The National Youth Agency (NYA) is an educational charity in England and Wales that works in partnership with a wide range of public, private and voluntary sector organizations to support and improve services for young people.
The NYA's particular focus is on
youth work
Youth work is community support activity aimed at older children and adolescents. Depending upon the culture and the community, different services and institutions may exist for this purpose. In the United Kingdom youth work is the process of cre ...
and it believes that by investing in young people’s personal and social development
young people
Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. You ...
are better able to live more active and fulfilling lives.
It has four themes:
:Developing quality standards in work with young people.
:Supporting services for young people.
:Developing the youth workforce.
:Promoting positive
public perceptions of young people.
Work is delivered through training and consultancy, campaigning, publishing and online communications. The NYA also validates youth worker training courses. Through its activities the NYA wants to ensure that young people have a strong voice and positive influence in society.
Funding is received from a number of sources including national and local government and private organisations.
The NYA is based in
Leicester in the United Kingdom and employs some fifty people directly, but also has a large and expanding associate network. Its chief executive since July 2017 is Leigh Middleton.
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On 16 April 2018 NYA underwent a huge re-brand after internal changes. The new brand was designed to bring NYA a more user-friendly look and reflect a new dynamism.
References
External links
The National Youth Agency
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Private companies limited by guarantee of the United Kingdom
Charities based in Leicestershire
Youth organisations based in the United Kingdom
Organisations based in Leicestershire