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:

• Local voluntary youth networks (sometimes called CVYSs)

• National voluntary youth organisations (NVYOs)

• Regional voluntary youth networks

• Local voluntary and community youth organisations
  

• All our current member organisations

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 networks

Local 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 networks

NCVYS 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 organisations

More 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.

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Our members

The 360 Trust
42nd Street
Action4Youth
Adventure Education Limited
Affinity Sutton
Aik Saath
Al – Isharah
ALOVE - The Salvation Army
Amaze – The Association of Christian Youth and Children’s Workers
Ambition
Angling Unlimited
The Anne Frank Trust
Archbishops Council - Church of England
Army Cadet Force Association
Artswork
ASDAN Education
Aylesbury Youth Action
The Baca project
BACYP (Berkshire Association of Clubs for Young People)
BAYC (Birmingham Association of Youth Clubs)
Bailiwick of Guernsey Youth Association
BANG Edutainment
BARCA-Leeds
Base 25
The Baytree Centre
Beatbullying
Black and Minority Ethnic Young People’s Project
Blackpool CVYS
BLISS4All Volunteers
The Boys’ Brigade
Bradford Youth Development Partnership
Brathay Hall Trust
Bread Youth Project
Bridges - Making Global Connections
British Red Cross
BYC (British Youth Council)
Bromley CVYS
The Broughton Trust
BTCV vinvolved North London
Bully Free Zone
The Cabin
Carers Trust
Catch 22
Cathedral Camps
Catholic Youth Ministry Federation (CYMFed)
Centre 33
Centrepoint
The Challenge Network
Changemakers Foundation Ltd
CHYPPS (Children and Young People's Partnership in Somerset)
Children Matter East
CRAE (Children's Rights Alliance for England)
Chinese Mental Health Association
CHISEL Kids
Church Lads’ and Girls’ Brigade
Churches Together in England
Clinks
Combined Council for Isle of Wight Youth Service
Commonwealth Youth Exchange
CommUNITY Barnet
Community Action Derby
Community Action MK
Community Foundation for Greater Manchester
Community Matters
Community and Youth Workers Union (Unite)
Cornwall Youth Partnership
Cumbria Youth Alliance
Depaul UK
The Diana Award
Dorset Youth Association
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
East Midlands Voluntary Youth
East Riding CVYS
East Sussex CVYS
Endeavour
Engaged for Success CIC
Envision
Epping Forest Youth Council
Essex CVYS
Fairbridge Training
Field Network Social Enterprise Company
FieldFare Trust
Fishwish Limited
Fitzrovia Youth in Action
Focus
Football Unites, Racism Divides Educational Trust (FURD)
Foyer Federation
Frontier Youth Trust
Furniture Matters
Futureversity
The Garage
Gateshead BYOC
Gateshead Voluntary Organisations Council
Getaway Girls
GFS Platform for Young Women
Girlguiding UK
The Girls’ Brigade
Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets
Global Education Derby
Gloucestershire CVYS
Greater Manchester Youth Network
Groundwork West Midlands
Hackney Quest
Halton and St Helen’s Voluntary and Community Action
Hammersmith & Fulham Volunteer Centre
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Harrow Association of Voluntary Services
Hartington Young People’s Activity Group
Headliners UK
Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service (HVOSS)
Hermitage Community Garden, Whickham
Hertfordshire Young People in Action
Hidden Talents Partnership
High Oak Youth Group
Hope UK
The Howard League for Penal Reform
Humanutopia
Hyde Park Source Ltd
IARS (Independent Academic Research Studies)
The Interlink Foundation
Islington Children and Young People's Voluntary Sector Forum
Jewish Lads’ and Girls’ Brigade
JLEC (Jewish Life Education Centre)
Just for Kids Law
Kent CVYS
Kids
KidsOut
Kidz Konnekt
The Kingswood Foundation
The K9 Project
