Project name: Location CashBack
Age range: 10-25 years
Youth Scotland is Scotland’s charity for community-based youth work, reaching urban, rural and island communities. Our Location CashBack Partnership (Youth Scotland, Girlguiding Scotland, Boys’ Brigade Scotland, Scouts Scotland) supports youth groups embedded within communities, critical to 170,000+ young people. Together, we help young people to be confident, resilient, aspirational, and ready to reach their potential.
Location CashBack is a three-year, large-scale Youth Leadership and Participation programme. It supports young people aged 10 to 25 who are impacted by crime, poverty, and anti-social behaviour. It offers young people safe spaces, mentoring, personal development, and accredited leadership opportunities that open new pathways for learning, life, and work. Location CashBack is being delivered across 12 Local Authority Areas.
Year 1: Glasgow City, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, Eilean Siar (Western Isles)
Year 2: North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire
Year 3: Dundee City, Fife, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire
Location CashBack delivers national reach with strong local impact. Young people first engage safely in their local youth groups (Level 1), progress to training and social action (Level 2) and become next generation leaders and role models (Level 3). This approach strengthens local networks, supports partnership working and gives young people the skills, confidence, and accreditation to improve their life chances, all while contributing positively to their communities.
Local authority areas:
Dundee City; East Ayrshire; Eilean Siar; Falkirk; Fife; Glasgow City; Inverclyde; North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Renfrewshire; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire
