Youth Action Network
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The Youth Action Network (formerly the National Federation of Youth Action Agencies) is a UK
-wide youth organisation that promotes volunteering by young people in their communities
.
The organisation was set up in 1995 as a support network for Youth Action Agencies across the country. It was supported itself by the National Youth Agency
, though this support ceased with the launch of Millennium Volunteers
in 1999.
One of the chief successes of the organisation has been the development of a quality assurance model, based on PQASSO
, for its members.
Youth Action Network members include:
United Kingdom
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-wide youth organisation that promotes volunteering by young people in their communities
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
.
The organisation was set up in 1995 as a support network for Youth Action Agencies across the country. It was supported itself by the National Youth Agency
National Youth Agency
The National Youth Agency is an educational charity in England that works in partnership with a wide range of public, private and voluntary sector organisations to support and improve services for young people....
, though this support ceased with the launch of Millennium Volunteers
Millennium Volunteers
Millennium Volunteers was a national UK government initiative, set up with public funding, and aimed at people aged between 16 and 24. It offered a wide range of volunteering opportunities, with support and accreditation for young people...
in 1999.
One of the chief successes of the organisation has been the development of a quality assurance model, based on PQASSO
PQASSO
PQASSO or Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations is a performance evaluation system and quality mark for charitable organizations in the UK. Evaluations use a system of peer review between small charities...
, for its members.
Youth Action Network members include:
- Aylesbury Youth Action (founder member)
- Youth Action Cambridge (founder member)
- Solent Youth Action
- The Ivy Project