CashBack for Communities Youth Work Fund Annual Report 2020 / 21
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Outcome five -
“ Young people contribute positively to their communities ”
Indicator Reported number Target number % of reported YP
YP take on a volunteering role
Number of hours of volunteering by YP
YP feel their contribution , links with communities and social interaction are improving
Target % of reported YP
473 1,200 7 % 12 %
14,208 15,000 N / A N / A
3,183 5,000 47 % 50 %
Highlights :
41 ( 76 %) of organisations that submitted reports have indicated that young people were involved in volunteering . Many of these are in the process , and will continue to work towards , of achieving a Saltire Award .
A significant proportion of volunteering hours ( 5,000 : 40 %) were contributed by 67 young people linked to the Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre in Edinburgh . More details on this project are provided in the Case Study section . Three other projects accumulated over 500 hours of volunteering :
The Dennis Law Legacy Trust in Aberdeen achieved 979 volunteering hours with 680 participants .
The Springhall Community Youth ( Regen FX ) Project in Rutherglen , South Lanarkshire secured 1000 hours with 50 young people .
A remarkable 1,150 hours were volunteered by only 18 members of the ‘ For the Right Reasons ’ charity in Merkinch , Inverness .