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Young Foundation Annual Review 2017/18

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Vision Meet the Team We are now working closely with a core of youth a core of youth closely with working are now We rebuild together to partnership build a new clubs to further and avoid bid for grants to core capacity, complemented by clubs are youth closures. Our these members connect We our wider members. partners to shape and strategic to funding partners the best new funds and create broker opportunities, people. children and young services for of our to highlight a number significant like I’d from the past year. achievements trustees established a strong team of - We’ve Team team with Helen, and Phil has recruited a strong and Ian. Matira joined up 61 youth Growing Membership – we’ve larger youth from organisations to date, ranging organisations. clubs to smaller grassroots – we are working in Partnerships Active from the corporate partnership with organisations NHS, MPs, the police, authority, local sector, & universities. schools, housing associations secured 9 founding – we’ve Awarding Grants partners and distributing our first round of small grants. Needs Analysis – we published our A City Within A City Report, to understand the needs of young and inform our people growing up in Westminster strategy. formed – we’ve Ambassador Programme Young residents who are Westminster a team of young passionate about our community and support the social through peer research and youth Foundation action in June at Our launch event of our thriving 2018 was a fantastic celebration bringing together over sector in Westminster, youth 150 individuals from across the YWF community. young workers, It was brilliant to hear from youth people, businesses and other partners about the sector within role of the YWF in leading the youth Westminster. also highlighted the hard work that The event The most-stark lies ahead for the Foundation. clear the anxieties for outcomes of our report make people growing up locally around housing, young and their futures. Carol crime employment, from Avenues worker Archibald, a legendary youth Project, drew attention to the vital lifeline Youth are We to our community. provide workers youth Youth committed to supporting our Westminster coming year. the over Workers As a founding trustee and part and part trustee As a founding process of registering of the Charities with the the YWF in September 2016, Commission to see the it has been great the change over progress and the covers This review last year. April 2017 until period from September 2018.

How? We are committed to giving children and young people a voice in leading the YWF model, through peer research, consultation and service design. Supporting youth organisations become more efficient and effective through training, information sharing, advice, networks and grants. Cross-sector collaboration, brokering partnerships between members, business partners and strategic partners. Increased long term funding into the youth sector in Westminster through consortia grant applications, corporate investment and individual philanthropy. What?

2017, tasked set to work in May Phil Barron (CEO) founding trustees and our Charity, John Lyon’s by a new City Council with building Westminster services to sustain youth membership organisation Fast forward to date, Phil and his in Westminster. the YWF to develop tirelessly worked team have sector members and into a community of cross to create the best partners who share a vision to people in Westminster opportunities for young and brighter futures. better have Foundations People’s form part of the Young We cuts to the Government network, set up in response organisations in youth to funding which has resulted workers. and a loss of youth going out of existence of a strong infrastructure are lucky to have We unfortunately clubs in Westminster, historic youth lost two clubs. we have the last year over Strategic Objectives Shane Ryan, Chair Our Young Ambassadors are a group of young people who live, work or study in Westminster. They are passionate about Key achievements making a difference to their community.

Young Ambassadors for 2017/18 The role of this group is to: Undertake regular Training and consultation development Employability Pilot This has included a consultation on Networking opportunities for the Funding of £15,000 has been secured behalf of Public Health in July 2018 on young people involved. from business partners Victoria Business health and wellbeing. Improvement District, Grosvenor Estates, Promotion of the YWF Matrix SCM and Aston Carter. This will Social action campaigns Through supporting corporate allow us to pilot a new project delivering A City within a City against a key objective of employability The group are planning a campaign engagement activities. report published around apprenticeships. from October 2018. Our peer researched Needs Analysis report highlighted 4 key themes of Performances concern for young people growing up Quarterly Membership The group performed their unique in Westminster which now form the network events spoken word piece at our launch event. foundation for our work. hosted by a range iconic Westminster “I became a YWF Young venues including . Ambassador because I love Staying Safe Project Westminster and felt this A 2 year project from 2018-2020 with is the best way I can make a GLA Young Londoner’s contribution to my community. funds of £72,000 which will be delivered I also joined to develop my skills by Avenues Youth Project and Fund and improve my confidence.” Bangladesh Society in partnership with We brought together a partnership and put forward a bid which would deliver youth Scarlett, Redthread and Victim Support. YWF Young Ambassador work across 11 youth clubs. Troubled Families Project A 2 year project from 2018-2020 with Business Partner visits to funds to YWF of £40,000 to be distributed Westminster youth clubs for mentoring activities to Working With Men, DreamArts and Paddington Arts. Home Office’s Early Priorities & Themes YWF Business Reception Intervention Fund bid At the House of Commons in April 2018, The YWF connects our members, funding partners, businesses and strategic partners to shape kindly hosted by Karen Buck MP & Mark opportunities, broker new funds and create the best services Field MP. YWF Launch event at for children and young people in Westminster. Informed by our Madame Tussauds in June Needs Analysis report we focus on four key themes: Satellite Clubs 2018 with spoken word Crime and personal safety Funding of up to £20,000 to be distributed piece... The Local Environment in grants of £2,000 to Union Dance, Health and wellbeing Marylebone Bangladesh Society, St Accessing opportunities Andrew’s Youth Club, Avenues Youth Young Ambassador The coordination of this group has been This will impact young people in Westminster Project, Westminster Bangladeshi group formed/ spoken supported by our member You Press using with better outcomes around health and Association, Westbourne Park Family word piece internship the £10,000 funding from John Lewis resilience, staying safe with success Centre, Sport for Health, Fourth Feathers. Partnership. in employment, education and programme started better social mobility. Our Members Our members range from large Youth Clubs to smaller Partnerships grass roots organisations. Driven by their passion to provide support services that will give life changing support Our work is all about developing cross sector to Westminster’s young people. Members have specialist partnerships, including: skills in a range of interest areas like arts or sports and are focused on providing young people with educational and vocational activities, youth enterprise, training opportunities, healthy lifestyles and nutrition. Strategic Partners Members receive a monthly newsletter, attend quarterly Healthwatch network events and have the opportunity to join North Clinical Commissioning Group consortium bids or apply for YWF small grants. As a The Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) our members Museums and Galleries, Universities, Colleges, have the right to vote for our Trustees at our AGM and other rights as specified in our constitution. Sports Institutions, Local Trusts and Funders

