Action4Youth

A Message from Jenifer Cameron The beginning of September brings a distinct change of workload as the hectic summer of outdoor education, adventure clubs and the NCS programme give way to those programmes which are delivered in schools; autumn NCS delivered in the special schools, The Inspiration and Breakout Programmes. This academic year we are […]

I’m Paul Kitchen, an ambassador for Action4Youth, and this week, I was invited to become a Lion! I should explain… Action4Youth delivers the NCS UK (National Citizen Service) program in Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes & Slough. One of the initiatives the young people tackle is a “Dragon’s Den” style presentation to bid for seed funding money

A Message from Jenifer Cameron Charities need support. We need help from volunteers, expertise and of course, we need money. We live in extraordinarily uncertain times; having just emerged from the pandemic and now with war in Europe and soaring prices. It is difficult to plan effectively while this level of uncertainty prevails and we

A message from our CEO Jenifer Cameron Early June is hectic at A4Y and after the past two years it is a delight to be rushed off our feet as we prepare for the first of almost 1200 young people who will be taking part in the National Citizen Service this summer and The Caldecotte

Action4Youth is delighted to announce a new partnership with MyMiltonKeynes, Business Improvement District (MyMK), which will include funding a number of The Breakout Programme and The Inspiration Programme projects in Milton Keynes in 2022 and 2023. The focus of the partnership is to reduce knife crime and gang presence in Milton Keynes, as well as

A Message from Jenifer Cameron Isn’t it strange that the news is full of airlines struggling to accommodate all those wanting to go on holiday while on the other hand the dramatic rise in the cost of living means many people are struggling to feed themselves and their families. Clearly there is a real divide

A Message from Jenifer Cameron Buckinghamshire Council will soon launch its Early Help Strategy, a revised approach to addressing the needs of children, young people and adults who are at a time in their lives when they need extra, possibly specialist, support. The crucial bit of this is that need is identified early so that

A Message from Jenifer Cameron One of the things I value most about Action4Youth is that our wide range of programmes and activities has something to offer every single young person, regardless of background or ability. Everyone can benefit from something we do. But, of course, some young people need more help than others and

A Message from Jenifer Cameron Because Action4Youth works across all of Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes and some of the surrounding counties, we see a real cross section of our communities and can see the benefits of our youth work in action, meeting the different needs of thousands of children and young people. Our Breakout programme launches in