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Government pilot of Youth Community Action programme
The "youth offer" announced by the Prime Minister on Tuesday (23rd March) includes the aim of providing volunteering and community action opportunities for all young people "so they can play a positive role in their communities, helping to close the generation gap".
Gordon Brown said "From today, our new Youth Community Action programme will ensure the experience of being a volunteer is more appealing, relevant and rewarding for those taking part. Our objective is that it becomes a feature of the lives of the majority of young people, as commonplace as joining a sports club or even taking exams".
The Youth Community Action programme will be piloted in Lincolnshire, Kent, Salford, City of York and Brighton and Hove. See Office of Third Sector news item for more.
