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Places are being announced all over England and Northern Ireland for young people to take part in National Citizen Service (NCS).
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Nineteen service providers have been selected to run National Citizen Service (NCS) pilots in 2012.
The Staffordshire social enterprise, which enables local disabled people to maintain the gardens of elderly residents, is the latest winner in the awards.
A gala on September 11 celebrated the start of City Year's third year working in London schools.
A group of organisations have been selected to deliver contracts worth £200 million to run National Citizen Service.
Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd recently visited Canada Water Library in Southwark. to meet school children.
National Citizen Service is a flagship initiative supporting the government’s vision for building the Big Society.
Voluntary organisations are being encouraged to submit nominations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Volunteering Award 2012.
Organisations are being encouraged to come up with novel ideas that can bring people together to tackle the problem of isolation in old age.
Nick Hurd visited Bolton Lads and Girls Club, the UK’s largest youth centre, which is running 1 of 12 NCS pilots across England.
Sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds will now be able to take part in National Citizen Service (NCS) in their autumn half-term holiday.
Government to offer year-round NCS places to 90,000 teenagers by 2014.
Thousands of young people are embarking on the summer of a lifetime as they spend three weeks making a difference to their local community.
Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd attended the UpRising graduation to celebrate the achievements of emerging young leaders.
More than 2,000 miles of historic canals and rivers across England and Wales are being handed over to the Canal & River Trust.
Young people in Northern Ireland will be able to take part in National Citizen Service (NCS) in autumn 2012.
£40 million will be available to promote social action and innovation by encouraging more social action, donations and legacy giving.
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List is published today, 16 June 2012.
Read about some of those honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for 2012.
A new Crown Representative role for the voluntary sector has been created, as part of the government’s commitment to help charities do more.
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