The British Youth Council is the National Youth Council of the UK. A youth-led charity, we empower young people aged 25 and under to influence and inform the decisions that affect their lives. We support young people to get involved in their communities and democracy locally, nationally and internationally, making a difference as volunteers, campaigners, decision-makers and leaders.
Read our latest blogs from the British Youth Council trustees, volunteers and staff.
Celebrating 75 Years of Empowering Youth: Join Challenge 75
The British Youth Council is turning 75 this year, and we want you to be a part of this incredible milestone. We are introducing Challenge 75, an exciting opportunity for you to make a tangible difference by supporting the work carried out by the British Youth Council for decades. By taking part in this challenge,
- Published in Blogs, Challenge Events, Fundraising
Food for Learning: Universal Free School Meals are a human right
The conversation around universal free school meals may not be new but this author can’t understand why it is still something up for debate. Myself and many other young people know and feel the importance of this topic and I would like to present a case contributing to the aim of settling this debate and
- Published in Blogs, UK Youth Parliament
Highlights from the European Youth Forum General Assembly
Last month, Maurizio Cuttin, the UK’s Young Ambassador to the European Youth Forum, and I attended the European Youth Forum’s Spring General Assembly in Brussels. Representing the British Youth Council internationally is always an amazing opportunity, but it is especially cool when a BYC candidate is standing in an election. And we had an awesome
- Published in Blogs, UK Young Ambassadors
An audience with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Youth Affairs
On 16 May, myself and fellow UK Young Ambassador William Awomoyi co-chaired a special All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Youth Affairs session on international youth voice at Portcullis House. Joined by MPs, representatives from the YMCA, Chatham House, the rest of our fantastic UK Young Ambassador team (Elif, Cameron and Samaira) as well as over
- Published in Blogs, UK Young Ambassadors