Who we are and what we do

• SCVYS is an umbrella organisation for Voluntary Youth Organisations
• It is a registered charity No 1104690
• It is governed by its members through a constitution

SCVYS’s Charitable Objective is:

To promote good practice and the efficiency and effectiveness of its member organisations for the benefit of young people in Staffordshire and the efficient application of resources for the charitable purposes for the benefit of young people. This will be done by associating such members in a common effort to educate young people ,without distinction of sex, sexuality,disability, race, or political or religious opinion, so far as to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their quality of life may be improved, by support and strengthening the work of its members and ensuring that the young people’s voice, concerns and issues are represented wherever it is most appropriate.

SCVYS's Mission

To ensure the development and recognition of a vibrant,sound and diverse voluntary youth sector

Visioning Statements

• Inspiring and Equipping Voluntary & Community Youth Organisations
• Encouraging Partnership in Action
• Involving and empowering young People

SCVYS’s Goals under construction for 2006-2009

• Represent
• Co-ordinate
• Develop
• Advocate

Underpinning theme: advocating the involvement and empowerment of young people (Including involving young people in the governance of SCVYS)

Membership

SCVYS is a membership organisation. For full details please see our membership secion.

SCVYS Who’s in Membership

• County Wide Vol Youth Orgs with a Membership and Programme
• One off Vol Youth Groups with a membership and Programme
• Project based Vol Orgs with Voluntary relationship with young people
• Single issue Vol Orgs with Voluntary relationship with young people

A Service Agreement between SCVYS & SCC Youth Service formalised the Staffordshire Youth Service Partnership with the Something for Something deal!

• Central registration of Vol Youth groups linked to SCVYS membership gives members access to joint benefits listed with the registration census forms processed annually.
• SCVYS Members Hopes
• Access to more Training
• Access to Information
• Access to Funding
• Access Millennium Volunteers
• More Organisations in SCVYS to Network with
• A Strong SCVYS Voice with Coordinator in places of influence
• Young People empowered 
• Development of inclusive Youth work involving Young People with disabilities
• Contributing to the Youth Work Plan 2005-2006
    90 Member Organisation
    941 Delivery Point of youth Work
    34,085 Openings in a year
    62,053 hrs of Youth Work in a year 
    28,886 Different Young People 5yrs – 25yrs
     2,273 Voluntary face to face Youth Workers
    124,106 hrs of Vol Youth Workers time
    743 Recorded Outcomes
    238 Accredited Outcomes