Find out about help with finances, education opportunities, apprenticeships, learning to live independently and how to get support when you need it
Advice and support for young people
Free employment support
Guidance and support to help residents to secure sustainable employment within West Northamptonshire or start up a business
Taking care of your health: guides for young people
In an age of couch potatoes and bed rotting, do you know how to take care of your mental and physical health?
Stop smoking, drug and alcohol support
Support to help with problems including drugs, alcohol and smoking
Information for care experienced young people
Information and support including affordable housing, education and employment resources and support with finances and the cost of living
Youth clubs
Locations and activity details for youth clubs in West Northamptonshire
Work experience
Find out how you can take part in work experience at West Northamptonshire Council
Online safety for young people
Find out how to protect yourself, avoid scams and keep safe when using the internet, AI and social media
Young carers
Being a young carer may feel like too much of a responsibility – find people who can help you and build a strong support network
External funding support and resources
Support for external funding is available from a range of resources and funding tools
Free library resources
Join the library
Get access to free resources by joining the library service
Study Happy
Libraries offer study areas and free wifi all year round - in the lead-up to the exam period each year, libraries provide dedicated areas and additional resources to help students
Online reference
We pay the subscription fee on certain websites so that our library users can benefit from access
More services and resources
Help with the cost of living
Find out if you're eligible to get help to pay debt, bills, council tax and rent or mortgage.
Explore a range of cost of living support.
Gangs and child exploitation
Find out more about exploitation, county lines, grooming and how to get help and support on the Safer Northants website.
Guides for young people
Whether you want to get a job or an apprenticeship, sort out your housing situation or learn what you can legally do at each stage of your teenage years, find out more on the Northamptonshire Children's Trust website.
iDiscover - activities, apps and ideas
Whether you are feeling great, a bit meh, or not good, find activities, ideas and tools to help inspire you to explore who you are, grow as a person and learn new things on the iDiscover toolkit.
The iDiscover toolkit has been created by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT).
iDiscover also run free courses and workshops for young people.
Youth Forum
Our Youth Forum is a council of 13 to 19 year-olds from schools and youth organisations across the Northampton borough.
They advocate for young people in Northampton, participating in decision-making and addressing important youth issues.
Northamptonshire Youth Justice Service
The Northamptonshire Youth Justice Service works with the Police and Courts to ensure that steps are taken to help young people accused of breaking the law keep out of trouble in the future.
Find out more about the Northamptonshire Youth Justice Service.