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Youth sector organisations announce merger

1 min read Youth Work
Two youth work charities have merged in a bid to ensure the long-term future of their work, it has been announced.

The Centre for Youth Impact, which aims to help youth organisations improve their effectiveness, has taken over Project Oracle, a training and validation provider for organisations working with children and young people.

The two organisations are now operating under the Centre for Youth Impact brand, with its current director Bethia McNeil due to head both bodies from November when Project Oracle director Sue Holloway will retire.

McNeil said the long-term sustainability of both organisations was at stake without joining forces, but the primary reason for the merger was that the two organisations could achieve more through working together, rather than financial reasons. She confirmed there would be no job losses as a result of the move.

"It's true that, as two organisations, it's a difficult time to survive," she said.

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