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What is Stockport Action for Voluntary Youth (SAVY)? Action for Voluntary Youth (SAVY)?

What do we do?

What other services does Stockport Action for Voluntary Youth offer its members?

SAVY has adopted the following Youth work Principles:

How to contact us. 

Why Register with SAVY ?

What is Stockport Action for Voluntary Youth (SAVY)? Action for Voluntary Youth (SAVY)?

SAVY is an umbrella organisation that brings together a variety of voluntary youth groups in Stockport.

Voluntary youth provision in Stockport is provided through a mix of faith, uniformed and independent youth organisations. Nationally most boroughs, cities and counties have some sort of CVYS. Stockport CVYS (SAVY) is affiliated to the North West CVYS and the National Council for Voluntary Youth Service.

SAVY was formed in 1991. It is governed by an Executive Committee which is appointed annually by affiliated members at its Annual General Meeting.

What do we do?

• Establish partnerships with Voluntary and Statutory bodies

• Advocate on behalf of member organisations

• Provide a forum for discussion and debate

• Represent the views of the Voluntary youth sector at formal and informal consultation within SMBC

• Promote the activities of its member organisations

• Represent SAVY at a regional and national level

• Promote public awareness of the issues that affect young people

• Organise joint activities to bring groups of young people together

• Identify and co-ordinate training relevant to voluntary youth work
   

What other services do Stockport Action for Voluntary Youth
offer its members?

• Free CRB checks.

• Information and advice on obtaining funding

• Information and practical advice for new groups

• Training opportunities targeted to your needs

• Resources, publications, games, training materials

• Support and guidance to groups

• Access to small pool of ECM grant aid

• Access to Youth Service  minibuses and out door stores

• Free membership

• Acess to PLINGS WEB SITE
   

SAVY  has adopted the following Youth work Principles:

• To promote the personal and social development of young people

• To enable young people to fulfil their potential as empowered individuals and members of groups and communities

• To create opportunities to respond to young people’s needs

• To provide support to young people through their transition to adulthood

• To promote the safety of young people as a priority

• Young people enter voluntarily into the relationship with the youth worker

• The relationship is based on mutual respect and acceptance

• Young people are challenged by the youth worker and the Organisation

Why register with SAVY?

For any group undertaking any form of youth work there are some very necessary benefits to registering with the Local Council for Voluntary Youth Service.

If you are not part of a larger national organisation some of our benefits become a must.

• Free membership.
• Access to free advanced Disclosures (police checks).
• Support and guidance on setting up your group, child protection and recruiting volunteers.
• Access to small grants pools.
• Opportunity to share ideas and difficulties  with other members of the Council at regular meetings.
• An opportunity for your voice to be heard.
• Help with fundraising.
• Regular mailings, relevant to your youth work and SAVY business.
• Free access to Stockport Youth Service Outdoor Stores Department.
• Links with CYS Youth Participation Worker for SAVY
• Free access to Stockport Youth Service Library .
• Free Access to training run by SYS.

• Subsidised access to SYS mini busses.

• Access to specialist health, arts, drama staff.
• Opportunity to vote and take part in Stockport Action for Voluntary Youth.
• Being able to assure parents and community that your group works to publicly recognised  safety and child protection standards.