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Government invites bids for share of £368m youth services fund

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

| CYP Now

Youth services in disadvantaged areas are being invited to bid for a share of £368m, being released to the sector through the government’s Youth Investment Fund.

Schemes to reduce holiday hunger

News

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Local authorities and organisations supporting vulnerable families are providing food and activities for children facing food poverty over the school holidays.

De Montford University drops youth work and community development course

News

Thursday, July 28, 2022

| CYP Now

De Montford University (DMU) has suspended its youth work and community development course for 2022/23 due to a drop in intake levels compounded by pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Care-experienced young people gain skills by designing tote bags to help their peers

Best Practice

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

| CYP Now

Care-experienced young people from the North East worked with professional artists to make bags that are then resold to support peers.

Interview: Naomi Hulston, Catch 22 chief executive

Features

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

| CYP Now

If knowing the strengths and weaknesses of an organisation is an important aspect of leadership, then Naomi Hulston starts her job as Catch22 chief executive from a good position.

Future Roots: The farm that helps young people grow

Features

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

| CYP Now

Future Roots gives children who struggle to cope in school the chance to learn and develop through farming. Founder Julie Plumley explains how countryside activities help transform young lives.

Half of young people skipping meals as cost of living increases, Centrepoint finds

News

Thursday, July 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Almost half of young people have been forced to go to bed hungry in the last 12 months as the cost of living soars, new research by youth homelessness charity Centrepoint finds.

Seven areas with high youth unemployment to benefit from £16m fund

News

Thursday, July 21, 2022

| CYP Now

The Youth Futures Foundation has named seven areas set to benefit from a £16m fund designed to reduce barriers to employment for young people in the worst-affected locations.

Heatwave advice for schools, early years and youth work settings issued

News

Monday, July 18, 2022

| CYP Now

Advice for schools, youth services and childcare settings has been published after the Met Office issued its first ever red alert for extreme heat in the UK.

Youth social action gets funding boost

News

Friday, July 8, 2022

| CYP Now

An additional £12 million is to be invested in youth social action programmes through the #iwill Fund.

DCMS announces funding extension for youth policy development group

News

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

| CYP Now

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced a six-month extension of funding for Shout Out UK’s youth policy development group (YPDG).

Warrington Youth Zone opens

News

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

| CYP Now

A new youth zone in Warrington has seen 1,000 young people sign up as members on its opening day.

Redthread chief John Poyton steps down

News

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

| CYP Now

John Poyton, chief executive of violence prevention charity Redthread, has announced plans to step down from the organisation after two decades.

Research reveals success for interventions to help young people into work

News

Friday, June 24, 2022

| CYP Now

Evaluation of grant funding for organisations supporting young people into employment or training finds it has boosted opportunities for almost three quarters of participants.

Young people laud youth work role in tackling trauma

News

Friday, June 24, 2022

| CYP Now

Young people have highlighted the importance of youth practitioners showing empathy when working with those who have experienced trauma.

Initiatives to aid Ukraine arrivals

Analysis

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Local schemes have been launched to assist Ukrainian children and the youth workers who support them.

Blagrave Trust regional grants

Funding

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Blagrave Trust was established in 1978 initially as The Herbert and Peter Blagrave Charitable Trust. It received an endowment in 1981 upon the death of Herbert Blagrave, who bequeathed most of his assets to form the trust.

How I Got Here: Hannah Jenkins, youth worker, Wigan Youth Zone

Best Practice

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Hannah Jenkins, Culture of Health co-ordinator and inclusion youth worker at Wigan Youth Zone on her career milestones.

Mobile provision: Children’s services on the road

Features

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Mobile provision allows children’s services teams to reach more children, young people and families. Charlotte Goddard spoke to those delivering mobile services to identify challenges and keys to success.

Grenfell: Charity urges government to ‘step up’ support five years on from tragedy

News

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

| CYP Now

A charity supporting vulnerable children and families five years on from Grenfell Tower fire is calling on the government to “step up” investment in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Review urges Blackpool to create youth work strategy with young people

News

Thursday, June 9, 2022

| CYP Now

Blackpool needs a youth work strategy co-designed by young people to improve the area's outcomes, a review of provision has found.

£1.35m grant for projects to improve job prospects of marginalised young people

News

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

| CYP Now

The Youth Futures Foundation has named seven organisations working to improve the employment prospects of marginalised young people to benefit from a share of £1.35m.

OBE for Sunderland DCS in Queen’s birthday honours

News

Monday, June 6, 2022

| CYP Now

Sunderland’s director of children’s services (DCS) Jill Colbert has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s birthday honours.

Girlguiding UK sees spike in new members

News

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Record numbers of girls and young women have signed up to join Rainbows, Brownies and Guides in the past year prompting the charity to launch an appeal for more volunteers to keep up with demand.