Youth Leads UK

Youth Leads UK

At a glance

Causes

  • Young people

Other details

Organisation type: 
Charity
Geographical remit: 
Regional

Objectives

Youth Leads UK is an award winning charity getting the voices of young people heard and acted upon.

We support young people by running skills development programmes, publishing Xplode Magazine and challenging decision-makers.

We believe in a country where youth leads.

Activities

Youth Leads supports young people aged 12-25 to enrich their skills, reach their potential, and influence change. We do this through peer-led programmes of volunteering, social action projects, and learning experiences, and by amplifying the voice of young people with key decision makers.

Skills Enrichment

We immerse young people into new and challenging environments enabling them to develop and learn new skills through:

  • Industry Insight sessions led by employers
  • Youth-led training sessions on life skills
  • Work experience opportunities
  • Mentorship
  • Publishing Xplode Magazine

Self-Empowering Potential

We enable young people to develop through increased responsibility, opportunities and recognition. We do this through: youth-led projects, co-design and pathways to progress into senior roles.

  • Quarterly Youth-Led Social Action projects
  • Co-design of all of our activities
  • Dedicated Trustee roles on our Board for young people
  • Advertising staff roles to volunteers first

Influencing Change

We help to influence decision making across society through elevated youth voice opportunities. We work tirelessly to improve perceptions of young people, challenge decision makers and board representation through:

  • Youth focused consultations
  • Publishing positive stories of young people
  • Supporting young people to become Trustees and School Governors
  • Taking part in the Greater Manchester Youth Combined Authority involving policy scrutiny, challenge and support to the Mayor of Greater Manchester

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