Lancashire Youth Association
Leap Confronting Conflict
Learning South West
The Leaveners
Leicestershire CVYS
Lincolnshire CVYS
Livity
London Youth
Lubavitch Foundation
Maccabi GB
Marine Society and Sea Cadets
Media Trust
Mencap
Mental Health Foundation
Merseyside Youth Association Ltd
Merton Volunteer Centre
Methodist Association of Youth Clubs
Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency
The Mindful Community
Momentum Norfolk (Previously Norfolk CVYS)
The Movement for Reform Judaism
Muslim Youth Helpline
MySi
NACRO
National Association of Youth and Community Education Officers (NAYCEO)
National Council for Drama Training
National Deaf Children's Society
National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs
National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education
The National Trust
National Voices
Netherton Feelgood Factory
New Testament Church of God
Newcastle CVS
Northamptonshire County Council
North East Regional Youth Work Unit
North West Regional CVYS
North West Regional Youth Work Unit
North Yorkshire Youth
Northumberland Youth Alliance
Nottinghamshire YON
Oasis UK
Off Centre
Oldham CVYS
Outset Youth Action
Oxfordshire CVYS
Pershore & District Voluntary Help Centre
PHAB England
The Phoenix
Platform 51 (Previously YWCA)
The Prince's Trust
Pro-action Hertfordshire
Pulling Together Asian Women’s Group
Quakers - Religous Society of Friends
Raleigh International
Rathbone
ReachFor
Read International
Reading CVYS
Richmond Youth Partnership
The RicNIC Trust
The Royal Society Wildlife Trusts
RSPB Youth Unit
Rural Youth Network
Safe @ Last
Safer London Foundation
Salford CVS
Save the Children
SAVY - Stockport Action for Voluntary Youth
The Scout Association
Sea Ranger Association
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Shaping Positive Futures Ltd
Skill –Serve Training Ltd
Sky Way
Solent Youth Action (Hampshire Team)
Southall Community Alliance
Somerset Rural Youth Project
Sound it Out Community Music Ltd
South Tyneside Youth Action Volunteers
Southall Community Alliance
Southend on Sea YMCA
Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP)
SOVA
Sport and Recreation Alliance (previously CCPR)
St Giles Trust
St Helens Youth Matters
St John Ambulance
Staffordshire CVYS
Street Games UK
Student Community Action Newcastle (SCAN)
Student Hubs
Suffolk Education Business Partnership
Sunderland Voluntary Sector Youth Forum
Surrey Youth Focus
Tall Ships Youth Trust
Teens and Toddlers (COUI UK)
Think Global
Three Faiths Forum (3FF)
Trailblazers
UK Youth
UK Youth Parliament
UNICEF UK
United Reform Church
University of the First Age
Urban Forum
Urban Saints
vInspired
Voluntary Action Barnsley
Voluntary Action Calderdale
Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire
Voluntary Action Oldham
Voluntary Action South Leicestershire
Voluntary Action Stoke on Trent (VAST)
Voluntary Youth Network (Blackburn and Darwen)
Voluntary Youth Services Devon
Volunteer Centre Northallerton
Volunteer Centre Swindon
Volunteer Centre Warrington
Volunteer Cornwall
Volunteering Bradford
Volunteering England
VOSCUR
VSU Youth in Action
Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action
Warwickshire CVYS
The Waterways Trust
We Have A Voice
West Sussex CVYS
Wigan and Leigh CVS
Wigan CVYS
Wiltshire CVYS
Windsor and Maidenhead CVYS
The Woodcraft Folk
Worcester Volunteer Centre
Worcestershire CVYS
WorldWide Volunteering
Worth Unlimited
YMCA Bournemouth - VIBE
YMCA England
YMCA Reigate and Redhill
YoH
Young Advisers
Young Bristol Action
Young Christian Workers
Young Cumbria
Young Kent
Young Lancashire
Young Lives
Young People Cornwall
Young Suffolk
Youth Access
Youth Action and Diversity Trust
Youth Action Lancashire
Youth AID Lewisham
Youth at Risk
Youth for Christ
Youth Hostels Association
YouthNet UK
Youth Point
Youth Media Agency

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