Youth Social Action Resource Hub

This YSA starter pack contains the key resources needed to plan and deliver YSA in your setting.

This guide can help users maximise the impact of working in partnership with the local community. Community and stakeholder engagement in a youth social action programme involves young people working with other interested individuals or organisations to deliver action and change. The engagement can help increase access to students' learning opportunities, boost student retention, promote optimism among teachers, and improve children's school attendance rates.

This guide's main aim is to help you understand the importance of teamwork when young people are working together on a group project. It gives you an overview of the different departments in organisations and the various roles young people can play in these departments. It explores the different stages of teamwork, such as forming, storming, morning, performing, and adjourning, and applies these to the five steps of Youth Social Action.

This guide is to give you advice on teaching young people about Mental Health and Wellbeing as part of a Youth Social Action programme. They will learn how to recognise and talk about their emotions, self-care techniques, how to seek support, and more...

This guide is to give you advice on teaching young people about Mental Health and Wellbeing as part of a Youth Social Action programme. They will learn how to recognise and talk about their emotions, self-care techniques, how to seek support, and more...

The main aim of this guide is to give you advice on: Youth Social Action project ideas (based on projects run by other young people) How to Turn Ideas into Youth Social Action Projects How to raise money How to raise other goods (hygiene products/food for the food bank) How to spread the word

The main aim of this guide is to give you advice on: Youth Social Action project ideas (based on projects run by other young people) How to Turn Ideas into Youth Social Action Projects How to raise money How to raise other goods (hygiene products/food for the food bank) How to spread the word

This Mental Health Toolkit was funded by The Mayor of London to support young people’s mental health. The toolkit was co-designed by Volunteering Matters and Young People who champion positive mental health.