Partners - Re-Evolve
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v is the youth volunteering charity launched in May 2006 whose mission is to inspire a new generation of young volunteers in England aged from 16 to 25.
vinvolved is v’s £75 million national youth volunteering programme, which aims to inspire 500,000 young people aged 16 to 25 to get positively involved in their communities over the next three years. It is funding 107 vinvolved teams of experts, at least 107 Youth Action teams and 158 projects run by small and large organisations across England.
v is supported by the Office of the Third Sector in the Cabinet Office. The charity was set up to implement the recommendations of the Russell Commission outlining a new national framework for youth action and engagement, following a nationwide consultation which included 6000 young people.
To find out more about v visit www.wearev.com.
To find out about volunteering opportunities in your area visit v’s portal for young people at www.vinspired.com.
Westminster Connexions
Connexions is the support service for all young people aged 13-19, and up to 25 for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities.Connexions offers young people advice, guidance and support on a range of issues such as education, training, jobs, money and lifestyle decisions, to help them to make a smooth transition to adulthood and working life. Westminster Connexions forms part of the governance group for the Re-Evolve project. Connexions also provides essential advice and support to young people involved in Re-Evolve.
Volunteer Centre Westminster
Volunteer Centre Westminster has a range of services available to people who want to volunteer in voluntary and community organisations and in businesses. Volunteer Centre Westminster forms part of the governance group for the Re-Evolve project. The Centre also provides essential advice and support to young people involved in Re-Evolve and lets them know about ways in which they can volunteer their time and why it's beneficial to do so.
BBC Blast
BBC Blast inspires and supports 13 to 19 year olds to get creative. It helps young people to develop skills so they can turn their ideas for art, dance, film, music, writing and games into a reality. BBC Blast provided an amazing opportunity for a group of young people from Re-Evolve to take part in a BBC Blast On Tour dance event in July 2008. Re-Evolve's volunteers worked with a leading choreographer from Street Dance International and performed at the event in Trafalgar Square.
Paddington Development Trust
Paddington Development Trust is a community-led organisation working for the environmental, economic and social regeneration of the Paddington area. It produces a quarterly magazine, Paddington People, bringing together news, views and listings of events from the four neighbourhoods in which it works - Harrow Road, Church Street, Westbourne and Queen's Park. Paddington Development Trust forms part of the governance group for the Re-Evolve project. Paddington Development Trust also advertises the opportunities available to young people through Re-Evolve in its magazine.
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CityWest Homes
CityWest Homes is an arms length management organisation (ALMO) managing Westminster City Council's 22,000 homes. CityWest Homes provides in kind support to Vital Regeneration in the form of office accommodation and IT support.
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The Beethoven Centre, A2Dominion Housing
Queen's Park New Media Centre is based in The Beethoven Centre, from which the Re-Evolve volunteers and staff team run this innovative project. It is here that a lot of resource development and career research activities take place. This location has provided volunteers with a wealth of opportunities to interact with the immediate community through events, workshops and drop-in sessions. It has also given young people access to various professionals who work from the centre and are passionate about what they do.
Westminster City Council
Re-Evolve is primarily aimed at helping young people from Westminster. Vital Regeneration's close partnership with Westminster City Council ensures that as many young people as possible who are looking for careers or volunteering opportunities can be linked to the Re-Evolve project and benefit from it. Westminster's 14-19 Partnership is represented on the Re-Evolve Steering Group.
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Westminster Youth Service
Westminster Youth Service offers positive, fun, informal and educational activities with accredited outcomes to Westminster’s young people. The service has supported young people on Re-Evolve by developing accredited AQA courses for them. The service has also helped Re-Evolve volunteers to start working towards Youth Achievement Awards.
City of Westminster College
The City of Westminster College is a further education college with several campuses across Westminster. Its Paddington Basin campus is one of Europe's fastest developing business areas. The college forms part of the governance group for the Re-Evolve project. It has also helped Re-Evolve volunteers explore the routes young people need to take to get into their chosen careers.
At the House
At the House is a Soho-based organisation that has been helping homeless people change their lives for over 160 years. It is now in the process of changing from a residential hostel for homeless women to a centre offering essential life skills, training, personal development and career paths for London's homeless people and those in crisis. At the House has provided Re-Evolve volunteers with the opportunity to experience various aspects of work such as events co-ordination and production, by volunteering within their organisation.
White Box Digital
White Box Digital helps small charities to access affordable IT and communications solutions. In August 2008 a group of Re-Evolve volunteers worked with two designers from Whitebox Digital to experience designing and developing a logo. The process resulted in Re-Evolve's current name and visual identity
Network 2012
Network 2012 connects businesses and social enterprises throughout London and has featured Re-Evolve within its monthly newsletter on several occasions. Network 2012 also lets people know about the volunteering opportunities available through Re-Evolve and has placed volunteers with Re-Evolve in the development of IT and Business careers resources.
Paddington Waterside Partnership
Paddington Waterside Partnership co-ordinates the many development schemes in Paddington from which an estimated 30,000 jobs are being created. To date the partnership has placed over 5,000 people into work. Paddington Waterside Partnership sees around 200 job seekers every week in order to place them in work. Paddington Waterside Partnership forms part of the governance group for the Re-Evolve project and the Partnership's representative, Patience Moyo, is the Chair of Re-Evolve's Steering Group. Their relationships with businesses based in the Paddington Basin provide Re-Evolve with great links and connections to industry, to help build Re-Evolves careers resources.
BNP Paribas
Re-Evolve are funded by BNP Paribas. BNP Paribas is a European leader in global banking and financial services and one of the six strongest banks in the world according to Standard & Poor's. It has one of the largest international networks with operations in 83 countries and 202,300 employees, including 160,200 in Europe, 15,200 in North America and 10,200 in Asia.