The RFVYO exists to support the voluntary youth sector and the development of best practice within the sector in the North East. It strives to be: A collective voice for the voluntary youth sector in the North East; A conduit through which local voluntary youth sector forums can have representation...

The Coalition was set up in 2005 and is a collection of VCS organisations with an interest in equality and diversity issues in the North East which represent the six diversity groups that are formally recognised within discrimination legislation and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) –...

This group brings together the key individuals responsible for coordinating local networks for VCS organisations working with children, young people and families, and the leads on CWDC WSPP. The members of this group play a critical role in enabling the involvement of the VCS in the design and deliveries...

In most local authority areas, there is now some form of network or forum which brings together workers from voluntary sector agencies that work with young people. In some areas, these include workers from organisations targeting younger children, and in one or two areas, statutory agencies are also...