Benefits of Joining Us
Surrey Youth Focus currently has 80 organisations in membership, including the large uniformed organisations like Surrey Scouts, Surrey Guides, the Army Cadets, and large charities like the three YMCAs in Surrey, and Surrey Care Trust. We also have many smaller charities like Matrix, East 2 West and Eikon which have grown up in response to localised needs of young people.
Our Members Survey of 2010 showed that our members work with 81,000 young people every year and spend a total of 127,000 hours of contact time with individuals.
We are particularly keen to develop our membership in the east of the county (see map), and to welcome charities working with young people with disabilities, or working with young people from ethnic minorities.
The 2012 Games (London Olympics and Paralympics) also provides an opportunity to encourage young people into sport, and cultural links overseas.
The benefits of joining Surrey Youth Focus :
Advocacy & Representation:
- Representation and Advocacy: Being part of an organisation that can lobby at county level directly, and through others, at the regional and national level also.
- External monitoring: being aware of trends and issues within the sector, so that gaps and opportunities can be spotted.
Enabling Services:
- Communication: Being kept up to date about national youth policy, grant opportunities, and developments in the sector.
- Promotional: Bringing your organisation to a readership of at least 2,300 influential people (SYN) and to the notice of people in the county attending the Celebration.
- Brokerage: Opportunity to match supply/demand for volunteers. Being part of cutting edge work on social enterprises and social finance that builds capacity.
Providing direct services:
- Advice & Support : Enhancing the ability of member organisations to access funds, and raise their public profile. Improving the quality of governance and the understanding of quality issues.
- Youthwork development: Providing a start-up service for new youth clubs and activities; sharing know-how in doing so, and providing basic induction training for volunteer youth workers.
Surrey Youth Focus staff and Trustees: We are an approachable team committed to helping our members.
To download a pdf of the full membership benefits click here.
For details of our specific Services click here.
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