Positive Activities

• Helps young people connect with their communities, enabling them to belong and contribute to society e.g. through volunteering

• Provides opportunities for young people to take part in a range of sports, arts, music and other activities where they can socialise safely with their peers and develop relationships, including with adults they can trust

• Encourage young people’s personal and social development

• Improve young people’s physical and mental health and emotional well-being

• Help young people to achieve in education, work or training

• Prevent and divert young people away from risky behaviours e.g. teenage pregnancy, substance misuse and involvement in crime and anti-social behaviour.