People Powered Places Youth Advisory Board
People Powered Places is Newham Council’s flagship participatory budgeting programme.
Participatory budgeting means giving residents across Newham the say in how local funds are spent.
The programme has been running since 2018, funding over 300 local projects. It is one of the largest participatory budgeting programmes in the UK.
Starting in 2025, we have £1.6million to give to local projects. Young people, residents and organisations can apply for funding and residents vote on which projects will receive funds. People Powered Places runs for two years.
For the first time ever, each neighbourhood will have £50,000 available for youth-led projects – a total of £400,000 across Newham.
The Youth Advisory Board, delivered in partnership with the Youth Empowerment Team, will ensure People Powered Places is a youth-friendly programme with children and young people feeling empowered to make decisions about where they live.
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Apply to join the Youth Advisory Board
We are setting up People Powered Places' first ever Youth Advisory Board! We are looking for 15 young people to help us make sure that People Powered Places is engaging and accessible to children and young people across the borough, so they feel confident to apply for funding, attend events and vote for projects.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Make important decisions to shape the programme
- Ensure the programme is open and engaging for children and young people
- Gain skills to plan and deliver at least one event and one online workshop
- Meet other young people from across the borough who are passionate about Newham
We are looking for young people aged 13 to 25 who live, work or study in Newham to get involved, share ideas and improve the programme for two years, starting in June 2025 and finishing in May 2027.
We will be meeting several times throughout the year at a Youth Zone. All our meetings will be between 1 to 3 hours long. These workshops will help us plan, prepare and decide on how to make People Powered Places open to children and young people. You will be paid for your time.
We will be holding an online information session on Thursday 3rd April, 5.00 - 6.30pm to share more information and answer any questions. If you are interested in joining the Youth Advisory Board or want to find out more information, please complete the short survey by clicking 'Express Your Interest' or clicking here and we will send you the Zoom link to join.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, please email peoplepoweredplaces@newham.gov.uk or call or text Anna Kasmir on 07773 114101.