As an organisation involved in youth advocacy Rap-Aid has helped develop a series of initiatives to enable young people to air their views. A notable example is partnering NHDC in developing The Royston Youth Council which gives young people in Royston a voice and arms them with decision making tools that can impact their area.  Linking into the Youth charter and the Every Child Matters agenda, the youth council feeds into the local authority NHDC, the local council and other arms of decision making to champion youth ideas and concerns.