Awards for Crawley young volunteers

Awards for Crawley young volunteers

NEARLY 230 young people from Crawley have received awards for the voluntary work they carry out in their communities.

They were honoured at a presentation ceremony hosted by Outset Youth Action, the West Sussex Youth Volunteering Charity, at Lodge Hill, Pulborough. A total of 1464 young people received awards.

Outset Youth Action is an independent West Sussex-wide organisation that acts as a free volunteering agency to provide more than 1400 13-25 year olds with a wide range of volunteering opportunities in the county. Many of them give more than 100 hours voluntarily to individuals and local organisations.

Sally Sikora, Outset Chief Executive, said: “Each year, Outset Volunteers provide West Sussex communities with around 110,000 hours of voluntary work, which benefits a wide range of local services.

“If simply paid the minimum wage this would cost around some £650,000 a year! That just goes to show what great value for money Outset and its members are.”

Pete Bradbury, County Council Cabinet Member for Children and Families, said: “The awards are worthy recognition of the commitment to volunteering these young people have shown.

“There’s no doubt about it – volunteering benefits everyone. It supports the personal development of young people and benefits local communities.”

Further information about Outset Youth Action can be found www.outsetyouth.org.uk

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