Established in 1936, the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services is a diverse and growing network of over 180 national organisations and regional and local networks.

NCVYS is the only national independent body that represents voluntary and community youth organisations in England. Through the work that we do, we are helping such organisations to build their capacity to deliver quality youth work.

Our mission is to ensure the development and recognition of a vibrant, sound and diverse voluntary and community sector that involves, empowers and meets the needs of all young people.

Our charitable objectives:
To help and educate young people to develop their social, physical, mental and spiritual capacities so that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society, through the work, in particular, of our constituent members.

Our aims:

• to inform and influence public policy that impacts at local, regional and national levels on young people and their voluntary and community organisations;
• to improve the quality of work with young people by developing, supporting and promoting best practice and standards within organisations;
• to raise and maintain the profile of the work of voluntary and community organisations with young people and of NCVYS as a network.