Young Advisors: Who Are We?

Young advisors come from young people’s involvement initiatives such as:

• youth and community projects

• specialist groups

• neighbourhood forums

• volunteering initiatives

• school or college councils

• previous Young Mayor candidates

• any young person who's interested to come along - it's open for EVERYONE.

If you live, work or study in the borough of Lewisham and are between the ages of 11-17 (or up to 25 if you have special educational needs or disabilities) you can attend Young Adviser meetings.

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If you are interested in politics, wish to make your voice heard, like debating or want to grow your network/community of friends from different backgrounds, Young Advisers is the place for you.

The Young Mayor and young advisors:

• look at key decision-making reports

• engage with service managers, policy-makers and elected members to hear and comment on plans and strategies for the delivery of services

• identifying how the Young Mayor's annual budget is spent

• Supporting other organisations and groups by attending their events

• Representing young people at civic events

• Creating and organising their own projects, groups and event, such as sports tournaments

Being a Young Advisor is beneficial because you:

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• Can make your voice and the voice of young people in your community heard

• Develop soft skills such as confidence, communication, public speaking, debating and more

• Attend events for young people where you can make friends and network

• Improve your CV and update it with all of the experience you gain (being a Young Adviser is technically a volunteer position)