LAYC Affiliates

Canongate Youth Project

http://www.canongateyouthproject.org/
Youth Work Services are for young people aged 5-21 years who reside in central Edinburgh. Our work includes Youth Clubs, Group Work, Individual Referral Work, School Based Work, Specialist Projects and Family work.

Edinburgh Young Carers Project

http:wwww.youngcarers.org.uk
A voluntary organisation working with young carers across Edinburgh seeking to improve their lives through support,information,training and working in partnership with other agencies.

Edinburgh Leisure

http://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/
Get Started, Stay Active with Edinburgh Leisure, the leader in health, fitness, leisure and sports experience across the city. Edinburgh Leisure manages sport and leisure facilities on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council.Operate "Open All Hours" programme of youth activities at 8 different venues across the city

Healthy Respect

http://healthy-respect.com/
Healthy Respect is an innovative project aimed at helping young people develop a positive attitude to sexual health and reducing unplanned teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.

Youth Work Sites

Edinburgh Youth Social Inclusion Partnership (EYSIP)

http://www.layc.org.uk/eysip/
The Edinburgh Youth Social Inclusion Partnership (EYSIP) worked to improve service provision for young people in Edinburgh until March 2006. LAYC has preseved the organisation's website so if you are a worker, policy maker or young person, you will now find EYSIP information on the LAYC site.

LGBT Youth

http://www.lgbtyouth.org.uk
LGBT Youth provide a range of services and opportunities for young people, families and professionals which aim to increase awareness and confidence, as well as reducing isolation and intolerance.

Scottish

Youth Scotland

http://www.youthscotland.org.uk/
Youth Scotland is 'the network of youth clubs and groups in Scotland'. Working in partnership with a network of local Area Associations across Scotland.

YouthLink Scotland

www.youthlink.co.uk
Aim to support the youth work sector to provide effective services for young people by being the voice of the youth work sector in Scotland

National

National Youth Agency

www.nya.org.uk
The National Youth Agency supports those involved in young people's personal and social development and works to enable all young people to fulfil their potential

UK Youth

www.ukyouth.org
UK Youth exists to develop and promote innovative non-formal education programmes for and with young people - working with them to develop their potential. Our network supports more than 750,000 young people, 7000 youth groups, clubs and projects and more than 40,000 volunteer and part-time youth workers throughout the UK.

The Scout Association

www.scouts.org.uk
It isn't all woggles and campfires nowadays...check out this family of sites for adults and young people alike - where else would you find "20 thing to do with a banana"

Policy

Scottish Parliament

www.scottish.parliament.uk
Everything you wanted to know about. Holyrood without the spin – sort of like a worthy, educational approach to the Scottish Political Scene (when we know what its really like!!)

The Scottish Executive

www.scotland.gov.uk
‘The official website of the Scottish Executive, the devolved government for Scotland’ – As opposed to what? … a load of unofficial websites run by people who aren’t the government for Scotland? Now that might be interesting!!

Communities Scotland

www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk
Learning Connections is part of the Regeneration division of Communities Scotland. It is made up of three teams: adult literacies, community learning and development and community engagement

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

ww.oscr.org.uk
Their home page talks about ‘Our vision is for a flourishing charities sector’ OSCR’s 2 aims are(1) to develop a regulatory framework for charities; and (2) to manage the transition of OSCR into a statutory agency …. Nothing like guarding the guards then?!?

Practices

Youth Music

www.youthmusic.org.uk
Youth Music is a UK wide charity set up to provide high quality and diverse music making opportunities for young people aged 5-18

Create Scotland

www.create-scotland.co.uk

Volunteer Centre Edinburgh

www.volunteeredinburgh.org.uk
The Volunteer Centre Edinburgh site links you to information factsheets and resources on a range of volunteering issues. Organisations can register to have VCE process and advertise your volunteering opportunities.

Disclosure Scotland

www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Cenral Registered Body in Scotland

www.crbs.org.uk

APEX Scotland

www.apexscotland.org.uk

Advisory Concilliation and Arbitration Service

www.acas.org.uk

HM Inspectorate of Education

www.hmie.gov.uk

Scotland's Commisioner for Children and Young People

www.cypcommissioner.org

Funding

The Big Lottery Fund

www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
The Big Lottery Fund's Young People's Fund - Scotland programme to help young people aged 11-25 learn new things and take part in healthy and positive activities that make them feel good about themselves.Groups can apply for grants ranging from between £5,000 and £1 million spread over 1-4 years.

The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation

www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
In 2005 the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation expects to make grants of around £28 million for Art & Heritage; Education; Environment & Social Change; Enterprise & Independence so it is worthwhile taking your time to find out precisely what they would require in a funding application !!!

