Youth support

Welcome to Youth and Play Services

Bristol City Council's Youth and Play Services (YPS) provides a range of services to meet the personal and social development needs of young people.

Children and Young People - have your say!

We want to promote young people's voice and influence throughout the city in as many ways as we can. Young people can use these pages to feedback to us and access surveys and questionnaires.

Places to Go - Strategy for Change Consultation 2009

We want to improve the future delivery of services to children and young people across the city for years to come.The ‘Places to Go – Strategy for Change’ will lead to better places for young people to go and better access to a number of  government funds. Find out more here, or complete our online questionnaire for young people in Bristol.
 

Our key principles are:

A future worth working for

Youth and Play Services gives children and young people a stake in their own future. We help them to get their voices heard and to make a positive difference to their own lives.

Breaking down barriers

We’re working with some of the most marginalised children and young people in Bristol. By listening to them and responding to their needs, we’re breaking down the barriers that stop them making more of their lives. We are helping them to develop personally and socially and to deal with issues like teenage pregnancy, drugs and racism. And we are making sure they understand how they fit in with their communities and the people around them.

Creating opportunities

Every child and young person should be able to enjoy a range of social, educational and cultural opportunities. We are encouraging them to take part in volunteering and community activities, to gain qualifications and recognition through out of school/college learning and even to help plan, deliver and evaluate our services.

Securing voice and influence

We’re making sure children and young people have the confidence to make their voices heard by providing training and support through youth forums and other initiatives. We are also supporting organisations like The Listening Partnership for Disabled Young People.

Helping Bristol grow

Children and young people have a vital and energetic role to play in the cultural life of Bristol. We want them to see cultures as fun, exciting and challenging, something they want to be part of and something they can influence. Indeed, the city’s unique culture can grow and develop along with its children and young people.

We’re better together

Partnerships are essential to what we do. Youth and Play Services invests in, and works with, voluntary and community groups to provide essential services, resources and support for children and young people’s development.

Attached information

• Youth and Play Services - Contact Details
• Policy and guidance information
• Youth Opportunity Fund / Youth Capital Fund
• Bristol Big Youth Vote Elections 2009

Contact us

For more information, please contact Youth and Play Services on Tel: 0117 352 5716 / Fax: 0117 922 3991 /  Email: youthandplay@bristol.gov.uk

Youth and Play Services, Administrative Headquarters,  Colston 33, 33 Colston Avenue, Bristol BS1 4UA