The National Citizen Service was conceived by David Cameron as a modern version of national service, designed to foster the same sense of responsibility and common purpose, but through volunteering. It shot up the priority list two years ago, when London’s streets were set ablaze by teenaged rioters bored, disengaged and jobless. This summer, 16- and 17-year-olds living in Surrey and London boroughs can enrol on the Challenge, a three-week scheme that consists of two residential stays – one at an outdoor pursuit centre, the other in university accommodation – and culminates in a community volunteering project that students devise and then deliver after the summer. essentialsurrey.co.uk/Families/childs-play/teen-challenge/
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 22:02:12 +0000