Youth Bank Memebership Application Form

 

1. A Youth Bank near you

If you want to find out about becoming a member of a YouthBank committee complete the application form or contact the YouthBank closest to you.

2. Becoming a member of Youth Bank 

Recruitment times for each YouthBank Committee varies throughout the year, so to find out if your local YouthBank is looking for new members just contact your nearest Youth Bank coordinator.

3. Age

YouthBank is open to young people from the ages of 15 up to 23.  However, each individual YouthBank can set their own lower and upper limits, as long as it falls within this age-range.  For example, some YouthBanks only recruit young people aged 16 and over.

4. Your role

As a member of a YouthBank Committee (normally made up of 5 to 7  members) you will be responsible for awarding small grants to other young people in your community. 

5. Training & Support

All YouthBank committees are supported by an adult co-ordinator.  The co-ordinator will meet with you on a weekly basis and provide you with essential training in areas such as publicity and promotion; how to carry out an interview; how to fairly assess a grant application and much more besides.  The coordinator will also provide you with any other help or guidance you might need. 

6. Skills & Personal Development

YouthBank is not just about giving out grants, it is a personal development programme, which will build your self-esteem and confidence and help you to learn new skills in leadership, team-work, decision-making, problem-solving, communication, negotiation, report-writing, presentation skills, running events, interview skills and lots, lots more.

7. Meeting Others

As a member of a YouthBank Committee you will get the opportunity to meet young people from other YouthBanks at different events throughout the year.  This might include an exchange visit with another YouthBank or it might be a YouthBank Forum Event, which brings together all YouthBanks in the South Caucasus network to share experiences, develop ideas and have fun. 

8. Support to funded projects

As a member of a YouthBank Committee your role will also include visiting the projects you fund.  You will offer support and check that the group are spending their grant as originally agreed, reminding them to keep receipts for the money they have spent.