Young People Reaching Out

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Young People Reaching Out

• By Khadisha Smith Chair of 4 us by Bus
• And Ruth Mordi Chair of Reaching Out

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Khadisha Story

• 4 US by BUS

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Key Point setting Up Youth Steering Committee

• Engaging with other young people
• Setting up workshop and meeting to gather ideas
  and needs
• Gaining the skills to make a presentation
• Contacting Organisation to support young peoples
  ideas
• Having regular meetings

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Challenges working in partnership with young
people

• Young People need to be trained and supported to
  effectively have a voice
• Young beneficiaries who have needs e.g.
  homelessness, teenaged pregnancy need extra
  support to engage
• Using creative methods to keep young people
  engaged and motivated
• Empowering other young people to engage other
  young people
• Peer Education young people passing down skills
  to the next generation

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Benefits

• Young people attract more young people
• Young peoples voices are heard effectively
• Young people are given responsibility for their
  communities
• Redirect young peoples energies positively
• Services are created are youth led
• Youth matters Agenda is being met

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Reaching Out Consortium

• By Ruth Mordi

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Reaching Outs Story

• Organisation contacted by young people
• Initial meetings set up to agreed clear guide
  lines
• Young people sent representative to ensure their
  views are being met
• Restoring Lives agreed to be lead organisation
• Consortium discuss the different options of the
  legal structure of the consortium
• Project plan design jointly with young people and
  service level agreements signed with each
  organisation

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Challenges

• Getting organisations to support the bigger
  vision
• Power balance
• Clarity around roles
• Clear communications aims and objectives
• Understanding the structure of the service and
  who will be providing what
• Meeting at flexible times to meet young peoples
  need

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Benefits for VCO

• Sharing resources, including knowledge and best
  practice
• Organisations become accountable to each other
  for delivery
• Organisations can focus on what they specialise
  in, while still providing an holistic service
• Strengthens funding case
• Promoting community and diversity

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Thank You

• Young People Reaching Out