Work scheme for young people at risk of violence to expand

13 February 1 min read Joe Lepper Youth Work Youth Justice

An employment programme, inspired by initiatives in the US to offer paid work placements to young people at risk of violence, is to expand across England and Wales.

The summer jobs programme is to be evaluated to assess its effectiveness in the UK. Picture: UK Youth

The Summer Jobs Programme is run by the charity UK Youth and initially took place in Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and London last year. This saw 428 young people aged between 16 and 20 gain paid work placements with employers including Timpson, Burger King and Veolia.

It will now be expanded in South Wales, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Sheffield and Doncaster.

This first year of the programme received £1.5 million in funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. It was also supported by the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) and Youth Futures Foundation, who will continue to fund the programme for the next two years as part of its expansion.

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