 Yo! Summer bookings now open!
Yo! Wolves Summer programme is now open for booking school holiday activities for 22 July to 2 September.
Hundreds of free activities including a meal for those eligible. Easy to book, no HAF code needed. Visit Events | Wolverhampton Young Opportunities (yowolves.co.uk)
 Voting fever amongst city's young people
The adults in the city have had their say with nearly a 49% turnout but did you know, the results for the national Make your Mark campaign, the largest youth consultation across the country, were recently announced with Wolverhampton having the fifth highest turnout.
Wolverhampton was top of the table in the West Midlands, with 13,015 votes cast, resulting in a 45.89% turnout, placing the city fifth for turnout nationally. Nationally, 512,606 votes were cast in the Make your Mark ballot, equating to an 8.03% turnout. Full story.
#Power of Youth
Youth MP Election- meet Sienna and Jobe
 Alongside the Make Your Mark Vote we asked all the young people across Wolverhampton to vote for the individuals who they thought would be the best young people to represent them from their city and after all the votes came in we were pleased to announce Jobe Thompson & Sienna Ahir who are now your new youth MPs for Wolverhampton!
Looking forward to starting their new roles, Sienna and Jobe recently met with other West Midlands Youth MPs at The Mill Adventure Base in Nottinghamshire where they had the opportunity to learn about their new roles whilst taking part in outdoor activities such as crate skating and balance board.
 Get Active with Yo! Active
A fantastic new free physical activity programme for the city's children and young people.
To be eligible children and young people must:
• Live within the City of Wolverhampton Council area.
• Be aged between 0-18, or under 25 if the young person is a care leaver or has a Special Educational Need and Disabilities (SEND).
Head over to our website to get your Yo! Active subscription started today! For details, visit: Yo! Active | WV Active
To view the Yo! Active weekly timetable, visit: Yo! Active Timetable | WV Active
 Reflecting on Yo! Wolves success
The Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) fund was developed three years ago by Department for Education on the back of footballer Marcus Rashford’s concerns for children young people during the main school holidays.
This funding has been invested in Yo! Wolves, helping the popular school holiday activity programme go from strength to strength, and last year it provided food and activities to 6,612 children and young people in the city.
In a conference, held at the Civic Suite and opened by Councillor Jacqui Coogan, the council’s Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education, local providers of school holiday activities, professionals and young people came together to look back, reflect on and celebrate the last three years. Read more
 Meg receives the King's Award
Chair of HY5, Megan, attended an awards ceremony in April to receive the King's Award for Voluntary Sector Contribution 2024.
Meg has a stream of awards and events in the pipeline on the back of being recognised as Young Citizen of the Year. She attended the King's Royal garden party on 8th May 2024 and has been given the opportunity to go to the House of Lords for afternoon tea on 15th July. Well done Meg!
 HY5 on the move in more ways than one!
HY5! is now meeting at Brickkiln Community Hub.
Young people think this is an amazing space for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. There are meeting rooms, a large sensory room and sensory garden. The building also has accessible changing spaces facilities. Find out more about getting involved.
HY5! has also been on the move visiting Bob Jones and WV Active Aldersley to see some of the great facilities on offer to young people in the city and share ideas about how they can be made more accessible for those with special educational needs and disabilities. Young people in HY5! are now working with WV Active and the council about improving changing spaces, the use of disabled parking bays and accessible information.
 Create a safer future for children and young people
Create it, shape it, embrace it - A new campaign that highlights the opportunities and challenges facing young people's lives has been launched in the West Midlands.
The overall aim is to prevent and reduce violence in our communities, by ensuring young people's voices are heard and influence those things that shape their lives and support change and to ensure that every young person thrives.
Want to help?
 #YES Board meet Director of Children's Services
The #YES Board who play a major part in funding the Yo! Wolves activities across the city during the school breaks met up with our Director of Children's Services Alison Hinds to update her on the progress of the group and to discuss future plans for youth provision and youth voice in the city!
This #YES board consists of a group of young people who have been allocated pots of money to help commission youth projects and activities across the city.
Find out more and get involved.
 Youth voice shapes support for children and families
Young people, many from our Youth Voice groups came together to focus on solutions for some of the major issues that children and families are facing today. At a recent workshop held by the Children's and Families Together Board, issues such as, health and fitness, alcohol and drugs, vapes and smoking were discussed and positive solutions were put forward. Get Involved.
Youth Summit West Midlands
This year's Youth Summit West Midlands took place recently at The Factory Young People's Centre, in Longbridge.
Five members from the city's Youth Council and the two Youth MPs Sienna Ahir and Jobe Thompson joined other Youth MPs and Youth Council members from across the Midlands region.
After a morning of workshops on public speaking, chairperson skills and networking, the afternoon was spent reviewing Make Your Mark results in the midlands.
Get involved.
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