Introduction to Community Development – University of Glasgow and Streetlinks’ Activate Course

In response to the success of volunteer programmes over the years, Streetlinks developed the Volunteer Participation Programme by providing the service with a Volunteer Coordinator and offering substantial and credible experience with immediate access to training, support supervision and frontline work experience. Read the rest of this entry »

Volunteer Participation Programme

This year (2011/12) Streetlinks Volunteer Participation Programme (VPP) provided an innovative training volunteering opportunity that helped deliver detached youth outreach services and community regeneration services in deprived neighbourhoods targeting those not currently involved or excluded from existing services. Read the rest of this entry »

re-CYCLE Bike Safety and Maintenance

For the last few years, Streetlinks have been running a bike safety and maintenance project called re-CYCLE. This year, we’re starting on the 5th February with sessions in four locations – Clydebank, Helensburgh, Rosneath and Kilcreaggan.

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Streetlinks Volunteers

Volunteers continue to support the work of Streetlinks in all our areas; to date we have received input from over 50 volunteers. If you’d like to become a volunteers, the only criteria for volunteering is that you have a genuine interest in young people and are willing to work alongside youth work staff to maximise the positive outcomes that can be delivered direct to young people in their own communities.  Volunteers receive a lot of support, training and mentoring from our Volunteer Co-ordinator (Janette Devlin – janette@comlinks.org.uk).

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Sponsorship of Streetlinks

Streetlinks fundraising efforts every year mean that young people do not have to pay to access our full range of youth services which are ran 7 days/evening per week.  One way in which we are able to raise funds is through having partner agencies and local businesses sponsor our panels that make up our mobile sports pitch (Multi Use Games Arena – MUGA). Given that Streetlinks works across West Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and Argyll & Bute every week of the year the opportunity to promote and publish your service within local communities is maximised through our mobile services.  A single sided panel costs £500 per year with a two sided panel costing £750 per year and for this advert you also get to support local youth group’s participation in sporting events as an added bonus.

Contact Martin Freed (martin@comlinks.org.uk) or telephone 0141 952 4382 to discuss our sponsorship options.

University of Glasgow Activate Course

The Volunteer Participation Project at Streetlinks is running a fantastic training event that will enable volunteers to participate in the University of Glasgow Activate Course.  This is a 50 hour learning programme that is made up of 40 hours learning in a group setting and 10 hours conducting a community investigation. A mixed age group will participate in this from 15 to 69 years, which all helps to encourage shared learning experiences.

This will be run over the months of November to January. 18 volunteers have made the commitment to attend the course and  we have another 2 places available. If you’re interested in participating,  have a look at the events page for times dates and place of course and then contact janette@comlinks.org.uk

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Level 1 Sports Coaching

Training will take place for the sports coaching certificate for volunteers who have made a commitment to Streetlinks over the last six months and participated in developing activities for local young people. This will help them run  local sports events for other young people.  20 places will be offered out to volunteers to gain this certificate in the coming 4 weeks.

Get in touch with janette@comlinks.org.uk to discuss the training.

Streetlinks Residential

Streetlinks are planning a residential in the new year (provisional date of Friday 20^th – Sunday 22^nd January 2012) and this will bring together young people and volunteers from across all 5 of our active areas and will provide a team building challenge experience, including outdoor high impact activities, team building and training events for all who attend. Youth workers, volunteers and young people will come together to make this event a supported fun and memorable activity. We have 40 places for young people and is open to all young people who have previously and/or currently have contact with Streetlinks services.

For more information please contact our Senior Detached Youth Worker Amanda Savage at Mandy@comlinks.org.uk or telephone  0141 952 4382.

See the event’s page for more information