How to Join
VYS Devon Membership and How to Join ...
VYS Devon is an independent charity set up in the 1960’s by Devon’s voluntary and community youth organisations. It exists to ensure the development and recognition of a vibrant, sound and diverse voluntary and community children and young people’s sector that involves, empowers and meets the needs and aspirations of children and young people by strengthening and supporting the work of its network.
Its Aims are to:
Provide practical help to maintain and develop the children and young people’s voluntary sector to enhance work with and the services provided for children and young people;
Support, develop and promote collaboration and networking to enable the sector to access and make appropriate use of a wide range of resources and to help the sector to value and make the best use of the people that can support their work with young people;
Enable the children and young people’s voluntary sector to have a voice and influence.
There are Three Categories of VYS Membership:
- Network
- Individual Group
- Associate
Network Membership is open to those youth organisations that provide an infrastructure function to a wider membership of frontline voluntary and community youth groups / organisations.
Individual Group / Organisation Membership is open to any voluntary or community Group / Organisation who is working with or supporting work with children and young people in Devon.
Associate Membership is for those Agencies and Voluntary Organisations that are supportive of the aims of VYS and want to share information with and receive information from VYS.
The Cost? Membership is currently FREE!
Organisations/individual groups interested in membership should:-
- Contact VYS Devon for an application pack
- Download a form to join as a Network Member
- Download a form to join as a Individual Group/Organisation Member
- Download a form to join as an Associate Member
If you're not sure which category Membership you fall into please click on 'Who Can Join VYS Devon' below.
The Cost?
Membership is currently FREE!
Current Voluntary Youth Sevices (Devon) VYS Members