Young Somerset

Young Somerset (formerly Somerset Rural Youth Project) is a voluntary organisation, registered charity and company limited by guarantee, established in 1997. To achieve its mission Young Somerset engages and supports young people in a range of social, economic, educational and recreational opportunities designed to encourage social inclusion and life-long learning by:addressing issues of exclusion, isolation and disadvantage that affect young peopleincreasing the take up of education, training, employment and enterprise opportunities by young people in Somersetencouraging community regeneration through good citizenship and participationproviding access to information, advice and guidance on issues relevant to the lives and aspirations of young peoplegenerating and participating in partnerships involving young people and key local stakeholdersinvolving young people in the organisation’s development and deliveryOur work is based around three strands:- Open Access Youth Provision- Skills Development- Social Actionwww.youngsomerset.org.uk