Deadline: 16-Sep-22
Swansea Youth Bank is inviting youth led groups to provide grants to develop and run their own community projects across the City and County of Swansea.
What Swansea Youth Bank Volunteers do:
- Make decisions regarding the set up of the Youth Bank (e.g. set criteria, design the application process and decide how the Youth Bank will run)
- Decide which projects get funded by the Youth Bank
- Evaluate the projects who have received the funding
- Publicise the Swansea Youth Bank
Aims
Swansea Youth Bank Volunteers aim to:
- Provide grants to young people who want to make a difference in their communities
- Increase numbers of young people volunteering in Swansea
- Provide experiences, and skills and build confidence in the young volunteers within the Youth Bank
Priorities
Swansea Youth Bank have been asked to focus on the following areas when giving out money
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A Prosperous Wales
- A Resilient Wales
- A More Equal Wales
- A Healthier Wales
- A Wales of Cohesive Communities
- A Wales of Vibrant Culture and Thriving Welsh Language
- A Globally Responsible Wales
Benefits
Benefits of being a volunteer with Swansea Youth Bank
- You are involved in making decisions about where the grants go
- You will receive training
- You will meet new people
- You will gain new skills and experience in the grant-giving process
- You will get opportunities to travel and meet other youth bankers across the UK
Eligibility Criteria
- The project must be designed and delivered by young people (14-25 years old)
- The project must be made up of at least 2 young people (14-25). If both of the project leads are under the age of 18, there must be an adult to have accountability (18+)
- Your project must encourage and support youth volunteering (not necessarily new opportunities)
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Your project must have a positive impact on the wider community and must tackle one of the following areas:
- A Prosperous Wales,
- A Resilient Wales,
- A More Equal Wales,
- A Healthier Wales,
- A Wales of Cohesive Communities,
- A Wales of Vibrant Culture and Thriving Welsh Language or
- A Globally Responsible Wales.
For more information, visit SCVS.
For more information, visit https://www.scvs.org.uk/swansea-youth-bank