Welcome to the website for the
Young Advisors Network Southern (YANS)
Firstly…What are Young Advisors?
Young Advisors are young people aged between 15 and 21, who show community leaders and decision makers how to engage young people in community life, regeneration and renewal.
Young Advisors are trained and employed consultants who guide local authorities, housing associations and other local partners about what it is like for a young person to live, work, learn and play in their neighbourhood.
- They will help organisations 'youth proof' their practices, policies, strategies and commissioning.
- They will help you understand how to attract and maintain the interests of young people.
- They will speak out for young people, making sure their thoughts and feelings are considered in decisions that affect them.
- They will work both locally and nationally to share good practice and learn from others.
- They will engage directly with other young people to get them involved in neighbourhood improvements.
What is YANS?
The Network (YANS) is an exciting opportunity for young advisors from across the South of England to share the good things they do within their community both regionally and nationally and be able to keep in touch with each other and to share their experiences.
The Young Advisors Network Southern is part of a bigger picture; Young Advisor projects operate across England. The purpose of the network in the South is to enable schemes in the region to support each other locally through the sharing of ideas and information. At present there are 9 schemes in the South of England (an area including London, the South East and South West) with approx 47 young people accessing the projects and more starting up all the time. The network also gives those who are interested the opportunity to find out more about the work of young advisors.
The purpose of this website is to provide contact details for the projects currently operating in the South. However, we hope that it will be organic and develop in to a portal where young people and adults alike meet virtually to share and improve.
If you would like to contact any of the schemes in the South, then please see their contact details.