This morning we heard from Nick Riddle, Deputy Director of the Kickstart Programme at DWP about how they hope the programme is going to work. While they have done some amazing work to get it to where it is now, there are quite a few fundamental problems still to sort...
There are almost 170,000 charities registered in the UK and many have had a front-row seat for the cataclysmic effects of COVID-19 in recent months. Embedded in communities up and down the country, charities have been working tirelessly to support individuals, in...
As part of Employability Day 2020, we hear from our very own Deuvaunn Darroux on his experiences and views on employability support and what the road ahead for services looks like. My name is Deuvaunn. I’m 19 years old and Executive Assistant to the CEO of Youth...
I am delighted to be writing to you as the newly appointed CEO of the Youth Futures Foundation. As we leave 2019 behind, it is exciting to look ahead and consider what we could achieve together over the next decade. The New Year is often a time for reflection as...
Matthew Poole, our recently appointed interim Director of Programmes, writes to outline his experience of recent evidence gather visits. Matthew joins the foundation, from the National Lottery Community Fund, where he most recently established and led the regional...
After years of working in retail for large corporations, the idea of being consulted in key decision-making processes was a foreign one. I had never been asked what I thought about the way things were run, and quite frankly didn’t think my voice was relevant....
