Amy is the Vice Chair and Trustee of Positive Youth Foundation based in Coventry.  They are a not-for-profit charity which aims to support young people to fulfil their full potential through a variety of programmes designed to promote personal development, arts, music, education, employment and sports.

The Positive Youth Foundation has received the prestigious Queens Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) in 2018. Amy was honoured to represent the charity at the Queens Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.

Their work supports young people in many areas including:

• Progress is a programme designed to help young people aged 15 – 24 improve their chances of employment by offering them coaching support and bespoke activities in order to build skills and confidence and ultimately put them on the right path to a successful future.
• Raising Aspirations Programme (RAP) supporting a diverse range of needs with personal development.
• Positive Futures provides a timetable of activities supported by positive role models.
• Changing Trax provides a range of creative channels that young people may not have had access to.
• Involved helps newly arrived and settled migrants to access support and advice, also providing safe spaces to learn and grow.
• Healthy Futures looks to improve the physical and mental health of young people through active lifestyles and reducing isolation.

Grants have been awarded to young people aged 18-25 who have needed financial assistance in getting their dream job.  We can help with small one-off grants (up to £300) to pay for training or equipment that leads to securing a job.