KYC Manifesto
What is a youth manifesto?
KYC is your representative for youth issues in the Royal Borough Kingston upon Thames. In discussion with various groups of young people from local schools and youth clubs, KYC has produced a list of important issues that matter to the young people who live and/or go to school and socialise in the borough. This manifesto is a guide that sets out this year’s action plan and campaigns for KYC during 2009.
Background
The manifesto has been developed through a consultation process involving several school forums, and with other groups of young people, throughout 2008. The consultations took place at:
- KYC annual meeting
- A youth crime event held at the Rose Theatre
- Four school student forums
- Focus groups through KYC
- Reviewing what young people have said in various consultations at neighbourhood level
The manifesto is broken down in to four broad areas that young people highlighted as important:
- Crime and safety: building better relationship with the local police
- Travel and transport: having cleaner transport and affordable rail fares
- Positive Activities: having better places to go with friends having structured activities to do
- Better communication: to be able to have a two way relationship with councillors and key officers in the council.
Professional champions supporting our manifesto
The role of the champions will be to promote the youth manifesto, communicate with young people and support your active involvement in creating change.
Our professional champions are :
- Director of Learning & Children Services, supporting the overview of the manifesto in line with the Children and Young People’s Participation Strategy and 2009 Action Plan
- Cllr. Patricia Bamford, Executive Councillor for children and young people
- Richard Dean, police
- Gillian Hall, Head of Youth Service
Related Documents:
- KYC Manifesto
Download the KYC Manifesto as a PDF brochure.
Also see:
- KYC Manifesto Pledges
Find out what issues KYC has pledged to challenge this year.