The John Paul Getty Jr Charitable Trust

www.jpgettytrust.org.uk
The Trust has an emphasis on self help projects and applications enabling people to reach their potential.It favours small community and local projects which make good use of volunteers. There are 4 main beneficial areas - social welfare is the largest. Grants are usually in the £5 - £15,000 range for both capital and revenue.

Paul Hamlyn Foundation

www.phf.org.uk

LankellyChase Foundation

www.lankellychase.org.uk
Newly formed from two well established trusts merging so check out the new guidelines in detail. Generally the trust aims to concentrate on smaller charities and want their grants to be effective and to achieve something which would otherwise not happen or to sustain something which otherwise might fall.

Grants Online

www.grantsonline.org.uk
Grants Online are another subscription service providing information on grant funding opportunities with a fully interactive and searchable database. 7 day Free Trial facility.

Profunding

www.fundinginformation.org
Profunding is a subscription service that provides news and information to all those involved in raising funds for not-for-profit organisations.

Charities Aid Foundation

www.cafonline.org
CAF helps thousand of charities around the world . More than just a provider of books listing trust fund details - check out CAF's other services like banking etc

Young Peoples Sites

BBC Blast

www.bbc.co.uk/blast
Website to encourage young people to get creative in the art, dance, film, music and writing spheres. Linked to BBC Blast programmes highlighting some of the resulting work currently casting its spotlight on Comic Book art!

Young Scot

www.youngscot.org.uk
Personally I don’t use it, but then again I’ll not see 12-26 again. The first line of the user guide – ‘Ah a Newbie!’ was enough for me with its breathless puff about chances ‘to vote on a variety of funny and serious topics … Bah Humbug

Caledonia Youth

www.caledonianyouth.org
Provides free and confidential sexual health advice to young people in Scotland … it says here!

Bullying Online

www.bullying.co.uk
A very simply arranged site – it does what it says on the label and so do all the bulletins – Advice for Parents, Advice for Pupils, School Projects, Problem Page, Tips, Links, etc

Other organisations

European Confederation of Youth Clubs

www.ecyc.org
LAYC’s continental cousins and their site contains some useful session outlines for youth work trainers.

Launchsite

http://www.launchsite.co.uk
Provide LAYC's web hosting.

QMESystems

http://www.qmesystems.com/
Set up LAYC's IT support programme, network and software systems.

If you have a link for us please get in touch

LAYC, Dunford House, 7 Boroughloch Lane, Edinburgh, EH8 9NL
Tel: (0131) 667 1828 & Fax: (0131) 667 9862
Email: enquiries@layc.org.uk
Lothian Association of Youth Clubs (LAYC) is a registered Scottish charity, No. SC009193

