February 2012 - New film to promote Swansea Youth Bank

Swansea Youth Bank in conjunction with Spill Media have produced a film to promote the work of the youth-led grant making project. The film was developed and supported by staff from Spill Media during October 2011. Seven of the young people that are currently involved with Swansea Youth Bank designed and produced the film, some of whom chose to take on tasks behind the scenes rather than in front of the camera.

To view the film, visit: http://swanseatelly.org/video/309/what-is-swansea-youth-bank

The film was produced to promote the funding available to youth led groups for the financial year 2011/12. The funding for this year has been allocated but we have heard that there will be funds available from GwirVol for the next financial year 2012/13.

Details on how to apply and forms will be available from April on the SCVS website.

For further details also contact Flik on 01792 544030 or email: felicitie_walls@scvs.org.uk

Swansea Youth Bank - CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS

· The project must be situated in Swansea

· The project must be fully youth-led

· Your group must be made up of at least 3 people between the ages of 11-25

· Your project will encourage and support youth volunteering (not necessarily new opportunities)

· Your project must have a positive impact on the wider community

· You have formed a group and have a set of rules (A template copy is available on the right)

Important Documents - The application form and folloing information is available to download from the left hand column.

• Full criteria
• Terms and Conditions
• Applicant Procedure
• Equal Opportunity Form
• Information for Supporting Adults
• Rules for running your group
• Freqently Asked Questions

Further info

Swansea Youth Bank has been set up thanks to a partnership between Swansea Council for Voluntary Service and Swansea's Youth Service. Swansea Youth Bank is a registered member of Youth Bank UK (www.youthbank.org)