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Oasis to pilot youth hub modelled on Labour’s manifesto pledge

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Oasis Charitable Trust is set to pilot the first in a series of youth hubs in support of the Labour government’s Young Futures Programme.
The hub will be based in a former girls' school in south London. Picture: Oasis Charitable Trust
The hub will be based in a former girls' school in south London. Picture: Oasis Charitable Trust

Oasis St Martin’s Village’ in Tulse Hill, south London, will open in September on the site of a former girls’ school which closed last year due to declining pupil numbers.

The pilot comes following “conversations with the Labour Party” around its Young Futures Programme which is planned to reduce risk of involvement in youth crime for the most vulnerable children and support those struggling to attend mainstream school.

In its recent campaign manifesto, released ahead of the general election, the Labour Party said it would invest £95mn to create a youth hub in every community.

CYP Now understands that the policy would be overseen by the Home Office.

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