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SVSYF Online E-newsletter issue 2Sunderland Voluntary Sector Youth Forum - Issued: December 2008 Welcome to the second edition of the SVSYF on-line newsletter. We hope you will find it informative and useful.(Please feel free to distribute it to others on your mailing list with their permission)
The forum will be closed from 19th December for our Christmas break, so on behalf of Steve and I, we would like to say "Happy Holidays" to all our colleagues across the city and a very restful New Year. We have achieved a lot this year and we are grateful for all your continued support and look forward to working with you all again in 2009. Amanda and Steve
StreetMark is the StreetGames seal of approval. It demostrates the holders have a commitment to developing sport in disadvantaged communities and confirms that all the right policies are in place. StreetMark holders are members of the StreetGames network.
"Wii for a Wee" The Galleries Shopping Centre in Washington is putting the health needs of young people first by hosting a North East campaign for Chlamydia awareness. On the 1st and the 15th November a real example of partnership working at its best has been demonstrated when trained Youth Workers from Oxclose and District Young People’s Project in Washington, together with Kate Morris PCT Sexual Health Advisor, Alex Mallett from the COS College, Nat and the peer educators have encouraged customers to provide a urine sample to be confidentially tested for Chlamydia. The event resulted in 107 screens and all participants were entered into a free prize draw ‘Wee for a Wi’ to win a Nintendo Wii games console. Our Star Screeners for August and September have been announced. Click here to find out who they were. For any of our members still requiring Chlamydia Screening training, there are a limited number of places avaliable on the training day in January.
Thorney close - starts Friday 9th January 2009. 4.30 - 5.30pm 4 - 11yrs and 5.30 - 6.30 11 - 16 yrs
The region's voluntary and Community Sector stars were honoured last night (Thursday 30th October) at the inaugural 2008 North East VCS Awards, held at the Quayside Exchange in Sunderland.Go to the full story here. SHY (South Hylton Youth Club) cordially invite you to the grand opening of their new youth club on Saturday 13th December 2008 11.00am - 4.00pm. Open air ice-rink, arts & crafts, stalls.
YMCA Foyer have secured funding for a 2 year health project. The Launch of this exciting new initiative will be held at the Raich Carter centre on Friday 12th December 12.00 - 2.00pm. Health professionals will be in attendance including the Chlamydia Screening peer educators, MIND; Connexions and Job Linkage. Activities for young people will include a football tournament, Wii competition, smoothie making etc. Everyone is really welcome including young people.
Congratulations to young people form YMCA Foyer, Oxclose & District Young People's project and Young Asian Voices. who took part in a National Consultation with Fresh about the tobacco industry and smoking. They starred in, directed and produced a DVD that was screened at the Sunderland Empire Cinema on 28th November 2008.
The evening will include (7.00pm – 11.00pm):
Young people were involved in organising the event, with Sunderland Youth Parliament working alongside Sunderland Youth Development Group and Sunderland Voluntary Sector Youth Forum to stage the conference. Supported by Sunderland City Council, Connexions, Digital Challenge, The Empowering Young People’s Pilot, and Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust, young people from every area of the city took part in idea-generating workshops. A copy of the newsletter can be downloaded here
JNC Negotiations 2008 / 2009
Our Price Records has a private collection of ‘Personally Signed’ Original LP's, Gold Discs and Sporting Items. This collection has been made available to the Charity Support Team to help support Charities and Worthy Causes throughout the United Kingdom. If you are holding an event which has an Auction, a Raffle, or a Grand Prize Draw and you would like to include one of the unique pieces from the Our Price Records private collection please click here for more details.
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It's been another busy month for the forum and it's members and we have tried to capture just a glimpse of what's going on in this newsletter. Don't forget to check out our new website as we are constantly adding new articles to it, and if you have anything you'd like to see advertised or have any suggestions then please get in touch. We want the website to be a tool that is useful to all our members, and we have already had a suggestion from Richy at HYPP to add a collection of "ice-breakers" to the documents section, so send us any good examples you have and I will add them.
New events and training opportunites
The forum have bought some
This year SVSYF (in partnership with Kath Grant, ASDAN Regional CoPE Coordinator) has successfully trained 70 voluntary sector workers in Sunderland to deliver these accredited short courses through their youth work curriculum. Young people can gain accreditation and recognition for taking part in residentials, volunteering, learning new skills, girls work, taking part in music, arts and drama etc.
SNCBC (Sunderland North Community Business Centre) are starting Cheer Leading Dance Classes at Thorney Close Action & Enterprise centre and Bunnyhill Centre. Every Thursday (Bunnyhil - Contact Christine on 5373231l for more details) and every Friday (Thorney Close - Contact Joanne on 5287623 for more details) - £1.00 per session
A690 Youth Initiative revealed at Region’s First Voluntary Sector Award Ceremony
HYPP (Hendon Young People's Project) are holding their 10th Xmas panto, ALASSIN ( A LASS IN ) & THE MAGICAL LAMP (it is for adults only) workers/guests/Friends etc, if you have never been to a HYPP panto you've missed out as it's very funny (but please don't turn up if you get offended by the odd swear word).
This year Richy Duggen is back as the Sultans wife (NAGGIA) Oh no your not Oh yes I am !!!!!
The Box Youth Project has now launched their new website. Found on it is a gallery of the staff, the current programme and a recent events Page. 
Pennywell Youth Project are holding a Christmas Event at the project on 8th December 
Smoking Intermediate Advisors - In November 20 workers took part in the 2 day Level II Intermediate Smoking Advisors training programme. Young people will now have access to stop smoking services within their neighbourhood youth projects. Organisations where young people can access stop-smoking services are; A690 Youth Initiative ( & Grindon Young Peoples Project), Box Youth Project, Blue Watch Youth Centre, YMCA Foyer, YMCA Herrington Burn (& STREETZ Cafe), Oblivion Project, SNCBC (Incorporating all Downhill, Town End Farm, Monkwearmouth Youth Projects and Southwick Sports Hall), Oxclose District Young Peoples Project, Hendon Young Peoples Project & Easington Lane Community Access Point.
The Sunderland South Forum are organising a 
YouthInc3 Recently over 110 young people, aged between 13 and 20 years of age, packed into the Stadium of Light to discuss and debate their views about their city. This event, the third of its kind, is designed to give young people a say in the city’s services and aims to make Sunderland a better place to live.
With the conclusion of the National Millennium Volunteers programme at the end of March 2008, the future of youth volunteering in Sunderland has been secured until March 2011 with CSV, Springboard Action Sunderland’s successful tender to develop a vinvolved team. Working in partnership with the Sunderland Volunteer Centre, CSV will coordinate the v programme in Sunderland and hope to inspire and assist a greater number of organisations throughout the City to engage our young people, aged between 16 to 25, in new and exciting voluntary activities. Read more about 
Supporting Charities and Worthy Causes throughout the UK 
The culture secretary, Andy Burn ham, has announced £2.5m to go towards making theatre performances in England available to young people free of charge. The two-year scheme will start in February 2009 in 95 venues. Theatres will offer a proportion of their tickets free to people under 26 on a particular day of the week. A new scheme to encourage young people to experience live theatre has been announced by Culture Secretary Andy Burn ham. A £2.5 million programme - funded by Arts Council England, who will manage the scheme - will focus on 95 venues all over England. Each will offer some free tickets for arts productions on the same night every week to anyone under 26 years old. 