Local Youth Forums
If you don’t fancy Highland Youth Voice, or you want to get some experience to increase your chances of being elected, then there are other ways of getting involved.
Youth Forums have been set up in the 8 geographical areas of Highland to allow young people to explore the issues that are important to them and work together to act as a collective voice for young people in the area.
As an organised group it means that young people and their ideas are taken seriously by people such as councillors, local organisations and businessmen, allowing you to influence the changes that are happening on your doorstep and ensuring that the voices of young people can't be ignored!
The main aim of the Youth Forum is to make the Highlands a more youth friendly and fun place to live, by influencing developments and organising your own events.
It also benefits the young people who get involved - giving them responsibility for the projects that are being run, organising team building activities and becoming more socially aware and active citizens.
The Youth Forum is a great way to meet new people, express your creative ideas, build up your CV and really make the Highlands a more exciting place to live!
Many Youth Forums have a YouthBank and are members of the wider YouthBank UK.
YouthBanks are an innovative grantmaking initiative run by young people for young people and can provide small grants to fund young people's good ideas that benefit their own communities.
Youth Forums have been established in each of the 8 areas and are made up of young people drawn from local youth groups, if you are interested contact your local office:
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- Caithness - 01847 895782
- Sutherland - 01971 521474 or 01862 810246
Ross Skye & Lochaber
- Lochaber - 07766500108
- Ross & Cromarty - 01349 885116
- Skye & Lochalsh - 01478614059
Inverness, Nairn & Badenoch & Strathspey
- Badenoch & Strathspey - 01540 664532
- Nairn - 01463 703646
- Inverness - 01463 233586
