Effective youth work needs more than training
Our CEO, Gareth Dixon, reflects on what we’ve learned from three years of Level Up Youth Work, which helped us offer training, qualifications and spaces for frontline workers in Hammersmith & Fulham to connect and learn from each other. He explores why good youth work needs more than training, and how those lessons are shaping the support we offer our members.
Young Grant Makers See the Impact of their £50,000 Funding Decisions
This term, Young H&F Grant Makers visited St John XXIII Catholic Primary School to see a project they’d funded come to life.
The Value of What We Can’t Measure
Written by Young H&F’s CEO Gareth Dixon, this blog post reflects on a week of visits to youth-focused events and programmes that highlighted the importance of creativity, confidence and self-expression.
Berlin to H&F: young women finding their voice across borders
Youth-led funding isn’t just about who makes decisions in the moment - it’s about what becomes possible over time. A full-circle moment from our Young Grant Makers programme shows why youth-led investment matters for the long term.
Keir Starmer Announces £88 Million Investment in Youth Provision
This week’s announcement of an £88 million government investment in youth provision is a welcome and timely recognition of what so many of us already know - young people need safe, engaging, and inspiring spaces, now more than ever.
Announcing The Buildings for Young People Alliance
Over the past few months, a group of building-based youth clubs in Hammersmith & Fulham have been coming together to discuss the challenges, opportunities and threats facing physical youth spaces. These conversations - held in person, in the spaces where youth work happens - have resulted in the formation of the Buildings for Young People Alliance.
What Berlin Taught Us About the Future of Youth Work
Just over a month ago, the team at Young Hammersmith & Fulham (Young H&F) returned from Berlin, brains buzzing and notebooks overflowing.