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Positive Activities for Young People
Funding April 1st 2008 to March 31st 2009.
Connexions Nottinghamshire, Lead Agent for PAYP requires expressions of interest from Organisations and Agencies wishing to be considered as deliverers of youth based activities for young people aged between 8 & 19, in either Mansfield, Bassetlaw, or areas of Nottingham City.

Please send details to the PAYP Manager, Connexions Nottinghamshire, Heathcote Buildings, Heathcoat Street, Nottingham. NG1 3AA

Welcome to the Voluntary and Community zone. For information and news on partnership working, use the links and resources below.

• NEW! Directory of Learning Provision in the Voluntary and Community Sector, 2007-2008
  Enable's brochure shows how local voluntary agencies in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are delivering learning to support the national learning agenda.
  
  
• Connexions Nottinghamshire Voluntary and Community Sector Strategy 2005/07
  This 2 year Strategy prepared in consultation with the Voluntary and Community Sector in Nottinghamshire and approved by the Connexions Board is now officially launched. Copies have been sent out via our relevant Sector network agencies i.e. NYON; BYOF; and ENABLE.
  
  
• Connexions Voluntary Sector Grant Funded Organisations 01/04/2006 - 31/03/2007 (PDF)
  
  
• Working Together - Connexions with Voluntary and Community organisations (DfES Publication)
  National publication giving guidance about the joint working of Connexions partnerships and voluntary and community organisations.
  
  
• 'Connexions Access Points' in Nottinghamshire
  
  
• Nottinghamshire Youth Games video podcast!
  The first podcast to be produced by Connexions Nottinghamshire introduces the Nottinghamshire Youth Games held in July 2006. Look out for more podcasts soon on the new look SortitOnline website to be launched in the next few weeks!
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• Voluntary Youth Organisations: Connexions and NYON
  Connexions are working with NYON (Nottinghamshire Youth Organisations Network) in order to ensure effective 2-way communications with the voluntary youth sector organisations. Further information about NYON.
  
  List of NYON member organisations and the NYON registration form.
  
  
• Connexions Nottinghamshire's Grants Fund
  Connexions Nottinghamshire has put £400,000 into voluntary, youth and community organisations in this financial year (2005/6) and this fund is now fully allocated.
  See above for details of allocation.
  
  
• V Young volunteers charity
  v is the new, youth led charity created to Engage and Inspire a Million more Young Volunteers Aged 16-25. v will fund organisations across England to deliver thousands of new volunteering opportunities to young people.
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• Outside-In Project
  Do you know a young person aged 13 to 21 who could benefit from a project that aims to give young people an informed choice about drugs and alcohol? Run once a month for young people at risk of offending, exclusion or ASBOs, the OUTSIDE-IN project gives young people awareness and the chance to see what prison is like from the inside.
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• Engage East Midlands
  With "Building a better quality of life through voluntary action" as its mission statement, Engage East Midlands aims to empower and enable the voluntary and community sector in the region.
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• Mentoring
  Connexions mentoring service joins forces with Sure Start Plus to support young parents
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• About Connexions
  
  
• Connexions Publications
  
  
• Provision Plus
  Provision Plus is the new name for any programme that learners not accessing all or part of the mainstream curriculum can undertake. The content now includes provision from all over the city and county and so will be sent out to all schools.
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• Victim support in Notts
  Becoming a volunteer
  
  
• Children's Trusts
  Keep in touch...news of Nottingham's Children's Trust developments under the Integrated Children's Services (ICS) banner.
  
  
• The Children's Bill
  News and information about the bill...
  • Text of Children's Bill as of October 2004
  • The BBC News' report comments and asks 'Will the Children's Bill work'?
    
• Teenage pregnancy
  'Working Together - Connexions and Teenage Pregnancy (DfES Publication)'
  National publication giving guidance on how Connexions partnerships can and are working with partners on Teenage Pregnancy.
  
  
• Connexions and youth homelessness agencies
  Working Together - Connexions and youth homelessness agencies (DfES Publication)
  National guidance on Connexions' work with youth homeless agencies.
  
  
• Asylum seekers and refugees
  Connexions has a lead adviser co-ordinating and delivering our work with asylum seekers and refugees. Her name is Jane Oakley and she can be contacted by e-mail or by 'phone: 0115 992 6078
  
  
• Making a Difference Emerging Practice – Working Together: Connexions supporting young asylum seekers and refugees (DfES publication)
  National publication on Connexions' work with asylum seekers and refugees.
  
  
• Refugess & Asylum Seekers - employment advice
  
  
• Voluntary & Community Publications
  
• Nottinghamshire County Needle Exchange and Supervised Consumption
  This list details, by locality, needle and syringe exchange provision. Updated August 2004.
  Download the PDF here.
  
  
• Wheels to Work
  Moped leasing scheme aimed at helping young people or the long term unemployed to get over the initial problem of getting to work, training or education.
  
  
• Safety Focus Project & Video
  'Safety Focus' is a project looking to ensure the personal safety of people, particularly adults with disabilities, though other students too, in a variety of social situations and interactions.
  A 'Safety Video' has been produced with accompanying teacher notes and student worksheets. See our news story for more about this project.
  The video is available for loan from the Connexions Information Services Team (Tel: 0115 983 8959) and features scenarios like cash point safety, checking for identity and many more.
  
  
• 'Telling It Like It Is' Video
  This video features local young people talking about what they think Connexions is and what it means to them.
  
  Copies of the video are available for loan to voluntary and community organisations from Gabrielle Moran - Tel: 0115 9838964
  
  
• Pathfinder Children’s Trust Newsletter
  The Government has set up Pathfinder Children’s Trusts as a way to support, develop and enhance the partnership of all the Public and Voluntary Sector Agencies providing services to Children. (The Nottinghamshire pilot is looking at the needs of disabled children and young people and their families and carers).
  For newsletters and to find out more about the Nottinghamshire PCT and feed back your views
  
  
• Connexions Partnerships
  Information to support Connexions partnerships in their work with young people with learning difficulties and disabilities.
  
  
• The Shape of Modern Mental Healthcare in Ashfield
  Your chance to give your view on mental health issues and care in the Ashfield PCT area and beyond.
  Click here for more details.
  

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