In Islington, rather than fight to preserve the remnants of the old ways of providing services, we have decided to be bold and have begun to work with a wider range of partners in new ways and to use our assets to greater effect. One example of this has been a partnership between a residents' group and the council that brings together resources and expertise while at the same time supporting and encouraging local ownership of the programme.
While many local authorities have scaled back their youth provision over the past 18 months, Islington has invested £8m to create two high-quality youth hubs. One will focus on health and wellbeing and the other on performing arts. Both hubs will offer access to a wide range of opportunities for young people to develop enterprise and employability skills and access a range of support services.
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