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NCVYS works with and supports a diverse network of voluntary and community youth organisations. We affiliate a wide range of national organisations working with young people, and local co-ordinating bodies and networks. Our network reflects the diverse range of organisations working with young people at community, local, regional and national level, from national organisations with a multi-million pound turnover that employ hundreds of professional workers to small community groups run on a shoestring by one or two volunteers. This page contains information on: To find out more about the diversity of the sector have a look at our recent mapping research of the children and young people's voluntary and community sector - Every Organisation Matters. Local voluntary youth networksLocal voluntary youth networks, or Councils for Voluntary Youth Services (CVYS's) as they are more commonly called, are the voice of youth organisations at ground level. They are co-ordinating bodies for voluntary youth organisations working at the local level, both local branches of larger national organisations like the Scouts and Guides and one off local youth projects. These networks are a vital part of NCVYS, acting as a crucial testing ground for innovative ideas and initiatives and providing informed opinion about the needs and desires of young people and voluntary youth organisations working at the local level. These networks perform some or all of the following functions: providing practical help; acting as a voice for voluntary youth sector work; setting and disseminating standards of good practice; acting as an interface with funders; providing co-ordinating and networking opportunities; and supporting the development of new and innovative work with young people.
National voluntary youth organisations (NVYOs)NVYOs differ greatly in size, number of members and purpose. All NVYOs, however, share one thing: they are concerned with the development, support and informal education of young people.
NVYOs often have their own local and regional structures, or they are federations or associations with affiliated local and regional groups or networks. NVYOs may be broad based organisations such as the Scout Association or they may be an umbrella body for those involved in similar activities or sharing a faith or culture, such as the National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs or the Methodist Association of Youth Clubs. NVYOs can be small (maybe supported by only one or two paid members of staff), or large with almost one hundred staff in a central headquarters.
NVYOs carry out one or more of the following functions: co-ordinating local groups; working directly with young people; representing young people; and providing national organisations with youth wings.
Regional voluntary youth networksNCVYS currently works with existing and emerging regional networks for voluntary youth services. These networks are at varying stages of development. East Midlands Voluntary Youth
North West Regional CVYS
North East Regional Voluntary Youth Forum
Voluntary Youth Services for the Eastern Region
West Midlands Voluntary Youth Sector Forum
Yorkshire and the Humber Voluntary Youth Organisations Network
South West Network Local voluntary and community youth organisationsMore recently, NCVYS has opened up access to membership for all voluntary organisations that work with young people. This means that for the first time local voluntary and community youth organisations are eligible for membership. NCVYS is committed to working with these organisations to assess whether membership of our national network is appropriate before accepting their applications. If you are a local project interested in joining NCVYS, find out more about membership on our Join the NCVYS Network page. Back to top Our membersALOVE - The Salvation Army
Army Cadet Force Association
Asthma UK
Bailiwick of Guernsey Youth Association
BANG Edutainment
Baptist Union of Great Britain
Berkshire CVYS
The Boys’ Brigade
Bracknall VYOF
Bradford Youth Development Partnership
Brathay Hall Trust
Brighton and Hove CVYS
British Red Cross
British Youth Council
Bromley CVYS
Catch 22
Changemakers Foundation Ltd
Cheshire CVYS
Children's Rights Alliance for England
Church Army
Church Lads’ and Girls’ Brigade
Churches Together in England
Clinks
Clubs for Young People
Combined Council for Isle of Wight Youth Service
Commonwealth Youth Exchange
CommUNITY Barnet
Community Matters
Community and Youth Workers Union (Unite)
Consortium of LGBT VCO
Cornwall Youth Partnership
Cumbria Youth Alliance
Development Education Association
The Diana Award
Dorset Youth Partnership
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
East Midlands Voluntary Youth
East Riding CVYS
East Sussex CVYS
Eden Youth Work Partnership
Endeavour
Envision
Essex CVYS
Fairbridge
Focus
Foyer Federation
Frontier Youth Trust
Gateshead BYOC
GFS Platform for Young Women
Girlguiding UK
The Girls’ Brigade
Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets
Gloucestershire CVYS
Hampshire CVYS
Harrow Association of Voluntary Service
Herefordshire CVYS
Hope UK
Hull CVYS
Interlink Foundation
Jersey CVYS
Jewish Lads’ and Girls’ Brigade
JLEC (formerly UJIA Major)
Kent CVYS
Kids
KidsOut
Lancashire Youth Association
Leap Confronting Conflict
The Leaveners
Leicestershire CVYS
Lincolnshire CVYS
Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services
London Youth
Lubavitch Foundation
Maccabi GB
Marine Society and Sea Cadets
Mencap Leisure Services
Methodist Association of Youth Clubs
Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency
Milton Keynes CVYS
Movement for Reform Judaism
Muslim Youth Helpline
National Council for Drama Training
National Association of Youth Theatres
National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs
National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education
The National Trust
National Youth Theatre of Great Britain
NAYCEO
New Testament Church of God
Newcastle CVS
Norfolk CVYS
North East Regional Youth Work Unit
North West Regional CVYS
North Yorkshire FVO
Northamptonshire CVYS
Northumberland Youth Alliance
Nottinghamshire YON
Oasis UK
Oldham CVYS
Oxfordshire CVYS
PHAB England
The Phoenix
The Princes Trust
Princess Royal Trust for Carers
Pro-action Hertfordshire
Pro-touch Soccer Academy
Quakers - Religous Society of Friends
Raleigh International
Rathbone
Reading CVYS
Redbridge CVYO
Richmond Youth Partnership
The Royal British Legion
The Royal Society Wildlife Trusts
RSPB Youth Unit
RSPCA
Rural Youth Network
Salford Youth Nexus
SAVY - Stockport Action for Voluntary Youth
The Scout Association
Sea Ranger Association
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Shropshire and Telford/Wrekin CVYS
Sky Way
Solihull CVYS
Southall Community Alliance
Somerset Children and Young People’s Partnership
Speaking Up
Sport and Recreation Alliance
St Helens Youth Matters
St John Ambulance
Staffordshire CVYS
Sunderland Voluntary Sector Youth Forum
Surrey Youth Focus
Tall Ships Youth Trust
Teens and Toddlers
Time for God
UK Youth
UK Youth Parliament
UNICEF UK
University of the First Age
Urban Forum
Urban Saints
VAST – Stoke Children’s Champion and Young People’s Services
Vinspired
Volunteering England
Voluntary Action Kirkless
Voluntary Youth Network (Blackburn and Darwen)
Voluntary Youth Services Devon
Voluntary Youth Services Eastern Region
Voluntary Youth Sector Initiative in Sheffield
VOSCUR
Warrington CVS
Warwickshire CVYS
West Sussex CVYS
Wiltshire CVYS
Wokingham Voluntary Youth Network
The Woodcraft Folk
Worcestershire CVYS
Worth Unltd
YMCA England
YoH
York CVS
Young Christian Workers
Young Lives
Young Suffolk
Youth Access
Youth Action and Diversity Trust
Youth Action Network
Youth AID Lewisham
Youth at Risk
Youth Focus (Bucks CVYS)
Youth for Christ
Youth Hostels Association
YouthNet UK
YWCA
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