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Edinburgh Young Carers Project http:wwww.youngcarers.org.uk A voluntary organisation working with young carers across Edinburgh seeking to improve their lives through support,information,training and working in partnership with other agencies. Edinburgh Leisure http://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/ Get Started, Stay Active with Edinburgh Leisure, the leader in health, fitness, leisure and sports experience across the city. Edinburgh Leisure manages sport and leisure facilities on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council.Operate "Open All Hours" programme of youth activities at 8 different venues across the city Healthy Respect http://healthy-respect.com/ Healthy Respect is an innovative project aimed at helping young people develop a positive attitude to sexual health and reducing unplanned teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. Youth Work Sites Edinburgh Youth Social Inclusion Partnership (EYSIP) http://www.layc.org.uk/eysip/ The Edinburgh Youth Social Inclusion Partnership (EYSIP) worked to improve service provision for young people in Edinburgh until March 2006. LAYC has preseved the organisation's website so if you are a worker, policy maker or young person, you will now find EYSIP information on the LAYC site. LGBT Youth http://www.lgbtyouth.org.uk LGBT Youth provide a range of services and opportunities for young people, families and professionals which aim to increase awareness and confidence, as well as reducing isolation and intolerance. Scottish Youth Scotland http://www.youthscotland.org.uk/ Youth Scotland is 'the network of youth clubs and groups in Scotland'. Working in partnership with a network of local Area Associations across Scotland. YouthLink Scotland www.youthlink.co.uk Aim to support the youth work sector to provide effective services for young people by being the voice of the youth work sector in Scotland National National Youth Agency www.nya.org.uk The National Youth Agency supports those involved in young people's personal and social development and works to enable all young people to fulfil their potential UK Youth www.ukyouth.org UK Youth exists to develop and promote innovative non-formal education programmes for and with young people - working with them to develop their potential. Our network supports more than 750,000 young people, 7000 youth groups, clubs and projects and more than 40,000 volunteer and part-time youth workers throughout the UK. The Scout Association www.scouts.org.uk It isn't all woggles and campfires nowadays...check out this family of sites for adults and young people alike - where else would you find "20 thing to do with a banana" Policy Scottish Parliament www.scottish.parliament.uk Everything you wanted to know about. Holyrood without the spin – sort of like a worthy, educational approach to the Scottish Political Scene (when we know what its really like!!) The Scottish Executive www.scotland.gov.uk ‘The official website of the Scottish Executive, the devolved government for Scotland’ – As opposed to what? … a load of unofficial websites run by people who aren’t the government for Scotland? Now that might be interesting!! Communities Scotland www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk Learning Connections is part of the Regeneration division of Communities Scotland. It is made up of three teams: adult literacies, community learning and development and community engagement Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator ww.oscr.org.uk Their home page talks about ‘Our vision is for a flourishing charities sector’ OSCR’s 2 aims are(1) to develop a regulatory framework for charities; and (2) to manage the transition of OSCR into a statutory agency …. Nothing like guarding the guards then?!? Practices Youth Music www.youthmusic.org.uk Youth Music is a UK wide charity set up to provide high quality and diverse music making opportunities for young people aged 5-18 Create Scotland www.create-scotland.co.uk Volunteer Centre Edinburgh www.volunteeredinburgh.org.uk The Volunteer Centre Edinburgh site links you to information factsheets and resources on a range of volunteering issues. Organisations can register to have VCE process and advertise your volunteering opportunities. Disclosure Scotland www.disclosurescotland.co.uk Cenral Registered Body in Scotland www.crbs.org.uk APEX Scotland www.apexscotland.org.uk Advisory Concilliation and Arbitration Service www.acas.org.uk HM Inspectorate of Education www.hmie.gov.uk Scotland's Commisioner for Children and Young People www.cypcommissioner.org Funding The Big Lottery Fund www.biglotteryfund.org.uk The Big Lottery Fund's Young People's Fund - Scotland programme to help young people aged 11-25 learn new things and take part in healthy and positive activities that make them feel good about themselves.Groups can apply for grants ranging from between £5,000 and £1 million spread over 1-4 years. The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk In 2005 the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation expects to make grants of around £28 million for Art & Heritage; Education; Environment & Social Change; Enterprise & Independence so it is worthwhile taking your time to find out precisely what they would require in a funding application !!! The John Paul Getty Jr Charitable Trust www.jpgettytrust.org.uk The Trust has an emphasis on self help projects and applications enabling people to reach their potential.It favours small community and local projects which make good use of volunteers. There are 4 main beneficial areas - social welfare is the largest. Grants are usually in the £5 - £15,000 range for both capital and revenue. Paul Hamlyn Foundation www.phf.org.uk LankellyChase Foundation www.lankellychase.org.uk Newly formed from two well established trusts merging so check out the new guidelines in detail. Generally the trust aims to concentrate on smaller charities and want their grants to be effective and to achieve something which would otherwise not happen or to sustain something which otherwise might fall. Grants Online www.grantsonline.org.uk Grants Online are another subscription service providing information on grant funding opportunities with a fully interactive and searchable database. 7 day Free Trial facility. Profunding www.fundinginformation.org Profunding is a subscription service that provides news and information to all those involved in raising funds for not-for-profit organisations. Charities Aid Foundation www.cafonline.org CAF helps thousand of charities around the world . More than just a provider of books listing trust fund details - check out CAF's other services like banking etc Young Peoples Sites BBC Blast www.bbc.co.uk/blast Website to encourage young people to get creative in the art, dance, film, music and writing spheres. Linked to BBC Blast programmes highlighting some of the resulting work currently casting its spotlight on Comic Book art! Young Scot www.youngscot.org.uk Personally I don’t use it, but then again I’ll not see 12-26 again. The first line of the user guide – ‘Ah a Newbie!’ was enough for me with its breathless puff about chances ‘to vote on a variety of funny and serious topics … Bah Humbug Caledonia Youth www.caledonianyouth.org Provides free and confidential sexual health advice to young people in Scotland … it says here! Bullying Online www.bullying.co.uk A very simply arranged site – it does what it says on the label and so do all the bulletins – Advice for Parents, Advice for Pupils, School Projects, Problem Page, Tips, Links, etc Other organisations European Confederation of Youth Clubs www.ecyc.org LAYC’s continental cousins and their site contains some useful session outlines for youth work trainers. Launchsite http://www.launchsite.co.uk Provide LAYC's web hosting. QMESystems http://www.qmesystems.com/ Set up LAYC's IT support programme, network and software systems. If you have a link for us please get in touch

LAYC, Dunford House, 7 Boroughloch Lane, Edinburgh, EH8 9NL Tel: (0131) 667 1828 & Fax: (0131) 667 9862 Email: enquiries@layc.org.uk Lothian Association of Youth Clubs (LAYC) is a registered Scottish charity, No. SC009193