Herefordshire Voluntary Action Youth Volunteering

Youth Action Team

What is a YAT? Youth Action Teams are groups of 16-25 year olds recruited from one local area to support the activities of vinvolved teams and help achieve the vision of inspiring a new generation of young volunteers. YATs are a catalyst for youth-led action. They enable people like you to get involved in the issues that are really matter and to voice and take forward your ideas with the support of other young people and vinvolved team staff.

YATs are ambassadors for the benefits of youth volunteering - to other young people, to local organisations, to employers and to decision makers. And they keep us real as an organisation dedicated to working with and supporting young people. We want people just like you at the centre of our activities so that we remain relevant and accessible to 16-25yr olds - we want to know what you’ve got to say!

Since the creation of YATs back in early 2008, young people in YATs all over England have been getting stuck in. They have achieved success in:

Organising youth festivals and celebrations
Developing logos, website and marketing material
Attending high profile events with key decision-makers
Working with organisations to make them more youth friendly
Developing and sourcing funding to run their own community projects.

The opportunities to get involved and create positive change through your local YAT team are endless. We as your vinvolved team are here to support your vision, by ensuring that the experience is challenging, fun, and that YAT members have access to any support and guidance that we can give, to make their projects or activities a success.

Get involved in vinvolved Herefordshire's Youth Action Team and we will keep you posted on new opportunities