One of the most comprehensive research projects ever undertaken to measure the impact of open-access youth work has found that young people who took part saw greater improvements in social and emotional learning, with the highest quality provision delivering the most benefits.
The evaluation of the three-year, £40m Youth Investment Fund (YIF) programme was carried out by New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) and the Centre for Youth Impact. Its final report, published last month, sets out the characteristics of effective open-access youth provision and puts forward a framework for charities and funders to use to generate their own evidence of impact.
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