The object of the Association is to improve the quality of life for young people resident in Dorset. This is achieved by offering a programme of informal education which promotes personal and social development and enables children and young people to reach their full potential and to become valued members of society. 

·         To bring together people who are willing to further the object of the  Association and to provide a voice for the voluntary sector and the youth projects who are affiliated to the Association.   This will be undertaken at county and national level 

·         To work in partnership with national and local statutory and non-statutory bodies 

·         To assist the work of existing youth groups and to help in the formation and development of new youth groups   

·         To participate in organising conferences and training courses for youth workers, young people and others interested in the welfare of young people 

·         To develop and encourage participation and the empowerment of young people at all levels of the Association's work

·         To raise funds for the furtherance of the object of the Association

·         To provide targeted youth work projects designed to meet the needs of 

·         young people, including those who are identified as being socially disadvantaged or are at risk of being socially disadvantaged.

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