Young Scot is the national youth information and citizenship charity. We provide young people, aged 11 - 26, with a mixture of information, ideas and incentives to help them become confident, informed and active citizens. We do this in a variety of formats, including books, magazines, online, phone, etc, so young people can access information in a way they are comfortable with. It is our hope that the information we provide will enable them to: - Make informed decisions and choices
- Turn their ideas into action
- Take advantage of the opportunities available to them in Scotland and the rest of Europe
- Have the confidence and knowledge to take their place as active citizens in their communities- locally, nationally and globally.
Fast Facts - There are 360,000 Young Scot cardholders across Scotland, with this figure expected to rise further over the coming years.
- The Young Scot card gives young people access to special offers and discounts in over 1,600 shops and services across Scotland and a further 100,000 across Europe.
- The National Youth Information Portal, www.youngscot.org, gets an average of 3.25m page requests every year.
- The Young Scot magazine has an estimated readership of over 1m.
- The Young Scot eRoadshow van works with an average of 14,000 young people each year and covers an average of 20,000 miles (the distance from Edinburgh to Australia and back again!)
- Over 150,000 copies of our information handbooks are distributed across Scotland every year
- Young Scot is all about partnership working and we work with more than 100 different organisations and companies.
- We seek the views of young people in everything we do and shape our services to suit their lives.
- We run national youth consultations on the behalf of others. For example, in 2006 we collected over 15,000 responses in our consultation with SCCYP!
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