Young Scot is a charity

Charitable organization

A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...

 in Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 promoting citizenship education

Citizenship education

There are two very different kinds of citizenship education,The first is education intended to prepare noncitizens to become legally and socially accepted as citizens...

 to young people

Young People

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 aged 12–26 years. The organisation uses a variety of media including books, magazines, online and telephone contact and often works in conjunction with local councils

Local government in the United Kingdom

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 and schools.

The organisation also issues the Young Scot National Entitlement Card, which provides cardholders with discounts for goods and services across certain European countries and is a PASS

PASS

PASS is a government-backed scheme in the UK that gives young people a valid and accepted form of proof of age identification...

-accredited proof of age card.

Young Scot is part of the Euro 26 group.

External links

• www.youngscot.org: Information portal
• Euro 26 Information
• www.youngscot.net: Corporate site