People and communities

People and communities

York Youth Council - logo

York Youth Council work to empower young people, they represent their voice and campaign to influence decision makers, with involvement in UK Youth Parliament.

York Youth Council
Safer York Partnership logo

The Safer York website provides details of partnership working to protect people from harm and reduce crime in York.

Safer York website
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York Access Forum

York Access Forum is a forum where disabled people and organisations that support them meet regularly with the City of York Council to discuss matters relating to disability and accessibility within the city of York. The forum is chaired independently.

York Access Forum

The Digital Switchover

Telecoms providers are moving their customers from old analogue landlines to new upgraded services which use digital technology, by 31 January 2027. Services that rely on the old landline system will be 'switched over' and plugged into a WiFi router.

Read more about the Digital Switchover

Wards of York

See information on councillors, activities and services available in your local ward.

Your local ward
Evening view of the River Ouse from Dame Judy Dench Walk

See details of our initiatives and plans to help the environment and meet our ambition for York to be a net-zero carbon city by 2030.

Climate change in York

Community fund raising

Find out about York Community Fund which supports purposeful community action to actively improve the wellbeing of everyone in the city; donors can collectively contribute for the benefit of York people.

York Community Fund