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Don't write us off survey
Posted on 06-12-2008
As part of our Don't Write Us Off campaign we are carrying out a survey. Please take a few moments to answer our questions.http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=89DqbfvAKcxMwn1IUfLRhw_3d_3dpx?sm=89DqbfvAKcxMwn1IUfLRhw_3d_3d...
Take part in a national survey on drink-driving
Posted on 29-11-2008
If you've ever drunk alcohol, got into a car with someone who has driven after drinking alcohol, driven after drinking alcohol yourself, or if you know someone who has been injured or killed in a drink driving accident ... we'd like to hear from you. Young people between 14 and 18 are needed t...
Full-time volunteering update
Posted on 29-11-2008
Click on the link for the latest information from CSV's full-time volunteering partners about opportunities to volunteer full- and part-time.http://dmtrk.co.uk/t/B8-7UU-16CEKK9B/cr.aspxHere's what happened in Octoberhttp://dmtrk2.com/t/B8-5GH-16CEKK9B/cr.aspxHere's what happened in Augusthttp://dmtr...
Living Library hits the air waves
Posted on 01-11-2008
An Agents4Change project set up by Rosanna Wynn-Williams in Norwich has hit the Radio 4 airwaves with an article in this week's Learning Curve.http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/learningcurve.shtml You can use the 'Listen Again' feature to hear the programme again (The Learning Curve) broadcast on...
Ask some BIG questions - help us get some important answers
Posted on 02-10-2008
Young people's charity v aims to inspire a new generation of 16 to 25 year olds to get involved in volunteering by improving the quality, choice and range of volunteering opportunities on offer throughout England. They want to ask some BIG questions about v's work - What difference has v made...
Agents honoured at celebration bash!
Posted on 29-09-2008
Twenty Agents4Change were honoured at a national celebration event on May 8th 2008, for their outstanding contributions to the campaign. Over the past year they have volunteered full-time and recruited over 6,000 of their peers to volunteer in the community; in many cases volunteering for the f...
Debt, unemployment and violence top fears for British youth
Posted on 21-09-2008
New independent research shows that debt, unemployment and violent crime are the biggest fears for the future for Britain’s youth. The Youth Future Fears UK survey, commissioned by UK volunteering charity CSV and Tesco, and conducted by Ipsos MORI, reveals that: • Nearly half (48%) see...
York agent in 'peak' condition!
Posted on 26-06-2008
An Agent4Change will be embarking on the Yorkshire Three Peak Challenge this summer and is looking for young people from York to join her and help raise funds for charity. Emily Cook will be climbing Yorkshire’s Three Peaks on Thursday June 19th, raising funds for READ International, a ch...
The Little Knit project is no woolly plan!
Posted on 18-06-2008
Young people from around Greater Manchester are joining lots of celebrities by adopting knitting as a new hobby. The Little Knit project, organised by Agent4Change Rebecca Salari, has recruited a team of young people to knit garments for the neo-natal department at Stepping Hill hospital. Prem...
Agent's passion for film inspires communities in Rotherham
Posted on 17-06-2008
An Agent4Change had her own film premiere on the BBC Big Screen in Rotherham. Georgina Higgins, 18, has been making short films for CSV since October 2007, she has worked on two ‘pop video’ style films of community challenges and a film for Carers’ Rights Day. She is now one of the found...
Pimped up wheelbarrows help York recycle!
Posted on 16-06-2008
York held its first ‘pimped up’ wheelbarrow race at St John University on Friday 22nd February as part of the Agents4Change campaign. The volunteers used old wheelbarrows to encourage more people to recycle in an innovative project called ‘Pimp My Wheelbarrow’. The rubbishy old wheelba...
Agents4Change take on the paper giants!
Posted on 15-06-2008
Articles in two national newspapers describing today's youth have spurned two Agents4Change into action! Vicky Powers, 21, our Agent in Sheffield (pictured right), felt so strongly about references to “Violent Thugs”, and “Terrorising Yobs” in an article in The Sun (‘Nail the Thugs...
First prize for Birmingham's Agent4Change!
Posted on 14-06-2008
An Agent4Change has snapped up first prize in a major photography competition. Winner Zahid Akhtar, 24, entered the 'Young Whipper Snapper' competition, which called for young people to submit photos with the theme "show us what you love about volunteering". Zahid - an Agent4C...
BBC One star calls on youth to prove their worth
Posted on 13-06-2008
BBC One’s Waterloo Road star, Shabana Bakhsh is backing the Agents4Changecampaign to encourage more young people to use their passions and energy to make a difference in their communities. Shabana, who plays newly qualified teacher Jasmine Koreshi in Waterloo Road, says: “I love to volunte...
Students Stage Trash Fashion Show
Posted on 01-06-2008
Environmentally minded students are creating recycling-inspired garments for a unique fashion show to celebrate Recycle Week 2008. The Recycled Beats fashion show and club night is taking place on Friday June 6th between 9pm and 2am, at The Cube on Sussex University campus. Hosted by the Env...
Agent4Change honoured in Norwich
Posted on 06-05-2008
Agent4Change Janette Cooke was honoured in May at a ceremony for Norwich's City Council's Civic Awards. The Awards were hosted by the Lord Mayor Roy Blower who said he felt humbled to be in the presence of so many extraordinary volunteers. Janette Cooke, 21, has been a full-time volu...
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