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15/07/2003
New £25m scheme to harness talents of 'vulnerable' youth
A new £25 million programme, Positive Activities for Young People, has been launched today to help steer the talent of vulnerable 8 to 19-year-olds into a positive direction in life.
It is hoped that the Positive Activities will provide a broad range of school holiday time activities providing structured occupation and personal development opportunities, diverting young people from taking part in criminal activities, and giving those at risk of being socially excluded a chance to fulfil their potential.
The programme will also seek to bring together young people from different neighbourhoods and communities across England, breaking down prejudices and improving community cohesion.
Estelle Morris, Arts Minister, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, said: "School holiday schemes that allow disaffected young people to take part in high quality arts and sports projects have been proved to cut local crime rates, and help motivate them to return to school once term begins again."
Similar programmes run last summer were able to cut youth crime by up to 11%. The number of young people brought to the attention of the Youth Offending Teams for robbery offences was cut by 9%, and breaches of statutory orders declined by 16%.
A total of £25 million has been allocated for the first year of the three-year Positive Activities programme from a partnership comprising government departments, the youth and charity sectors.
(GMcG)
It is hoped that the Positive Activities will provide a broad range of school holiday time activities providing structured occupation and personal development opportunities, diverting young people from taking part in criminal activities, and giving those at risk of being socially excluded a chance to fulfil their potential.
The programme will also seek to bring together young people from different neighbourhoods and communities across England, breaking down prejudices and improving community cohesion.
Estelle Morris, Arts Minister, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, said: "School holiday schemes that allow disaffected young people to take part in high quality arts and sports projects have been proved to cut local crime rates, and help motivate them to return to school once term begins again."
Similar programmes run last summer were able to cut youth crime by up to 11%. The number of young people brought to the attention of the Youth Offending Teams for robbery offences was cut by 9%, and breaches of statutory orders declined by 16%.
A total of £25 million has been allocated for the first year of the three-year Positive Activities programme from a partnership comprising government departments, the youth and charity sectors.
(GMcG)
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