Youth Committee

The Reidvale Youth 'n' Action Project is operated by a Youth Committee, who are :-

The Youth Commitee meets every fortnight, discussing the projects aims, objectives, its operations, it direction and development. The Youth Committee are active young volunteers who are registered for MV Awards, Youth Achievement Awards (where applicable) and recieve specific training to become Youth Committee Members which include "Bored Meetings" and "Involvement Training" from Youth Scotland delieverd at the Project. They are also trained in Financial Planning Skills accredited by FSA.

The Youth Committe has two "Youth" Representatives that sit on the Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre's Board of Directors who meet monthly. The young people play an actie part in the reporting process and asking the board to consider the youth projects plans, development and ideas directly.

Potential new members to the Youth Committee must commit to attending at least 4 Focus Group Meetings over a 6 month period to apply to join the Youth Committee, the focus group is good preparation and give potential committe members at taste of what it is like making desicions, coming to a desision and helping out on projects and activities the committee undertake.

Week 1 - No Meeting
Week 2 - Focus Group - Any Project Member can attend
Week 3 - No Meeting
Week 4 - Business Meeting - Only Youth Committee Members can attend

WHAT THE YOUTH COMMITTEE DOES.....

The Committee decides what activties the project does, it decides how much the activities cost, it decides on how the income generated by the project is used, it decides on the direction the project takes, it plans for the future, it assists in the running, the development and the planning of the project, no easy task !

They also assist in the funding for the project contributing to Funding Appications, specifically applying for Cashback for Communities Funding themselves, applying and being interviewed for Youthbank Funding many times over the years.

YOUTH COMMITTEE HISTORY.....

The project has had young people a its heart since 2007 when the project was only a consideration of part of the new building development of the Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, where two local young people where key in the strategic planning and development of the youth project. With the recruitment of the Youth Development worker in 2008 and assistance from the "Yes Project" part of Save the Children, the young people grew to a Steering Group of 10 young people and planned the opening, activities and initial programme of the project.

Since then the first Youth Committee of Allan Scott, Adrienne Coyne, James Weir, Callum Baird, Emma Mackay, Zara Orford, Marissa McKelvie, Brendan Robertson, John Allan Miller and Duncan Robertson, has left us and the new youth committe have taken the baton, with the new committee avergaing the age of 14 years old we hope that they will continue to develop the project and skills themselves and volunter with the project into their adulthood building on the many skills and experiences they have acquired already.

Andrew Marley
Youth Committee Member

Dylan Graham
Youth Committee Member

George MacMillan
Youth Committee Member