Youth Development Strategy -

We proud ourselves on being at the forefront of the local community, in helping the youth of today. An important aspect of the scheme is to give support and encouragement to children of all ages and abilities.

The Way Forward -

We believe the next stage for development, must be to maintain the high standards set and expand in terms of attracting new members. Through our development strategy we will take positive steps to encourage and give young people the opportunity to be heard and represented within the community, whilst our ethos of equality for all.

We want to ensure that we:

• Review annually the aims, objectives and constitutional structure of the Network to ensure they are ‘fit for purpose.’

• Secure sustainable funding beyond the three year period and ensure effective mechanisms are in place to manage funding. The funding to cover as a minimum management and administrative costs (for example, venue, stationary, telephone, attendance allowances), secretarial support, development and maintenance of the website, information dissemination and promotion of the network. Ideally, sustainable funding would also be acquired to cover: - research, policy development work, staffing, rent, activities and consultation events in order to extend the level of influence of the Network.

• Explore the potential for securing sustainable funding with the Regional Boards and the Regional Partnerships and identify/ explore other potential funding sources.

• Discuss with potential funders and partners the contribution the sector can make in taking the regional agenda forward and how the partners/funders could assist in supporting the Scheme.

• Commission a report reviewing member and partner satisfaction with the Scheme.

• Establish with Scheme members both their future aspirations for the Scheme and the potential future scenarios facing the sector.