The independent voice of the voluntary youth sector

Established in 1936, the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services is a diverse and growing network of over 170 national organisations and regional and local networks that work with and for young people. Our mission is to work with our members from voluntary and community organisations to build thriving communities and sustainable networks that help all young people achieve their potential.

Free Vetting and Barring Scheme Briefings, Regional Events

NCVYS and Children England are jointly delivering a series of regional events to brief the voluntary and community sector on the new Vetting and Barring Scheme. These free half-day events are running throughout the coming months of 2010 and are aimed specifically at anyone working with children and young people in the voluntary and community sector. For more information click here.  

Are you part of the NCVYS online community?

The NCVYS Community is an independent online forum for the voluntary and community youth sector. It couldn’t be easier to get involved, simply click here to sign up, and as a member of NCVYS you can create discussions, join others and even form your own group. The purpose of the forum is to facilitate online communication and social networking between our members and to help them find an easy way to share best practice. Here’s your opportunity to be part of the exciting dialogue...   

Exchange issue 7: working with LGBT young people, now online!

NCVYS's quarterly magazine Exchange can now be found online. Readers can view the Autumn 2009 issue on ‘working with LGBT young people’ as well as an archive of past issues. More...

NCVYS on YouTube and Twitter

Follow NCVYS on Twitter or check out videos by NCVYS and its members on YouTube.