OUR YOUTH BOARD: Promoting Youth voice at street league
“It is important to have a Youth Board, as it helps the company find out what the younger generation are looking for and to give them advice and guidance. I think you should never stop believing in what you can do as one day it might come true.”
Logan, Scottish Youth Board Member
South England Youth Board teams in Birmingham and London.
“I have found the Youth Board to be a very interesting and beneficial program for myself and the other young people to be a part of. Not only does it engage us with topics that get the brain working, but it also allows us to meet new likeminded people and be part of something that can help shape the way Street league works as a whole.”
Ben, North England Youth Board Member
Youth Voice is central at Street League, and our Youth Boards are an integral part of our governance structure. We believe it essential to consult our participants on key issues that impact them and to better understand how we should deliver our services.
We have three regional boards in operation, covering Scotland, the North of England and the South of England respectively. All three boards consist of former Street League participants who are dedicated to offering feedback, ideas, and suggestions towards our strategic decision making.
Some of the areas they have consulted on to date include:
Developing and trialling content to deliver on our programmes.
Informing the design and collection of participant starter pack.
Informing our fundraising teams with ideas & insights.
Attendance at funder events.
Informing how we design Street League's Online Sign-Up Process.
Representing Street League at partner events.
Participating on our youth boards takes a degree of commitment, and we recognise this via renumeration that helps members to enhance their employment prospects, for example, driving lessons, IT equipment, or further educational courses.