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Information for families in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Family hubs are for all families with children and young people from pregnancy up to 19 years and 25 with special education needs and disabilities SEND.
Our online family hub is here to support you whenever you need it, across a wide range of areas.
The BCP Youth Forum is open to all young people aged 11 – 19 from the BCP area. This opportunity provides local young people with the chance to shape projects, debate, contribute to consultations, and access a range of local, regional and national opportunities.
We meet online and in person, usually on a Wednesday evening. To find out more about our meetings please see the following, the link to view our meeting summary. If you would like to attend please email participation AT bcpcouncil.gov.uk or message 07779 880727
As the need of young people in Dorset changes, Dorset Youth is evolving to meet these needs.
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Young people aren’t just the leaders of tomorrow. They have the energy, skills and ideas to change society and the environment for the better today. Yet society often fails to listen to young people’s views or recognise their ability to make a positive difference.
In March 2024, 12 young people were selected to become our Make your Mark champions.
From then, until March 2025, they worked hard to find out more about the issues that came top locally in the national ‘Make your Mark’ ballot, and help to develop opportunities for young people to get involved in making change.
The top two issues were ‘Crime & Safety’ and ‘Health & Wellbeing.’ They created a resource pack to help other young people generate projects on these topics in their schools and communities.
If you want to find out more about the Make your Mark Champions and our work please email participation AT bcpcouncil.gov.uk
This project was funded by the UK Government.
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We can help you with anything that is holding you back or provide you with support in our Muscliff Youth Access Point.
We can help you with anything that is holding you back or provide you with support in our Poole Youth Access Point.
UP in Poole is now UP in BCP. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Local Authorities have merged and you can now access all services for young people, wherever you live in the BCP area, using this site. If what you are looking for isn’t listed, get in touch and we will add it to the site and get you the information that you need.
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