Welcome to the CHYPPS website

Who are we?

CHYPPS is a membership organisation that represents and supports the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) working with children and young people across Somerset. Our role is to ensure that our membership, and statutory sector partners, are able to access information on services, developments, funding and training opportunities across the children and young people’s sector.

We believe in working together to provide children in Somerset with effective services, greater opportunities and better support.

The think tank New Philanthropy Capital has released a paper Proving Your Worth to Whitehall which encourages charities to prove their value to the deficit-cutting government. The paper uses the nine questions the Treasury will ask every Whitehall department to answer during the autumn spending review, and applies them to a charity. They include whether an activity provides substantial economic value and whether it is essential for meeting government priorities.

http://www.philanthropycapital.org/publications/improving_the_sector/improving_charities/Proving_worth_Whitehall.aspx (Opens in New Window)

 
 ViSTA Autumn Brochure 2010-2011

There's still time to apply for the Young researcher grant. NYA as part of the Young Researcher Network (YRN) are calling for applications for their research grant programme for 2010/11. The grant programme is designed to enable organisations working with young people to complete a short research project, funded and supported by the YRN. There are two strands of research grants available this year, and up to eight awards will be made.

http://www.nya.org.uk/2010-11-research-grants-programme-open-for-applications (Opens in New Window)

Fair Play for Children have released a report Out with the Bathwater? This report looks at the government's proposal to review the Vetting and Barring scheme - the scheme set up by the previous government to protect children, vulnerable adults and those who work with them. The report looks at how CRB checks and the new scheme emerged, asks some key questions, and makes radical recommendations.

http://www.fairplayforchildren.org/pdf/1280579825.pdf (Opens in new window)

A jobs service for employers and employees in the Voluntary, Community, Social Enterprise and Public sectors.  For employers, posting your job couldn’t be easier… Email the vacancy across to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and your advert will appear on the job board within 24 hours.  Job seekers can use our ‘jobs by email service’ and useful guidance on making a job application.   

www.vistajobs.org.uk (Opens in a New Window)

Annual Review of Somerset's Children and Young People's Plan 2010