“The Youthy” have been awarded the Investing in Children Award. (IiC) and are to be congratulated on the work that has been done in this area.
Investing in Children (IiC) is a UK initiative that promotes the human rights of children and young people. Over the last 17 years, IiC has developed a range of different ways in which children and young people are supported to say what they want to say, to help improve services used by them, by discussing ideas with the adults who run the services.
The Investing in Children Membership Scheme recognises and celebrates examples of imaginative and inclusive practice with children and young people. Organisations applying for the award have to demonstrate dialogue with young people which lead to change. However, child and young people have to provide the evidence for the organisation and endorse the membership report because it is a children’s and young people’s award.
Investing in Children was established in 1995 by senior managers from Durham County Council and the NHS.
Vince Crosby Chairman of the Management Committee said: “This is excellent news for the Centre but this is not the end of the story, it is an award that we seek to work with. Our first came in 2012 with the Organisation of the Year award given by CAVOS. We now want to work towards the Hallmark award for the Voluntary organisations and Investors in People Award (IiP)”.
