Young People's Services
Harlow Council run a number of services and projects for young
people including the following:
A Play Strategy for Harlow 2010 - 2012
Children’s play and recreation are
of vital importance in Harlow. We want play to be inspiring and
enjoyable, promoting achievement and a healthy lifestyle, whilst
being safe and inclusive.
Play and recreation must be
promoted and celebrated for all children and young people. It can
be formal and structured as well as informal and unstructured. The
Harlow Play & Youth Activity Partnership (HPYAP) has recognised
this and the strategy outlines how in the next 2 years HPYAP will
achieve its vision by working in partnership with statutory
agencies, schools and the voluntary sector to create opportunities
for play that are sustainable. We have consulted widely with
children, young people and parents and this will continue to drive
our strategy forward in the coming years.
The strategy applies to children
and young people under 18 years in Harlow and specifically looks at
play opportunities that are fully inclusive and are available
completely free of charge.
You can download the
Harlow Play and Youth Activity Strategy documents here:
An event to celebrate National
Play Day 2011 will be
held on Wednesday 3rd August at the Town Park (Showground) between
10am - 3pm. Activities will include face painting, bouncy castles
and the Rainbow Bus.
Volunteering Opportunities for Young People
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A project aimed at young people over 16 years of age who would
like to gain voluntary work experience in the community. Funded
through the European Social Fund, money is available to pay for
participants childcare when volunteering.
Telephone: 01279 625712
Ethnic Minority Young People - issues
specifically relating to ethnic minorities.
Telephone: 01279 446402
Adfam - an organization that supports families affected by
substance misuse (drugs & alcohol) - and who are helping DCSF
with putting together a training programme on substance misuse for
FIP workers.
The competition is for a family member to write a poem or story
or a piece of art work about being affected by someone else’s drug
use. The winners get a cash prize and are given a formal invitation
to Adfam’s Candlelit carol concert at St Brides where a celebrity
will read out the winning entries.
Go to the Adfam website for The poster which provides further
details.