We Neeed Young People is a directory of opportunities for young people to get involved. It's a bit of a proof of concept, so still a bit rough around the edges.

What's the idea? There are countless requests for young people to get involved in consultations, TV programmes, debates, surveys etc. There are some great schemes and competitions available for young people to enter. WNYP is a way of collating them.

What it's not is a directory of volunteering opportunities (there is Do-it for that) or a list of local activities (what PLINGS is attempting to do).

Like all new websites the actual site is just one element of the idea. Making use of feeds means that you'll be able to add our data to your website (or other digital platform) and present it in your style. We just ask for a credit and a link.

You can now subscribe to We Need Young People opportunities, by following us on Twitter. We're @wnyp.