Youth Work Changes Lives
- Submitted by: Ken Macintosh, Eastwood, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 November 2015
- Motion reference: S4M-14895
That the Parliament congratulates the Boys’ Brigade and Youthlink Scotland on their efforts in calling for greater recognition and investment into youth work in Scotland as part of the Youth Work Changes Lives Call to Action; understands that, for over 130 years, the Boys’ Brigade has led the way in providing high-quality out-of-school learning opportunities and today works with 20,000 young people in over 400 localities across Scotland, and recognises that it is part of a wider youth work sector that works with over 380,000 young people and is supported by more than 80,000 adults.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Jayne Baxter, Neil Bibby, Sarah Boyack, Jackson Carlaw, Malcolm Chisholm, Bruce Crawford, Patricia Ferguson, Neil Findlay, Kenneth Gibson, Iain Gray, Hugh Henry, Cara Hilton, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Lewis Macdonald, Mike MacKenzie, John Mason, Liam McArthur, Jamie McGrigor, Siobhan McMahon, Duncan McNeil, Anne McTaggart, Gil Paterson, Graeme Pearson, John Pentland, Dennis Robertson, Richard Simpson, Kevin Stewart, Dave Thompson, David Torrance