantastic awards - the Roddy Macleod Award and the Young Suffolk Presiden't Award. Both these awards are made to recognise the achievements of young people and exceptional youth clubs. With a cash bonus and a prestigious trophy you won't want to miss out!

Find out more on our Young Suffolk Awards page.