Member Profile Schools Youth clubs St Andrews Youth Club, the world’s Schools are key partners in achieving our vision. Thank oldest youth club founded in 1866. Arts and media you to schools who have supported our research Health and partnering with us around our projects including YWF helped to fund the youth workers for the 2018 Summer Project through Sports & play Westminster Academy, King Solomon Academy, our small grants programme. The Education and employment Academy, Beachcroft AP Academy, Gateway Summer Project has been a much-loved Academy, St Marylebone CE School and Queen’s Park Housing association support members and integral part of life at St Andrew’s Primary School. Our most important partner we collaborate closely Club for 30 years, enabling young people to learn new skills, build General community and family services on our shared vision to improve lives of young people resilience and improve their overall wellbeing. The 20 day programme Youth justice in the . We have two councillors was attended by 164 young people, an average of 64 each day, who took part in a range of activities, designed to widely appeal, with a good on our board and have developed good working mixture of team games, sport, creativity and challenge, as well as 5 fun relationships with key councillors including cabinet trips out. and shadow cabinet members for Economic Development, Education & Community; and Family

Our Partners Services & Public Health. Business Partners We have a strong network across council departments We build long-term mutually beneficial partnerships with businesses. We have a tiered including Children’s Services, Public Health, Economy, offer to businesses to partner with YWF. We have been impressed with the reception of the Community Safety and Policy, Performance & YWF with corporate partners and are building some exciting partnerships. We are focussing Communications. This has led to new projects for our on shared values and interests around supporting social mobility, diversifying the workforce, providing employee engagement opportunities, increasing the take up of apprenticeships and members for example the Staying Safe Project. We increasing awareness of young people of different careers and skills development. are working closely with the policy team to ensure the success of the WCC City Lions Project by linking this in Founding Partners - thank you to our generous partners who are requested to invest £10,000 per year with our business partners, members and our projects. (ideally for 3 years) into the Foundation and we have secured 9 founding partners to date:

Young People’s Foundations Representing the Youth Sector We network closely with the other 6 Young People’s on boards and networks Foundations (YPFs) – Harrow, Brent, Barnet, WCC Early Help Board, the Westminster Serious and , and Camden. Youth Violence Task Group, London Youth Leaders’ Group and the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group.

Additional Partners have kindly supported us financially through Westminster City Council social Funders value commitments, business improvement districts and other sponsorship arrangements: Thank you to all our funders including: John Lyon’s Charity Strategic Development Capita • ISG • Paddington Central • New West End Company • Partnership Paddington Partnership • Hotel Café Royal • Derwent • Aston Carter • Matrix SCM • Grosvenor Estates City Bridge Trust We have been working with Pilotlight since Feb 2018 Victoria BID • Marylebone Hotel • AB Properties • Regency Creative • Rocket Science Westminster City Council to develop our long-term strategy and business plan. Looking Ahead 2017/2018 Summarised We have several Income & Expenditure priorities for the next year: Unrestricted Restricted Total funds (£) funds (£) funds (£) Finalise our business plan and long-term strategy with key performance indicators INCOME to measure and evaluate our impact. Grant Income 151,497 33,150 184,647 Corporate Sponsorship 4,600 4,600 Begin work with our core youth clubs to Income introduce a common impact measurement Contract Income 9,832 framework for our members. Other Income 1,261 1,261 TOTAL 157,358 42,982 200,340 Consolidate the YWF Team and maximising our resources and potential.

Unrestricted Restricted Total funds (£) funds (£) funds (£) Formalise our governance arrangements EXPENDITURE with sub-committees of the board and a trustee representing Westminster Direct Project Costs 8,998 8,998 schools. Staffing Costs 73,765 73,765 Office and 22,414 22,414 Diversify our fundraising strategy Administration costs including sustainable core funding, Other Professional Fees 10,202 10,202 corporate investment and high-net-worth SUB TOTAL 106,381 8,998 115,379 individuals. Cash funds last year end 96,985 96,985 bought forward Securing a significant large grant for our Cash funds this year end 147,962 33,984 181,946 core youth club members (GLA, Home Office, Big Lottery).

Engagement with current members, Small Grants Programme supporting youth workers with capacity and training. £50,000 investment from our founding partners was awarded in May 2018 to thirteen of our member Development of new partnerships around organisations to support a range of projects across our 4 key themes. Westminster in line with our 4 themes highlighted in our City Within a City report. Build better partnerships between schools and our members. The following organisations have been awarded a small grant with the scope to benefit over 1000 young people Strengthen our partnership with within the borough: Westminster City Council and provide representation of our members. Paddington Arts / Fourth Feathers / PAN Intercultural Play Association / Greenhouse Sports Avenues Youth Work towards establishing a Westminster Club / St Andrew’s Club / MBS Dream Arts portal to communicate directly with Floating Classroom / North Paddington Youth Club young people. London Sports Trust / SouthWest Fest Develop joint messaging and PR across the YPF network to advocate for the youth sector across NW London.

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