Birmingham-based Sports Key provides a platform for individual development, particularly for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, and supports a healthier, more cohesive and active community.
It currently delivers:
Community sports programmes enabling accessible and affordable fitness for underserved communities to increase levels of physical activity amongst communities most inactive.
A 12-month youth enterprise offer for young people at risk of falling into the criminal justice system which aims to increase participants employment prospects through a series mentoring, skills development workshops, volunteering and employment opportunities (as sessional workers with Sports Key’s community sports programme).
A community of practice to engage a network of black leaders from diverse sectors and facilitate capacity building workshops around sharing best practice, governance and funding.
Working with Youth Futures
As part of our Evidence into Action programme, the charity aims to strengthen and expand its offer.
Rise Up is a youth employment charity supporting marginalised young people aged 16-30 from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds across Greater Manchester.
It offers a tailored 12-week programme involving 1-1 mentoring, skills development in CV writing and interview preparation, as well as training to attain Level 2 Work Skills and BTEC qualifications.
Young people then enter a 3-6-month paid placement to gain real world experience, supported by industry mentors.
Working with Youth Futures
As part of our Evidence into Action programme, the charity aims to strengthen and expand its on and off-the-job training offer.
Punch Records works directly with young people (aged 16-29) across the West Midlands where it aims to transform lives through music via its flagship creative development programme Gallery37.
Working with Youth Futures
As part of our Evidence into Action programme, the charity will deliver Gallery37 is a creative development programme investing in Birmingham and its young artists through masterclasses, commissions, residencies and workshops
Miss Macaroon supports 18 to 35 year olds from underserved backgrounds across Birmingham who face barriers to entering the workforce and have been unemployed for more than six months.
The programme integrates on-the-job training at their commercial bakery with off-the-job workshops and training sessions and a holistic package of wellbeing support.
Since establishment in 2011, their programme has supported over 200 young people and 75% of participants transition to employment on programme completion.
Working with Youth Futures
As part of our Evidence into Action programme, the charity aims to scale up its impact by expanding partnerships and refining its training offer based on evidence.
IMO Charity’s mission is to enable people of South Asian heritage to improve their quality of life and be more resilient. IMO stands for “Inspire, Motivate, Overcome”.
It works in Blackburn with Darwen, primarily in communities experiencing serious challenges due to deep-rooted socioeconomic deprivation, to support young people aged 16-24 .
Working with Youth Futures
As part of our Evidence into Action programme, IMO plan to support young people into cyber and technology careers with employer partnerships that offer buddy support and facilitate Off-the-job training sessions.
IMO previously partnered with us on Connected Futures.
Fully Focused is a youth-driven production company supporting the next generation of filmmakers and underrepresented talent to make award-winning, high-impact film, TV and online content.
The Level Up (training) Programme provides on-the-job and off-the-job training supporting all key roles and departments including production, camera, sound and post-production.
Every commission enables young people to gain valuable experience, paid employment and transferable skills whilst simultaneously injecting every brief with an authentic youth voice.
Working with Youth Futures
As part of our Evidence into Action programme, Future Focus will pilot two vocational training programmes:
Young Brent Foundation supports over 200 black and community-led organisations working with young people in Brent to develop capacity, collaboration and connection and effect positive change.
Young Brent Foundation is the lead partner for the Brent Connected Futures Partnership ‘Flourishing Futures’.
Right to Succeed is a charity seeking to promote collective solutions for young people by bringing together residents, professionals and decision-makers to co-design a programme that is bespoke to the needs of the local community.
Right to Succeed is the lead partner for the Blackpool Connected Futures Partnership.
North London Partnership Consortium Limited (NLPC Ltd), is a black-led, not-for-profit organisation committed to the regeneration and renewal of communities by unlocking the potential of local people through accredited training, employability support and enterprise development programmes.
NLPC is the lead partner for the Haringey Connected Futures Partnership.
The London Borough of Lewisham Council is made up of one Mayor, who is elected by the whole borough, and 54 ward councillors. Supported by a cabinet, the Mayor leads the community, develops policies and makes key decisions about local services.
Lewisham Council is the lead partner for the Lewisham Connected Futures partnership
Amber supports young adults aged 18-30 who are facing complex problems and experiencing homelessness towards employment, education and training through 24/7 supported accommodation across four residential centres in Devon, Kent, Surrey, and Wiltshire.
It provides a full-time employability, health and well-being programme, comprised of group-based activities and individual case management. It takes a staged approach to addressing residents’ immediate needs and building their capabilities, and offers opportunities to connect to local communities.
Working with Youth Futures
Amber is a delivery partner in our What Works programme.
Renaisi is the learning partner for the first phase of Connected Futures, a pioneering programme of local partnerships to support young people into good jobs.
From July 2022 Renaisi has supported the participating partnerships to:
build and develop innovative research approaches
reflect on local systems and learning
share skills and knowledge
Renaisi have also worked to understand common themes and share insights on place-based youth employment support with the wider sector.
