Welcome to Edinburgh
Welcome to Edinburgh Young Scot! Edinburgh Young Scot is a dynamic youth information and discount initiative for 11-18 year olds in Edinburgh, that encourages and supports young people's involvement in decison making about services that affect them.
Scottish Youth Parliament Elections Edinburgh
Are you good at listening to and supporting other young people?
Could you act as a champion for young people's issues in your area?
Are you aged 14-25?
Want to make yourself heard? ...then put yourself forward as a candidate for election in the Scottish Youth Parliament elections.
There are 11 Edinburgh seats in the Scottish Youth Parliament that need to be filled and one of them could be yours!
For more information or for your candidate pack, please contact Mary or Kelly at Youngedinburgh 529 6585 or go to www.youngedinburgh.org by 10 July.
Elections will take place in September and you will be in good company if elected - Big Brother Celebrity Hijack Winner John Loughton was formerly the chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament! Go on!
Make yourself heard!
Local Youth Forums
Local Youth Forums are a chance for you to have your say on issues that affect your life. Debates, discussions and actions at Youth Forums can affect decisions made at a local level, all the way up to the highest level in government. You can make a difference!
Follow the link above to get more information.
Stop Smoking Service for Young People
Within the City Of Edinburgh there is a dedicated service just for Young People to give those, who wish, help and support to stop smoking. The aim of the team is to make the service more accessible by going to see Young People where they feel more comfortable. Some of the places that we see Young People in are: Schools, Youth Clubs, Youth Café's, Drop In Centres If you are a Young Person who accesses other agencies for support we can, if possible, arrange to meet you there.
How to get help and support you can:
o Text 'STOP SMOKING' to 07969530266 and one of the team will call you back and discuss where and when is the best time to meet
o Have a chat with your Guidance Teacher at school and they can contact us on your behalf
o Ask your Youth Worker, Key Worker, etc and they can contact us on your behalf
o Go to your doctors and they can sent your details to us and we will contact you
All help and support is confidential which means if your parents/carers don't know you smoke then they don't need to know you are getting help to stop, unless you want to let them know for additional support.
Viewfinder 3!
Read the results of one of the largest ever studies of young people's views in Edinburgh and Scotland.
18,000 young people in Edinburgh have given their views on how to improve quality of life and services in the city.
The Youngedinburgh Viewfinder 3 study, conducted by Ipsos MORI and the City of Edinburgh Council's Youth Services gathered the views of more than 1 in 4 young people in the city aged 11-21.
For more information and details how to download the report, follow the link above.
Young Scot What's On Where (WOW) Database
Bored? Need something to do? Check this out!
WOW is the Young Scot What's On Where search engine of national and local youth opportunities.
To find out more, go to www.youngscotwow.org
Gigs this year
To see what gigs are on in Scotland this year click on the link above!Smartcards
Get your Edinburgh Young Scot card!!!
The Edinburgh Young Scot / One Edinburgh card is the City of Edinburgh Council's smartcard that gives young people access to a wide range of services locally and nationally.
If you would like to apply for a new card, pick up an application at your local library or call 0131 200 2350 to request one to be sent to you.
To find out more about the Edinburgh Young Scot card, follow the link above.
Contact us
Please contact us if you would like:
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* to find out how you can get involved
Edinburgh Young Scot, Children and Families, City of Edinburgh Council, Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh EH8 8BG
Telephone: 0131 529 6585
Email: info@edinburghyoungscot.org
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