Young People’s Voice (YPV), the LGBT youth campaigning and engagement project at Allsorts has won the Outstanding Volunteering Contribution for Young People category at the Sector Stars Community and Voluntary Sector Awards 2013.
Hosted by the Brighton and Hove Community and Voluntary Sector Forum (CVSF), Sector Stars is a way of recognising community groups and voluntary organisations for all their dedication, hard work and enthusiasm.
YPV was announced as a winner at the CVSF Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, November 27
The award panel included representatives from Sussex Police, American Express and Brighton and Hove City Council.
Jess Wood MBE, Co-Founder and Director, said: “LGBT young people need a voice and the youth volunteers at Allsorts have done an amazing job in schools and elsewhere in articulating what we need to change to make their world safer. The award recognizes this work and carries forward our vision that we are all in it together and that we must just connect.’”
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