Almond Neighbourhood Partnership

Have your say

Local Youth Forums in Edinburgh

Local Youth Forums are a chance for you to have your say on issues that affect your life.

The Youth Forums link into Neighbourhood Partnerships, and can affect decisions made at a local level, all the way up to the highest level in government.

You can choose how your Youth Forum works, the issues you deal, with and even the name.

You can make a difference!

Youth Forums look at all sorts of issues including:

Local transport such as buses and trams
Parks and GraffitiSchools and after school activities
Healthy eating and smoking
Crime Sports facilities and clubs

We work closely with the 12 Neighbourhood Partnerships set up across the city. The Neighbourhood Partnerships work to improve the quality of life in each area, so the opinions and suggestions made at Local Youth Forms are important to them.

We link into other young people's organisations too. They include:

Pupil/student councils
Scottish Youth Parliament
Edinburgh Youth Council

You could also attend meetings with these groups to tell them about your opinions and solutions to the issues that you feel are important. The forums are supported by youth workers from your local community learning and development team or youth organisation.

Get involved and have your say… Email Steven Kipanda on steven.kipanda@ea.edin.sch.uk

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