Investing in Brighter Futures Young Westminster Foundation Annual Review 2017/18 Charity number 1169255 Vision As a founding trustee and part We are now working closely with a core of youth For all young people in Westminster to grow up healthy, safe and happy with the of the process of registering clubs to build a new partnership together to rebuild best opportunities for brighter futures. the YWF with the Charities core capacity, to bid for grants and avoid further Commission in September 2016, closures. Our youth clubs are complemented by it has been great to see the our wider members. We connect these members We are part of the Young Peoples Foundation (YPF) model, working alongside progress and change over the to funding partners and strategic partners to shape newly formed place based foundations in other London Boroughs with funding last year. This review covers the opportunities, broker new funds and create the best period from April 2017 until services for children and young people. from John Lyon’s Charity to lead the Children and Young People’s sector. September 2018. I’d like to highlight a number of our significant Shane Ryan Phil Barron (CEO) set to work in May 2017, tasked achievements from the past year. Meet the Team by John Lyon’s Charity, our founding trustees and The YWF is governed by a skilled and Westminster City Council with building a new Team - We’ve established a strong team of trustees enthusiastic team of trustees with a mix of membership organisation to sustain youth services and Phil has recruited a strong team with Helen, , Chair in Westminster. Fast forward to date, Phil and his Matira and Ian. private, public and third sector experience: team have worked tirelessly to develop the YWF into a community of cross sector members and Growing Membership – we’ve joined up 61 youth Shane Ryan, Chair of the board – Founding Trustee, previous CEO of Working with Men with partners who share a vision to create the best organisations to date, ranging from larger youth new role at the Big Lottery. opportunities for young people in Westminster to clubs to smaller grassroots organisations. Neil Daly, Vice Chair - Employer Brand Manager for EDF Energy. have better and brighter futures. Ravi Mahendra, Vice Chair - Ravi has 20 years-experience working Active Partnerships – we are working in within finance roles in the City. We form part of the Young People’s Foundations partnership with organisations from the corporate Jackie Rosenberg, Founding Trustee of the YWF - CEO of One Westminster network, set up in response to the Government cuts sector, local authority, MPs, the police, NHS, and Deputy CEO of Paddington Development Trust (YWF Member). to funding which has resulted in youth organisations schools, housing associations & universities. Rachel Akehurst, Trustee - CEO of Caxton Youth Organisation going out of existence and a loss of youth workers. (YWF Member). Awarding Grants – we’ve secured 9 founding Councillor Karen Scarborough, Trustee - Deputy Cabinet We are lucky to have a strong infrastructure of partners and distributing our first round of small Member for the Environment in Westminster City Council. historic youth clubs in Westminster, unfortunately grants. Councillor Hamza Taouzzale, Trustee and Young over the last year we have lost two clubs. Ambassador – supporting the YA Team and the CEO Needs Analysis – we published our A City Within The Board meet quarterly in with business engagement. A City Report, to understand the needs of young addition to supporting “working Qiongwen Kang, Treasurer - people growing up in Westminster and inform our Wen is a qualified accountant (ACCA) groups” which look in detail strategy. Strategic Objectives and works for NHS England. at key issues such as events, Clive Johnson, Trustee - Clive is Group. Young Ambassador Programme – we’ve formed communications, finance, What? Head of Health and Safety at LandSec. a team of young Westminster residents who are membership processes and our Supporting youth organisations passionate about our community and support the become more efficient and Foundation through peer research and youth social small grants programme. effective through training, action information sharing, advice, The core team: networks and grants. Our launch event at Madame Tussauds in June 2018 was a fantastic celebration of our thriving Philip Barron, our CEO who started on a full time basis in Cross-sector collaboration, youth sector in Westminster, bringing together over May 2017. Phil joined the YWF from working in a sustainability role brokering partnerships between members, business partners and 150 individuals from across the YWF community. at LandSec and also chairs the board of trustees for Refugee Youth. strategic partners. It was brilliant to hear from youth workers, young people, businesses and other partners about the Helen Mann, our Development Manager, started with us in Increased long term funding into role of the YWF in leading the youth sector within September 2017 working 4 days per week. Helen leads on fundraising and membership the youth sector in Westminster Westminster. development. Helen has worked for several small charities and businesses, most recently through consortia grant working for Healthwatch. applications, corporate investment The event also highlighted the hard work that and individual philanthropy. lies ahead for the Foundation. The most-stark Matira Wheeler, our Marketing and Communications Manager joined the YWF initially on outcomes of our report make clear the anxieties for a secondment position through John Lewis Partnership’s charity, the Golden Jubilee Trust How? young people growing up locally around housing, between February and May 2018. Matira started as a YWF member of staff in June 2018 on 2 employment, crime and their futures. Carol days per week. We are committed to giving Archibald, a legendary youth worker from Avenues children and young people Youth Project, drew attention to the vital lifeline Ian Seymour joined us in August 2018 as our Office Manager on 2 days per week. Ian has a voice in leading the YWF youth workers provide to our community. We are worked in various admin and customer service roles in the charity and private sector. model, through peer research, committed to supporting our Westminster Youth consultation and service design. Workers over the coming year. The team is regularly supported by volunteers and student interns. 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 Young 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 Somerset House. 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 Marylebone 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