A presentation to Connexions

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• A presentation to Connexions
• by Gareth Owen, manager, Surrey vinvolved
• Tuesday 26th October 2009

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• NATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Resulting from the Russell Commission on Youth
  Engagement, vinvolved is Englands biggest ever
  youth action scheme
• 107 vinvolved teams, located in every region of
  the country, signposting young people to
  volunteering opportunities
• Backed by 75 million funding from v, the
  national youth volunteering charity
• Over three years, the scheme aims to encourage up
  to 500,000 young people across England to help
  out in and lead their own volunteering projects
• V also funds Vprojects, VMatch Fund Projects and
  Vtalent Year Projects and has a grants programme
  for youth led projects through VCashpoint

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• IN SURREY
• Vinvolved team hosted by Reigate and Redhill YMCA
• 8 full and part-time staff based in Redhill,
  Woking and Guildford
• Partnership agreement with Surrey Volunteer
  Centre Network
• During the first 18 months, youth volunteers
  placed in over 1,750 positions
• 871 new to volunteering
• Over 4,000 youth volunteering opportunities
  identified with over 180 organisations
• 3 training workshops - 60 attendees from 46
  organisations (2 more planned in Autumn 2009)

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Reigate and Redhill YMCA Ian Burks, C E O
EAST SURREY
WEST SURREY
Gareth Owen, Manager East Surrey VDM
Chris Pearsall, Office Coordinator
Esther Nash, West Surrey Coordinator and VDM
Martine Sheppard, YVA (full-time)
Frances Green, YVA (part-time)
Gareth Jones, YVA (part-time)
Diana Sammons YVA (part-time)
Elizabeth Nimmo, YVA (full-time)
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• WHAT EXACTLY DO WE DO?
• 1/ promote the benefits of volunteering to 16-25
  year olds
• Talks and presentations to schools and colleges
• Web-site
• Newsletters
• Volunteer handbook
• Promotional events
• Individual one to one discussions
• 2/ promote the benefits of using youth volunteers
  to voluntary organisations
• Training workshops
• Organisation Toolkit
• Web-site www.surreyvinvolved.org

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• WHAT EXACTLY DO WE DO?
• 3/ Create and identify youth volunteering
  opportunities
• Work with voluntary organisations and projects
  across Surrey
• Partnership with Surrey Volunteer Centre Network
• VBase
• 4/ Broker 16 to 25 year olds into volunteering
  opportunities
• Volunteer registration form
• Bulletin of opportunities
• Web-site www.surreyvinvolved.org
• Do-it.org
• Bespoke support to find optimum opportunity

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• WHAT EXACTLY DO WE DO?
• 5/ Encourage Youth Led Action through Youth
  Action Teams
• Facilitate Youth Action Teams in Redhill and
  Woking
• Support youth led funding bids and project ideas
  
• 6/ Recognising Youth Volunteering Activities and
  Achievements
• Vawards
• Newsletter / Magazine
• References
• 7/ Represent V Youth volunteering in Surrey and S
  E Regional
• The only V Funded team/project in Surrey
• V South East Regional Lead

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• WHAT ARE OUR TARGETS?
• Placing Youth Volunteers
• New 2250
• Existing 1500
• Total 3750
• Identifying/ Creating Youth Volunteering
  Opportunities
• Short-term 4500
• Part-time 3600
• Full time 210
• Total 8310
• Position after the first 18 months (30 Sept
  2009)

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• HOW CAN WE WORK CLOSER
• WITH SCC TO DEVELOP YOUTH VOLUNTEERING IN SURREY?
• Youth Development Service
• Schools
• Connexions
• Youth Justice Service
• Duke of Edinburgh