Youth Services City Base
Youth S
ervices
City Base Team (@Scott Street) is an information and counselling
service for young people run with young people.
Staff deal with individual enquiries, the most common about
travel, volunteering abroad, employment, health
and housing as well as training young people in the use
of equipment available. Other aspects of the work include
group work, issue-based work and working with the project's Youth
Advisory Group to ensure that the City Base continues to be in tune
with young people's needs and issues. The building includes
Through Care/ After Care and has drop in surgeries from NHS
Tayside with other facilities immiment.
At the very heart of the city base team is the involvement of
volunteers. Their input is often the driving force of
many projects such as young rock concerts and window
displays. Many volunteers become involved in the City Base as
a step towards eventually gaining employment. Others use it
as a stop-gap between jobs or during school/college holidays.
The City Base offers volunteers a range of different
opportunities: from gaining self-confidence, to practising and
learning new s
kills,
becoming part of a team, making new friends and acquiring a
reference at the end of their stay. Volunteers are involved
in a wide range of activities - general administration, word
processing, research, updating and gathering information.
We also provide a massive information resource for all young
people across Perth and Kinross which can be accessed directly
through the City Base or by contacting the local Youth
Workers.
